For so many years, I denied and worried and fretted that all of my "hip" pain were so NOT related to needing a hip replacement. I did therapy, worked out, and saw a chiropractor to make my hips better. Then, I decided that I would do whatever it took and finally scheduled the surgery on left hip. After my amazing physical recovery, my left side feels so fabulous!
I had my appointment with my OS yesterday . . . he said yes, arthritis in right hip certainly looks bad enough to justify surgery and even discussed for long time what it would take to
not have psychological trauma. (I'll get to say good bye to my hip! I can't take it with me but he said he would arrange for me to say good bye and that it would not be just thrown out with all of the other medical waste. I know, I know, tmi, and really crazy.) Some other stuff, too, but we have to work on solutions there.
So, now, I am tentatively scheduled for October 15 - which is as soon as I can do it business wise and leaves us enough time to work on other issues. He wants to know I'm seeing therapist so as to have relationship established. He has to get anesthesiologist approval. I have to know that my symptoms will be cured with surgery or at least on their way to being fixed. I have learned patience, at least more than I had.
Ok, so fellow hipsters, OS says he can only guarantee the pain that I feel in the area if I "shot an arrow from front top of thigh (groin) to back" would be gone. What about the ache from waist to top of leg? Not horrible usually but exhausting? What about grainy feeling when I walk? What about foot that's been turning out at 45*-90* angle when I ache or am tired and need to get somewhere fast? What about not being able to squat down anymore? What about having such difficulty getting up from floor? What about not being able to cross right leg, or sit tailor style with right foot? What about sharp pain in back when I try any of those abduction movements with right leg? What about pain with sex? What about the pain if I stand up to fast? What about weakness in leg? Am I now wrongly assuming that will all go away with this surgery?
So much relief was attained with left surgery! But my limp was so bad, I had become so limited. But, nor do I want to go there
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Do I do surgery on all these "niggling" pains? My insurance this year is fantastic. Everything will be covered again. All my deductables are paid. With the volatile health insurance market in USA, who knows what next year will bring. I was without any health insurance for over two excruciating years of the drama. I thought right hip without symptoms but I guess I just didn't ask much of it. So, what to do, what to do?
United States
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