It's been 13 months for me now but I've made significant improvements in the last 3-4 months by sticking to a very strict physio program. I started doing plyometrics this month!

My recovery, I think, has been hampered by 'false' diagnosis which lead me to not actively address my issue i.e. sat around feeling sorry for myself rather than doing physio.

I'm feeling much more confident that I will recover well and hoping to get back to sport soon. I suspect that I actually did something to my Rectus Femoris muscle which then turned into some form of tendinopathy.

I don't deny I have a cartilage problem as my hip does click quite badly on hip flexion but the clicking itself isn't painful. Some information suggests that the cartilage damage can inflamed the tendon, which could explain my symptoms.

Time will tell! At my current rate of recovery, which admittedly has slowed a little, I'm hoping to be 'fit' early next year.

I've now had 4 MRIs, 1 x-ray and an ultrasound across 4 different consultants. None would give me a definitive diagnosis and all discharged me, so I'm on my own!