Well,
So I went in for arthroscopic surgery yesterday for a torn labrum in my hip. Like many I investigated FAI and I do have that as one of my issues. We did not address it yesterday.
When I was 17 I broke my pelvis and the damage was on the left side, at the time they just let me heal as I was relatively healthy, it was 1989, and I was in a small town hospital.
Throughout the years I have had some aching whenever I tried to start jogging again, and anytime I played basketball etc, I had some aching.
Last year I tore the labrum in my hip. After months of improper diagnosis for bursitis and "muscle imbalance" I pushed for the MRI and low and behold the torn labrum was there.
Went in yesterday to have it cleaned up, I accepted that I might have more problems, but the scope procedures for FAI seem to be a crapshoot. I wasn't going open at this point because I don't have 6 months to rehab.
This was a good decision. The surgeon said that it was very, very difficult to get into my joint space just to clean up the labrum. He was able to clean it up but no repair was done, they cleaned it up. They did discover that my arthritis was further advanced than expected (according to my wife as I was recovering when the doc came out post-op) and that there would be no real way to address my FAI without opening me up completely. He also said it would be a 50-50 proposition in my case as I have arthritis in there for sure.
The hope now is that this takes care of the catching in my hip and some of the groin pain. I guess I accept that I'm going to have aching. I meet with the doc in 2 weeks to talk about long term options and goals.
The PA who discharged me said it would be critical to do some strenghening of the area and frankly I should lose weight (which I knew). He said at some point it is pretty apparant I will need a total hip but that I can likely avoid it for a while (I'm only 36).
I was told to lose weight, keep active (biking is a-ok). No running, jumping, mogul skiing, or huge torques on my hips.
So, I'm looking for any tips out there on how to stem off arthritis (does glucosomine etc help, - and if so are there any through prescriptions so I know it's decent stuff?).
Should I be looking into orthotics?
Looking for any real ideas out there to help stem this off. Or, is simply losing weight, keeping active, and not being stupid (basketball, moguls) pretty much the list?
Finally, should I tell my wife that a brand new 29er would help? (the PA yesterday helped me out by suggesting some new shorter parabolic skis in front of my wife!).
Oh, and when I'm healthy I'm going to have a goal of losing 30 lbs.Time to quit being the "fit fat guy" and just be fit.
So I went in for arthroscopic surgery yesterday for a torn labrum in my hip. Like many I investigated FAI and I do have that as one of my issues. We did not address it yesterday.
When I was 17 I broke my pelvis and the damage was on the left side, at the time they just let me heal as I was relatively healthy, it was 1989, and I was in a small town hospital.
Throughout the years I have had some aching whenever I tried to start jogging again, and anytime I played basketball etc, I had some aching.
Last year I tore the labrum in my hip. After months of improper diagnosis for bursitis and "muscle imbalance" I pushed for the MRI and low and behold the torn labrum was there.
Went in yesterday to have it cleaned up, I accepted that I might have more problems, but the scope procedures for FAI seem to be a crapshoot. I wasn't going open at this point because I don't have 6 months to rehab.
This was a good decision. The surgeon said that it was very, very difficult to get into my joint space just to clean up the labrum. He was able to clean it up but no repair was done, they cleaned it up. They did discover that my arthritis was further advanced than expected (according to my wife as I was recovering when the doc came out post-op) and that there would be no real way to address my FAI without opening me up completely. He also said it would be a 50-50 proposition in my case as I have arthritis in there for sure.
The hope now is that this takes care of the catching in my hip and some of the groin pain. I guess I accept that I'm going to have aching. I meet with the doc in 2 weeks to talk about long term options and goals.
The PA who discharged me said it would be critical to do some strenghening of the area and frankly I should lose weight (which I knew). He said at some point it is pretty apparant I will need a total hip but that I can likely avoid it for a while (I'm only 36).
I was told to lose weight, keep active (biking is a-ok). No running, jumping, mogul skiing, or huge torques on my hips.
So, I'm looking for any tips out there on how to stem off arthritis (does glucosomine etc help, - and if so are there any through prescriptions so I know it's decent stuff?).
Should I be looking into orthotics?
Looking for any real ideas out there to help stem this off. Or, is simply losing weight, keeping active, and not being stupid (basketball, moguls) pretty much the list?
Finally, should I tell my wife that a brand new 29er would help? (the PA yesterday helped me out by suggesting some new shorter parabolic skis in front of my wife!).
Oh, and when I'm healthy I'm going to have a goal of losing 30 lbs.Time to quit being the "fit fat guy" and just be fit.