gary
new member
For several years I have known that there was something wrong with my right hip. I am 61 and very active playing basketball 2-3 times a week in addition to working out and hiking. My sports are very important to me.
This spring I had x rays, the report stated "Moderately sever OA affects the right hip. Concentric joint space narrowing, osteophytosis and sclerosis are present. Milder OA affects the left hip, with joint space narrowing and sclerosis".
My initial plan was to manage my activities and do physio etc on my hip. Up to very recently my hip was tolerable. Last month I was playing ball and I must have rotated my hip and the pain was so bad that it made me drop to the floor.
I continue to play ball and have been going to physio. My hip feels less stable but no further issues. Unless I overdue it the pain is minor.
My questions;
What does moderately severe mean? Is severe the next step and I will need a new hip? Will my activities hurry me along? Is there something I should be doing or not doing? In Canada I understand there can be a 2-year wait to see a surgeon.
Gary
This spring I had x rays, the report stated "Moderately sever OA affects the right hip. Concentric joint space narrowing, osteophytosis and sclerosis are present. Milder OA affects the left hip, with joint space narrowing and sclerosis".
My initial plan was to manage my activities and do physio etc on my hip. Up to very recently my hip was tolerable. Last month I was playing ball and I must have rotated my hip and the pain was so bad that it made me drop to the floor.
I continue to play ball and have been going to physio. My hip feels less stable but no further issues. Unless I overdue it the pain is minor.
My questions;
What does moderately severe mean? Is severe the next step and I will need a new hip? Will my activities hurry me along? Is there something I should be doing or not doing? In Canada I understand there can be a 2-year wait to see a surgeon.
Gary