Severe OA in right hip at 39

Nursey39
Nursey39 Member Posts: 2
edited 28. Nov 2023, 14:09 in Living with arthritis

Hi all,

I’m new to the community so first of all hi 👋 I’ve been suffering with right groin pain for about 6 years which was gradually getting worse after being fobbed off by my doctor for years as being referred pain from my back (I also have facet joint syndrome) it all came to a head a few weeks ago when I developed severe sciatica with numbness down right leg. Our doctor surgery has recently gone through a bit of an overhaul and now has different teams for different things so I was referred to the Musculoskeletal team. When the practitioner (physio) rang me he thought it sounded like the problem was in my hip joint rather than my back so sent me for a X-ray. When he rang me with the results he told me he was a bit taken aback with the severity of the arthritis. The results say that I have almost complete loss of superior joint space and subchondral sclerosis. I’m a nurse, I’m only 39 so I really want to avoid a hip replacement as long as possible. I’m fairly active although recently have struggles with stairs and hills. I was told that steroid injections are available but these would speed up the degenerative process? I know it’s difficult to predict the progression of OA but how long were people able to avoid the total hip replacement when diagnosed with severe OA and did you have steroid injections before (and did they help with the pain?) thanks in advance I look forward to hearing from you

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