Originally Posted by
goldenboy
How bad is it currently? It sounds like you're still biking, would you ski this winter? At the end of the day, you're going to get the surgery, it's a question of when.
I was feeling pretty good (skiing every day, even the day before surgery) before my surgery 5/31 and had second thoughts, but everyone said the recovery was pretty easy, and their only regret was waiting. I'm in the minority- I wish I hadn't gotten the surgery and if my other hip ever needs it, I'll wait until I basically can't walk. The doctor said I'd ditch the crutches in a couple of days- that ended up being a month, plus another 2-3 weeks with a cane. For the past 6 weeks I've been dealing with psoas tendonitis and sports hernia related to the surgery (not really a hernia at all), which means I'm not doing any of the things I thought I'd be doing now- i.e. riding my bike and getting strong before the winter. I just sit around all day hoping it will get better and it never does, despite the best efforts of PT. My ROM is barely any better than it was before the surgery. Pain is worse on a daily basis.
Anyway, most people do great with the surgery, I'm only letting you know how it's been for me because I wish someone had told me to hold off. It's a major surgery that isn't as easy as people (and the surgeon) make it out to be.