I had osteoarthritis in both hips, and have had both replaced. The first in 2008 , ( age 50 ), the other in 2012 ( age 54 ). I began having pain in my hips in 2004 while elk hunting in Utah. I initially took Celebrex, but it went off the market. I tried a couple other meds, but when the cartilage is gone, and you go bone on bone, there’s not much out there other than surgery. In 2006 and 2007, I got cortisone injected in my right hip a week or two before I left to go to Alaska and Newfoundland for a hunting trip. The shot gave only temporary relief, about 6-8 weeks.

I recovered quickly from both surgeries....I was able to go trout fishing in about a month after each replacement. Not much pain with either operation, didn’t need pain meds. Worst thing is the staples, they came out in 12-13 days.

Bryce raised a really good point. If you have the injection they will not replace your hip for 3-6 months due to infection risk.

Moosetrot

My wife had her appointment today to get her referral to the Orthopedic clinic started! Her visits were well documented on what they tried and she will not do the shots. Thank goodness! It's about time.

I have had both hips replaced. You can do strength training and cardio till the cows come home and if the hips are a bone on bone deal, it is not going to be
miracle cure.

My recommendation is to find out what exercises they recommend for physical therapy after surgery and do them before surgery. Before the first surgery my freaking leg hurt so much all the time I ended up babying it. It hurt a lot, day and at night sleeping was difficult. Rehab and PT was a bear.
Before the second hip replacement I trained a quite a bit. I have always exercised and for a lot of years worked a very physical job.
So I had a different attitude for the second surgery. PT went a bit easier.

Most surgeries for hip replacements I have heard about are awesome. I am glad I had them done as the extreme leg pain stopped. But, I have a lot of pain in the thigh, I suspect from nerve damage. Besides the pain, I have found it extremely difficult with some task. Climbing a step or extension ladder, getting on a staging, and sometimes taking stairs. But I keep on keeping on. Hiking up out of a swamp ain't what it used to be. LOL

Another thing I found when my hip joints wore out....knee pain. There wasn’t a thing wrong with my knees, but nerves were being inflamed that manifested in knee pain. Many days the knees hurt worse than my hips. All the pains went away after the surgeries.

Both my elderly Dad and I have hip issues. We both got an inversion table and that knocked out about 95% of the pain and issues (in my back as well). Can usually pick them up on craigslist for about half of what new prices are.

sciatica cam make your hip feel like it is the problem I had sciatica really bad they xrayed my hip pain just radiates from the hip.

my uncle had his hip replaced cause it looked a little worn, turns out after all that the doc decided it was really sciatica.

about 4-5 years later my dad had his hip done , his really was bone on bone.

they were both about 63 when they had the surgery they are 4 years apart

when dad give in to the idea of a replacement the doctor usually says something like this is the worst joint I have ever seen you have been bone on bone a long time he has a hip and a shoulder replaced

Good thread...learned a bunch....thanks.

Sciatica, pain is caused by the nerve being pinched or irritated where it passes out of the spinal column. . As we get older , bone spurs form to support the verabraes. sometimes they narrow the opening where the nerve exits. In my case ,My legs and lower body would go numb , when I walked, not usually pain. It was corrected by operating and removing the offending narrowing. . . Numbness was gone . Just have to be careful , no real heavy lifting. Good luck pain is no fun . old243

I’ve been having hip pain for about 4 years now, my left one. If it’s sore in the morning I’ll use that Bio Freeze on it. It helps for about half a day. If I’m hunting and walking to my stand, it’ll start hurting then I have to stop for a bit. It sucks getting old