looking at a hip replacement

**bartman314** · 09-20-2014, 04:19 PM

mri of hip indicates severe degenerative arthritis and coupled with sharp pain resulting from torn labram, i'm looking at a hip replacement. i'm looking for any experience or ideas on how best to navigate the months ahead... should i live with the pain (any lateral motion/stress causes sharp pain), look at alternate treatments (i've tried hyaluronic acid into the joint and cortizone - no effect), or go for the replacement?

i understand there are a few options on replacements - the so-called full replacement (1 year off of squats) and so-called hip joint resurfacing.

my goals are to find the most effective path to eliminate the pain and maintain the program (in the shortest period of time).

**PistolPete33** · 09-20-2014, 04:37 PM

Hey Bartman I can def help. I had the Bermingham Hip Resurfacing done 3 years ago. It kept me out of the gym for a year but things are much better now. It is a way better option than doing a traditional hip replacement. Things will never be as good as they were prior but so much better than living in pain all the time. There is a great website www.surfacehippy.info where you can get all the info you will need. Please let me know how I can help.

I still get frustrated because squatting is frustrating. I have issues with range of motion during squats and leg presses and my strength is far from where it was. That said, I can still squat and leg press and more importantly I can sleep at night. I lives with such major pain for so long it's great not dealing with the pain.

**bartman314** · 09-20-2014, 07:55 PM

wow! what a great site! thanks for the tip. there are some lifters there too. :-)

**PistolPete33** · 09-20-2014, 08:59 PM

Originally Posted by bartman314

wow! what a great site! thanks for the tip. there are some lifters there too. :-)

Yes, this site was pivotal for me when going thru everything. There were several people on there that helped me dramatically. The forum is worth it's weight in gold and more. A good majority of the people on there are athletes so they know what you're going thru and will help you thru the entire process. They had a great video on there that showed exactly how the resurfacing is done. I made a mistake of watching the entire surgery video on youtube which was crazy. They talk about "heavy blows of the mallot" and I actually work up 3 times during surgery from the hammering. haha

I will have to have my left hip done eventually but I'm hoping I have 10 years before that point but who knows. It was something that needed to be done and you'll be fine if you have a good surgeon.