Hi. I had a hip scope several years before my thr. I'll admit, the procedure was certainly uncomfortable - but I have a feeling a large part of it was because the doc was inexperienced. He had to bring someone in mid-procedure to help him. If it's at all possible, try to find out who is doing to procedure (if you don't already know) and how many scopes he/she has done.

I was able to see what the doc saw on the screen, and that part was cool!

It was an outpatient procedure and if memory serves me correctly, the recovery time wasn't bad.

Good luck!

Only have a minute but would chat more later.

I just had a scope Nov5th, Had a Femoral Impingment (boney area on my hip, he removed it by shaving it or something similar.Also had problems with my labrum, ended up being worn out so they did a debribement meaning removed it thru some sort of shaving it down.

The procedure went quite well, leg very swollen for two days especially around the knee, I started to evevate it more and within the 3rd or 4th day it was back to normal. Not a great amount of pain. Considing what I had to put up with over the years I could have got by without any.

Hard thing is knowing what I can do strength and stretching wise. Doctor didn't give me much except for he said I could get on a bike anytime soon
but take it easy. I was still pretty doped up when I taked to my doctor last so it was hard remembering much. Anyways the 1st 2 days biking wouldn't have been possible because of the swelling. Swelling didn't cause pain but it scared me a little . Day 4 I went for a 15 minute bike really no pain went day 5 again and also on day 8 and today day 9.

I've constantly been searching from day 1 after surgery for what I can or should do and couldn't find anything until day 6 and those where exercises for a person after hip replacement. Well I did most and a few and exspcially one of them I shouldn't have done and that being a leg raise Not only was I foolish enough to do it I probably did 6 or 7 even thou I had pain from the first one. I really wish I knew what I can be doing.

I hate sitting around (well sitting is hard so I hate lying around). Now I know why they put horse down after a broken leg.

When I 1st got home after the surgery (same day) in at 6:30am surgery around 9am woke up at around 11:30 in recovery room. Went home around 3pm. That evening I tried moving it a few movemoents I tried and then thought well that was stupid but a few that seemed good where moving my leg from the toes on the floor lightly back and forth and in bed trying to do slides (bring leg from straight position to 45 bent, I did this moving it with my good leg the same time also move ankle forward and backwards which I later found out are called ankle pumps.

Anyways just before I leave, the hardest thing is using the bathroom sitting on the john is hard you have to keep your bad leg out straight to avoid your knee being higher than your hip, evrytime 4 that my knee gets higher tha my hip I hear and feel a little pop or something. twice from bathroom even when trying to be careful you forget and twice getting off the coach while trying to get up without knowing it bang your in a bad position even when you treid to avoid it.

Anyways it's 8 days later and things are going pretty good and my Doctor
had very liitle experience with the Hip Scopes (new procedure last year in Canada) but the procedure I feel he has done a really good job. He's new to Hips but has been doing shoulders and other areas for years so he does have alot of experience using the tools and doing scopes. PS He actually did my shoulder and he did a excellent job and having him do my Hip I felt very comfortable.

But again find out now what exercises you can start with right away and also get a attachment for your toilet. People getting hip replacements have them. Wish I would have.

Good Luck.
Ace

I had a right hip scope for torn labrum 4 years ago. Unfortunately I found no pain relief from it. Recovery was not bad - in fact I got pregnant 2 weeks after surgery (maybe that is why it didn't work!) My doc told me to use crutches for a few days - then I could do whatever I wanted. I spent one night in the hospital - only because my surgery was late in the day.
I also have dysplasia - which causes torn labrums quite often. I am now facing either replacement/resurface or an osteotomy (and I am 33). I also most likely have torn labrums in both hips now. I have been told that hips scopes on dysplastic hips are pointless - so if this is the cause of your torn labrum, you may want to seek out another opinion. If your torn labrum was caused by some kind of injury - I'm sure there is a greater chance of success.
Good Luck
Beth

Dear Beth...Do you feel this scope was worthwhile for you? Did anyone mention the weight of pregnancy on your hips and the possible outcome? I'm getting very frustrated with the health care industry these days. It seems the more technologically advanced we become, the less personal we are. It scares me to think that the patient and their lives are less important than the injury. I'm learning a lot on how to deal with specialists...as you have to do a quick study just to ask the right questions. They do not want to sit and talk with you...there is no relief, just more questions and more appointments.

I hope all goes well for you as you move forward. I have concerns as my 18yr daughter has hip problems and the doctors have opposing opinions , so we keep finding new doctors but noone prescribes treatment ....

I had my hip scoped about a year and half ago. I am a physical therapist and aerobics instructor. I had been impinging my hip since middle school (about 18 yrs ago) and finaly tore my labrum 6 yrs ago. I put off surgery for 5 yrs. I take glucosamine chondroitin faithfully to keep my hip pain down to a dull ache at times. I waited so long for the surgery partly because the thought of not teaching kickboxing for months did not thrill me and partly becasue a hip scope was such a new procedure and very few doctors did it(at least around here). I did not want to be one of the first ones to get it in my area. I survived two pregnancies and continued to teach aerobics after I tore my labrum. I probably ended up doing more damage in hind site but again there were no surgeons doing the procedure here I trusted. The first few days after surgery were the worst. My hip was sooooo swollen. Toileting was the worst. After 4 days though did not take a vicadin ever again, only tylenol as needed. I was non-weight bearing on crutches for 2 weeks. Then partial for two more weeks. I was back to aerobics within 3 months but not full out teaching. The hardest part was stretching/range of motion. I was so afraid to push it and looking back was correct in not pushing it into pain/impingement post surgery. I would say 6-12 months is when most people are going to really start to see the differences post-surgery. The other thing people need to do is get to therapy. I rehabed myself which included both land and water therapy. I can not stress how great the water therapy part was in progressing my rehab. My hip still hurts at times if I forget my glucosamine chondroitin or over do it in yoga but it does not hurt when I am teaching class which it did before surgery. I have had to come to grips with not ever having aspirations to run more then a few miles or being careful of some of the stretches I do but overall I am happy I got the surgery. It will be interesting over time what research shows for long term benefits. And now that some famous athletes like A-Rod (baseball) have gotten the surgery and we are better capable of diagnosing hip/labrum issues we will start to see more and more people having this surgery.

I find it surprising how mobile a person is after hip procedures...Having watched my husband go through two knee replacements, I find this is less painful...This procedure you have gone through sounds interesting...I think his was too severe to chance this...He was offered it, but went to the extreme of the full hip replacement...

Good luck to you...
Caroline

Wow! All of this information was very helpful. I currenlty have a torn labrum, a cyst, and another area that appears "frayed" on the MRI. There is only one doctor that does the surgery in my area. I really just want to get it over with. Anything is better than what I am going trough now. My consultation with the surgeon is on 9/16, can't wait!

Beth (and others)
I also have dysplasia. Well I did I guess. I had the osteotomy done in April of 2005.I am 27 now. So i was kind of a test subject for them because it hadn't been done on someone as young as me before. My advice to you would be to get the osteotomy before replacement because if you're only 33, you will wear it out too quick and they don't like doing replacements on replacements. However, now I am having pain again and just found out today that I have to get a 3D CT scan done because the inventor of the osteotomy has come to learn that when the repostion the pelvic bone, it some cases (like mine), the bones will tend to rub and pinch each other. This is the reason for the 3D CT scan. After I get the results, I will need either a scope or the surgery where they file down the bones to stop the pain. So for now, I have to put up and shut up..lol.