my journey with femoral acetabular impingement

I n April 2016 I was diagnosed with a condition called femoral acetabular impingement (FAI).  FAI is a condition where the hip socket (the acetabulum) and the femur abnormally rub against each other when bending or rotating the hip, which can cause sharp pain and pinching of the labrum. The labrum is a layer of soft tissue that lines the hip socket; sometimes it can be damaged or torn due to FAI. In FAI bone spurs develop around the femoral head (the ball part of the hip joint) and/or on the acetabulum (the socket part of the hip joint). There are 3 different types of FAI: CAM (when bone spurs form on the femoral head), pincer (when bone spurs form on the acetabulum) or you can have both types, called mixed FAI. The abnormal shape of the femoral head or acetabulum can lead to joint damage and pain. Some people have FAI and never experience pain or any type of symptoms and may never know that they have it. However, when symptoms and pain do develop, this often indicates that the...

T his post brings some good news and some not so good news! I was able to get in touch with my surgeon's office this week after the holidays were over. The not so good news is that after looking at the MRI images, he believes my left hip labrum is torn. As I mentioned in my last post, my CT also revealed left hip acetabular retroversion and pincer FAI. So, the plan will be to continue with PT until my follow up with my surgeon in May. At that point we will see how my right hip is feeling and make some decisions about fixing up the left hip. I am happy with this plan, as I want to make sure my right hip is 100% recovered and feeling great before I would get my left hip fixed, as there would be a lot of demand on my right hip during the post op period for my left hip. It has been a long recovery for my right hip, so I really want to make sure it is strong and well healed before proceeding with surgery number two.  This brings me to the good news. Last Friday I had my right hip dr...