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loverunning - nope, waiting to see another consultant

Appointment with orthopedic surgeon today.

He looked at my Xray (could not access MRI) and then physicallly manipulated me to reproduce the pain. He says its osteo arthritis and has referred me to someone else. On the xray my unaffected femur head looks spherical but the painful side looks a strange shape, kind of flat in one point.

Hes suggests the answer is arthroscopy so they can have a look round and remove anything they need while they are there.

Terrified about the thought of surgery but at least I feel like I am heading in the right direction after 3-4 years of misdiagnosis.

Mick

Loverunning: I feel your misery, I miss my old life.

Parklife: Had X-ray, it said "CAM impingement with bony protruberence at femoral neck" so I went for an MRI which said "There is no evidence of any CAM impingement" and " no labral tear" so surgeon said he didint think FAI was causing my hip pain.

Went back to my Physio again and he does some tests (hip flexion) and comfirms FAI, he gave me "Mulligan (lateral hip distraction) techniques" (http://www.thesportsphysiotherapist.com/femoroacetabular-impingement-current-research-and-best-practice/). 

Just got an appt with Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery next week.

Cheers,

Mick

Back again.

Still struggling with hip pain, been to see Physio again and he still thinks its FAI. (I agree with him, my symptoms get better as soon as I stand and periods of sitting are painful)

Trying some Physio exercises (hip distraction) and have been to see GP to get another referral.

I just cant believe how much pain and misery this causes me and nobody can agree on a daignosis.

Had MRI results today. No impingement, just "tiny marginal osteophytes at the margins of the femoral heads".

Hes suggested flexor tendonitis but Im not convinced.  Oh well, guess I should leave this thead and suffer somewhere else.