I’m so happy to read through this thread… some very good info. I’m a 32 year old woman and was diagnosed with a hip labral tear about 10 years ago by an ortho surgeon in Kitchener. After calling the office for months, I was never able to get a referral to someone who could fix it, so I just gave up. I had even found a doc online (Dr. Day in Vancouver) who did the same surgery for Mario Lemeauix, and gave this doctor’s number to the surgeon, and still nothing. The pain in the beginning was mild and only really worsened after a lot of running, or if I sat for too long. These days it aches all the time and I can’t sleep on my right side. The day after running around a baseball diamond I am limping! I called the surgeon’s office last week and apparently my records have been destroyed… Yesterday I saw my family doc who is sending me now for a new xray. Not sure what the point of getting an xray first is when I already know an MRI with dye will be needed to see the tear… but I guess they have their procedures to follow.
I’m grateful for the names of the S. Ontario surgeons who can do hip arthoscopy now… thanks everyone. I will be sure to pass these on to my doc when I eventually get re-diagnosed. I just hope it doesn’t take too long because I’m really struggling this summer. At least my bf is out of commission with an injury as well so we can sit around lazily together!
For those of you who have had the surgery already, did your surgeon give you a referral to a physiotherapist who is familiar with this type of surgery, or did you just go to any physiotherapist? Also, how long did you have to stay off your hip afterwards?
Thx!