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  Finally Getting Somewhere!!

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  Last Reply: OlderCPer 12/06/2016

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  Some may remember my post awhile back regarding my chronic hip pain. I went to Mayo clinic last month for my 5th orthopedic consult. After many tests, and finally a competent doctor, I have a diagnosis. Femoralacetabular Impingement, a form of hip dysplasia, and severe labral damage. This has been missed by 4 other doctors. I am now scheduled for surgery in February and the doctor believes I will get a 70-80% improvement, which will be huge! I am very excited, but also very anxious. The surgery...

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  Posted: 10/24/2016

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• Chronic Pain
  

  Hip replacement

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  Last Reply: hippyone 10/26/2016

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  Hello,Long story short, I have been struggling with severe chronic pain in my left hip for 7 years. It has substantially worsened over the last 6 months. My doctors refuse to prescrib me anything stronger than a mild NSAID for the pain which means most nights I get 4 hours of sleep tops, and that's not secquental. I have seen 5 different orthopedists, two pain specialists and two GP doctors. Three years ago, multiple labral tears were found on an MRI. I had sugery and signficant cartilage...