Hey !

I decided to join the many internet-savvy people and start blogging ! I have read many accounts of FAI and the process of diagnosis, surgery and recovery. This will be my record of the entire process and I will be extremely honest about how it affects my mental and physical state. Others will be googling when they find out they have the same diagnosis and support seems to be the thing missing.
My diagnosis (right hip)-
- cam-type FAI and pincer-type
- partial detachment of the anterior/superior labrum (tear)
- 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

My left hip is almost the same but says complete detachment and no fluid reported.

Thursday, September 17, 2009

Second Appointment

So I just came back from seeing Dr. Erickson. I finally broke down and actually cried. Living in this pain every single day is really starting to get to me. After I was done showing him what motions actually hurt me the most and where I am feeling the pain he believes it may be my adductor that was strained too. The more I read about it the more it really does make sense. I am going to mention this to Michael when I got to PT in the morning.
As I thought, he is going to try and get an MRI scheduled through Workman's Comp but they are pretty hard to get approved. Either way I can now try and do a few stretches and see if I can get any relief. With them messing around with my hip and pelvis today I am finding myself faced with the most horrible backache !
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