labral labrum tears discussions

Thank you,

I am so pleased it has gone well for you, please keep me up to date with your ongoing results as I am sure anyone reading will be keen to learn as much as possible, I have a question for you- can you please find out if your surgeon gave you an anti inflammatory shot just prior to surgery? and if you think its ok who did your surgery? many thanks Brian

I am still recovering. My hip gets sore with walking. I am having more groin pain, more than before the surgery. It is a very slow reovery. I am sorry, I do not think he gave the shot but am not sure. By the time I get to the DR (1.5 hr drive) I have forgotten most of what I want to ask. They did more xrays but nothing shows up (I told the Dr it didn't show up prior to surgery either). My Dr had told me 4 months recovery, now they are saying 6 months. The surgical things are improving but one of my incision sites is still sore, like a bruise.

Hi,

and thanks for your reply, what a darn nuisance that is for you! if its any comfort I do genuinely feel for you, lets hope its just time that's required to heal the ongoing pain. Since my last email I have torn my labral again simply by just turning around which was incredibly painful! I discussed the surgery option with a surgeon who felt it was important for me to have another mri to confirm the new tear but I asked him given my condition if it was him at my age 63, coupled with the risks of complications and pain from surgery what would he do - his honest reply was "don't have surgery unless you have chronic pain" so I have decided to avoid surgery at this time and try to avoid turning quickly, lets hope I have chosen wisely! and lets hope you get much better very soon keep us posted, kind regards Brian.

Well, I don't know if I would have had the surgery or not knowing what I do now. I am still in pain. Worse than before the surgery. The Dr said I shouldn't have pain now and doesn't know why I do. He said that if I continue and want to, my only option is a hip replacement. I told him I'd wait. But, I am not sure how long I will wait. I am seriously thinking of getting a second opinion. The problem is that none of the tests showed the problems the first time around and there were many of them. They have taken x-rays 3 times since the surgery. They told me it was to see if anything new was wrong but since it didn't show the first time, I'm not sure how good that is. I truly don't know what to do at this time. I am going to wait at least a few more months unless it gets a lot worse. From what I've learned from my experience, I'd wait until it interferes with your daily life.

Hi ,

I have read all your comments and wonder if 1-the mri was of sufficient power eg when I had focal laser ablation for my swollen prostate my Dr highly recommended a 3 tesla strength mri anything less simply would not show enough accurate detail, 2-getting a well trained mri specialist to read the mri correctly eg when I had a 3 tesla mri on my hip labral tears the person identifying the mri results failed to find the tears but my surgeon found them easily! so I suggest you find out what strength mri you had and if sufficient then get a second opinion on the mri scan additionally if you go to another surgeon for their opinion make sure its one that has much experience not just qualifications, but if you do nothing and just wait I hope it improves for you, kind regards Brian.

Sorry this is so late coming. Summer has had me very busy. 😃. I was improving very slowly but now it seems like I'm getting worse. I have pain all along the top of my thigh/groin that is there to some degree all day but nights are the worst. Not sure what I am going to do.

Hi Victoria,

that's horrible did you get your MRI looked at again ?

I have never recovered. Since my surgery, I now have one leg longer than the other and chronic back muscle pain on that side. They say no way it could be caused by the surgery, but I was in the military and I know I never had a leg length discrepancy before. I regret that I did not try to ride our the labral tear pain longer to see if I could have made it through without surgery. I can no longer run. Each day after walking my back kills me.

Hi Linda,

I truly feel very sad for you both and will try to get by without surgery, lets hope you will find someone that will help keep asking others for advice perhaps physio's that have successful experience in helping others, and lets hope other people will leave suggestions for you.