The diagnosis

So here I am, 37 and about to have a very life changing experience.

A few years back I started to notice nagging pain in my hips when I walked, sat , drove and yes even during sex. The pain itself so unbearable and misdiagnosed for a very long time. It affected my life in every way and even attributed to some of my weight gain. So lots of trips to the doctor for back pain, for pelvic pain and ultimately found when they figured it was kidney pain.

My Ortho doctor thought it would be best to finally order an MRI to get a better look at my pelvis and hips. After fighting with the insurance company for 2 months it was finally approved and I was diagnosed with Femoral Acetabular Impingement (FAI).

According to my ortho and the MRI report -
- cam-type FAI and pincer-type
- partial detachment of the anterior/superior labrum
- fraying along the articular margin of the superior labrum with minimal partial detachment
- chondral softening along the superior acetabular rim manifested by low signal in the cartlidge (no clue what that means !)
- mild chrondral surface irregularity
- chondral softening involving adjacent superior femoral head
- physiologic joint fluid
- insertional tendinosis of the right gluteus minimus

This was just my right hip, the left having complete detachment.

So in a nutshell I am a mess. This blog is to track my progress and treatment of FAI and hopefully be able to share with others diagnosed.