Hip Talk at Surface Hippy

......  will change. As far as RT says regarding my MRI post op, the new hip looks normal with enough  ......

......  sleep. I went to see an orthopedic surgeon who took xrays and said that my hips were in pretty crappy  ............  as my right hip is pain free. He sent me for an MRI to be sure, but then said that I was to the point  ............  the left hip. On the xray the top of my left hip looks like the head of a flamingo. I asked about  ......

......  my x-rays. Several have said that the hip cup looks positioned satisfactorily and have suggested that  ............  of psoas problems showing up in any of my MRI, CT or ultrasound scans. Another surgeon has  ............  warned me against revising to another BHR.   I look forward to receiving any feedback from people's  ......

......  about 5 years ago. My local Orthopod ordered a MRI on my left hip and the result was a torn labrum.  ............  made my hip worse but the numbing agent took the pain in my hip completely away. I actually  ............  specialist. The labrum specialist ordered a MRI and showed a lot of damage. I had the surgery to  ............  of experience.  I saw Lee this afternoon and it looks like I am booked on the slow train of recovery.  ............  not acceptable. Now I get to enjoy the scenery. Looking forward to surgery.  ......

......  have a resurfacing failure, I emailed Xrays and MRI reports to the other prominent hip resurfacing  ............ .  Dr. Wayne Colizza (NJ)- Your implants look fine, I don’t know what’s wrong with you.  ............  think the problem is coming from your back. Lets MRI your back. MRI looks clean for the most part  ............  these injections.  Dr. Mayman HSS- ordered a hip MRI and suggested that it either be PSOAS tendinitis  ............  mimics hip joint problems in many ways. It took a good amount of searching for me to find a  ......

......  agree with BSarchet. I looked at your photo, and it doesn't look right. It  ............  sunken. Is that correct? Neither of my hips looked like that after resurfacing. Your scar looks  ............  definitely need to find out what. What did the MRI show? ......

......  my apt for the X-RAY at a place where I had MRI's and X-RAY's done before. When I got there and  ............  for. They actually had to get a manual out and look it up - I think it is called a Johnson Lateral.  ............  looking it up they said they could not do it there  ............  never heard of that X-RAY either and had to look it up. She was really nice and took some extra  ............  in to be evaluated and get my OP date.  It took a little over two weeks to hear from DR. Gross  ............  that I was a candidate for the procedure. It took another 3 weeks to hear back from his office to  ............  the surgery. I took the first date available - the day before  ............ . They sent me another package after my date was booked to get a chest X-RAY, EKG, and blood work. I  ............  script in the mail from his office for Flomax. It looks like I will need to take this 7 days before and  ......

......  achy pain that grew worse with activity and MRI evidence of a large focal cartilage defect in the  ............  up xrays have been anything but normal and it looks like the superior neck of my femur is jamming  ............  to a lot of people with resurfaced hips and looking at their imaging.    Basically just wanted to  ......

......  etiquette incorrect, etc. - sorry.    I'm looking for some advice on how to advance my  ............ , sports massage therapists.    I have had an MRI last year which showed no impingement and X-rays  ............  everything looks ok.   Treatment has included core strengthening ( ............ , however I really miss running.   I have had a look around the forum but cannot see anything relating  ......

......  both cobalt & chromium are over 10. Everything looks fine on the x-ray. My doctor sent me for a MARS  ......

......  Hip Resurfacing was for me so I got my x-rays and MRI results and sent them along to Mr. McMinn, Dr.  ............  second reason Dr. Bose said was that my bone size looks small to qualify for hip resurfacing where the  ............ . McMinn's people and they seem to think that I am ok for BHR although I am nervous about getting over  ............  not a good candidate. I do have a consultation booked with Mr. McMinn and a surgery date for February. ......

......  surgeon again. Have had bloods done, xray done, MRI and bone scan with SPECT. Tendinosis as would be  ............ . Joint apparently looks in order. But..................... The range of  ......

......  the best way to go at this point. I have my MRI scheduled for Dec 12th, and my appointment with  ............  dr can get me bumped up on that drs schedule. It looks like I'm well on my way, and so glad!!! This is  ......

......  the obvious now my hips are worn. Gee that only took 7 years and 6 years on crutches "shows you got  ............  ask around". All other X-rays MRI's specialists were "there really is not much  ............  will I be able to do in the future? How will I look after these joints really well so I can get the  ............  causes issue on flexion.  The surgery I am not looking forward to but its got to happen otherwise I  ............  be just the same in years to come. The FAI looks like its just flogged the whole joint and left  ......

......  collided with our vacation. My Dr. said if all looks good, you're good to go! I was a very good  ............  no complications so I did everything by the book. My recovery was a bit slower than most due to  ............  or buses, I would walk - no matter how long it took. I depended on my legs to get me everywhere. -So, ............  left hip due to the dysplasia, the right seemed OK but there was a labral tear noticed on the MRI.  ............  alone and concentrated on the left hip. It took a year for me to work through the system until I  ......

......  arthroscopic surgery and divide the tendon . On MRI it shows glute mead not attached to throcanter  ............  what the report said . But it said psoas anterior looks fine . So hopefully some outcome when I see  ......

......  I think I want regarding my hips.  He did look at my x-rays and it appears that my hips are  ............ .  The right hip is far less degenerated, and looks like a better candidate.  I'm scheduling an  ......

......  or muscle tendinitis) .  Then maybe your back. an MRI to see you have not degenerate disc's in the  ............  loading. Be confident The specialist said it looks really cool it probably is. Can get a metal test  ......

...... . Good times. My back is also in constant pain- my MRI there looks decent, nothing major.  So I have  ......

......  isn't strictly lack of cartilage, as there still looks to be a fair amount. The impingements aren't fun  ............  at the bottom of the left socket, but it kinda looks like a mess to my untrained eye. Also Pritchett  ............  out a couple areas on MRI where I'm losing bone density or something like  ......

......  not a doctor Only a doctor reading the x-ray and MRI will have a clue what to do about your problem.   ............ . Even an experienced surgeon won't untill he looks at the x-rays and MRIs.  I wish you luck and when  ......

......  any of this started. My Dr said everything looks good, no shifting of the implant. He has ordered  ............  and chromium levels and I'm scheduled for an MRI on Monday. Has anyone ever experienced something  ......

......  I also got a heal ulcer from bed rest, which took a few months to heal.  I started physical  ............ . I finished the physical therapy and it felt OK. There wasn't any major pain until I went back  ............  in my right buttocks. So the doctor scheduled an MRI of my back, and CAT scan of my hip. I went to  ............  than my left, about 2.5 inches further. I am crooked, no wonder my back hurts!   They also tested  ............  nothing for the pain in my buttocks. I sit crooked for my buttocks is severely swelled up, I limp  ............  out from my core. My kneecaps are even crooked! I am losing muscle in my surgical leg. The  ............ , I feel my leg was a doctors experiment, it looks different from my regular one. What I want is to  ............  who can. It is sad when the medical community overlooks patients who have pain and swelling for $ signs.  ......

......  have developed arthritis in both hips. After an MRI he told me I also have FAI and torn labrum on  ............  from this forum and other things I've read, it looks like hip resurfacing is a much better bet for me.  ......

......  case like many others once the surgeon actually looks in your hip it was a lot worse than the MRI  ......

......  going forward. X-rays were taken and all looked perfect. Dr. Su and I were on the same page †............  to eye on certain things which may leave me to look into a second opinion and/or another ID Dr.  The  ............  metal hip. Once they open me up and had a good look, it wasn’t good - infection deep into the hip  ............  and talk!  I wish I could share what it is one looks for when it comes to infections. Here’s a  ............ . December 4 â€" Follow up with Dr. Su. All looked great, X-rays perfect, ROM good, incision  ............  at this point I notice a difference in the look of both my hips. My right looked ‘fuller’  ............  (important indicators, especially for surgeons looking for infection). Feb. 26 â€" In to see Dr. Su.  ............  the incision was touched and pressed. Ordered MRI for that Friday. Had to wait for insurance  ............ . Feb. 28 (Friday) â€" MRI  March 3 (Monday) â€" Dr. Su calls early to say  ......

......  am considering seeing about getting my x-rays and MRI results digitally scanned (I'll have to see who  ............  can find more information.    I was looking at your other site, and looked at the  ............  you show on AVN.  My left hip looks like a cross between C & D (more on the D side).&# ......

......  both quite surprised by the x-ray; everything looked incredibly good! The joint was a very nice  ............  shape & the OA looked like it has slowed down. Dr. Beaulé seemed  ............  I mentioned about the pain in the "good" hip & it looks like there's some degeneration in there so he's  ............  an MRI & we'll discuss both hips then. (Since there is  ......

......  surgeon who ultimately gave up on me because the MRI's he ordered were negative. That surgeon failed  ............  my current surgeon in the fall of 2007. I had a MRI in May 2008 which the radiologist reported  ............  that your photo could be my own. The incision looks almost exctly like mine and our musculatures are  ............  identical. You look like a hockey player and I could be a mudpro.  I  ......

......  16. I met with my surgeon yesterday and we took x-rays of both my hip and my back. Good news -  ............  resurfaced hip looks great. The other hip isn't looking so good. It  ............  problems.  The NOT so good news - I go in for an MRI next week for my lower back. The only thing he  ............  was "You need an MRI for your back".... I guess I was not wanting to  ......