Hip arthritis

[anonymous-user]

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[paulyv]

I hope this come across as I intend as online communications can be deceptive but I hope your 'whatever that means' isn't indicative of a lack of interest in researching and finding out as much as you can about the disease. I only write this as my Dad had quite the offhand attitude to his arthritis in the mid-90s, not bothering to address early signs, leaving everything too late. This certainly didn't help its advance and the last 20 years of his life were a torrent of medical interventions that were too late, incredible pain and being reduced to using a wheelchair and being housebound. Your username suggests you are active which is a great sign.

Learn as much as you can and get ahead of it - stage 3 is moderate but developed with observable damage. Given my family history it's in the post for me too. Learn about the treatments for yourself, and if possible look into any private clinics or specialists that could give you additional means by which to reduce the effects of the disease. I am sure people here who are actually suffering can give you more insight but do get used to it being part of your life and please ensure you treat it.

[mickyh7]

I have this in both hips. I'm 60.
I tried lots of things over two years. Nothing really took the pain away completely.
I was 12. 5 stone in weight.
My wife helped (forced) me to drop 2 stone.
I still take an anti inflammatory once a day but thats it.
I was on 15micro gms Morphine Patches !
I'm almost back to normal now. I can walk 6-7 miles before it gets uncomfortable.
I'm now 10.5 stones I go up and down a few pounds a week.
Slimmers World was the Diet, basically ate what she did, it was/is fine
Self help, in my case worked.

[paulyv]

Picking up the phone to these people would be a fair start - at least you'll get some facts and some insight.

https://www.versusarthritis.org/get-help/

Thereafter I would consider seeing a specialist as opposed to a GP. Treat it as if it could seriously debilitate you and it is far less likely to.

[Brads67]

I have it in both hips.
They started by telling me, 2 new hips within 5 years. They revised this to no timescale after an MRI. I have the small spurs growing outwards as my body tries to spread the weight a bit.

I stay lightish 73kg @ 5ft 11. Also stopped eating meat to help with this.

I started doing more Mountain biking as it allows me to move about more It works, lol. I plan just to to harder road work in the warmer weather.

I use Diclophenac and Tumeric.

Edited by Brads67 on Friday 27th March 17:24

[Ransoman]

Out of interest, What made you seek a Dr's advice?

I have been suffering with problems with my right hip/groin for 15+ years now. If I stretch in a certain way (for example, getting into an awkward car - Alfa 4c etc, crouch to crawl under a barbed wire fence etc.) I will get a searing pain in my hip joint and it feels like it has seized up. I will be stiff and sore for several days afterwards.

Cheers,

[Bill]

Have a look at the CHAIN programme for hip OA.

[Pvapour]

My wife had the same (bought on by opposite leg break and crutch work), put up with it for 18mths then had a hip replacement 6mths ago, then a 2nd op to get leg right length 4 weeks later now shes 100% again, worth getting done, £15k away from nhs.

diclaphenic tablets for pain (if in south africa they mix it with another that completely kills pain) found out later that its used in volterol

[mickyh7]

Trouble is if you scan 100 people over a certain age, a lot will show signs of Arthritis.
Not all will have symptoms.

[The_Doc]

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We've been here a few times before. Really the only person who can interpret your scans for you is a hip specialist.

It isn't a matter of reading the written report and getting the answer.
For an illustration of the problem: a man could stand in front of the Mona Lisa and describe it to his friend in the other room, and the other chap wouldn't get an understanding of it.

It's a very common misconception that MRI/MRA scans are a) perfect and miss nothing, b)never show non-important things and c) produce a written answer that is useable to all.
They, unfortunately are none of these three.

The person who can help you understand your scans, is a Young Adult Hip specialist, and in my experience and opinion when it comes to MRA Hip, this is not a general orthopaedic surgeon, a specialist physio (thought they are very good) or a GP. Again as an example, I send my tricky young adult hips to the local specialists, and I look at perhaps 20 MRI scans a week.

William

[mickyh7]

Good luck.
I found for the pain involved, the Cortisone injection didn't last very long.

[mickyh7]

Hopefully it will be different for you.
After a week I was in pain again.
Every body is different so is every specialist!