Hip pain

[lavi]

TLDR: I know I'm far from alone in hip land. What have others experienced with shots and/or replacement? Do shots offer solid comfort? How long do the shots last? 6 months? I guess getting shots twice a year ain't that bad. I realize that all of this varies by individual so I'm just looking to hear what others' experiences have been.

Welp. I thought I'd go forever without feeling the effects of aging. Seems like my hip has other ideas.

I think I screwed it up in my 20's with a snowboard injury. Since then, the hip has always been a fan of sending occasional jolts of pain. For whatever reason, likely aging, my hip is now almost constantly having dull pain.

I went to my doc (sports doc) a few weeks back. A few x-rays revealed slight hip dysplasia and the beginnings of arthritis.

Choices are:

• deal with it
• shots
• hip replacement

While 51 feels early to have a hip replacement, who cares. Point is that my hips hurts. I wouldn't really mind except that it's now starting to creep into my cycling. I cannot ride too much drop or it starts flaring. If I try to get really low, that bugs it. Sadly this may force the sale of a bike or two (JKS).

I'd be of the mind just to get the surgery as I would prefer not to horse around with different injections... and then them waring off. However, I've come to find out that hip replacements aren't forever. I was told 15-20 years. While that's a long time, it also means that I'd likely need another when I'm about 70. I hear that the 2nd time around isn't always as gangbusters for hip replacements. Lame! So, I may be forced to try and deal with different shots for the next handful of years until the pain gets to be too much.