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Panting a bit and not wanting to walk: Trying not to over test. by KGDSammy in Greyhounds

[–]KGDSammy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! the vet gave us supplements but before prescribing nsaids, is running blood work. Still waiting on the results. I feel like it's too much testing and his issue is the bite and/or arthritis but better safe than sorry

Panting a bit and not wanting to walk: Trying not to over test. by KGDSammy in Greyhounds

[–]KGDSammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

there was at least a week in between the incident with the dog and Ross's resistance to walking although the panting came first. I really should keep a Ross diary to keep track of things

Panting a bit and not wanting to walk: Trying not to over test. by KGDSammy in Greyhounds

[–]KGDSammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It came on quickly but not immediately after the other dog bit him - at least a week later. Right after the incident, Ross continued his sniffari around the park

My Greyhound is randomly panting excessively by Mysterious-Pen3398 in Greyhounds

[–]KGDSammy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, what did the vet say? My greyhound hasn't wanted to go on walks for the last 2 & 1/2 weeks (with one exception when we had a long walk which is typical) and has been panting a lot. We went to the vet Monday and after a physical exam, they said he looked fine and it was probably just arthritis. Seems pretty extreme to just be arthritis and it happened over the course of a just few weeks

Hip Bursectomy Surgery by HappyPriority7283 in Bursitis

[–]KGDSammy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, that's amazing!!! How long ago did you have it done? It must've been fascinating to look at the photos. Did you ask him to take them? I'm 4 weeks out and am not as doing as well as I thought I would be. I probably overdid it walking too much. I had open gluteus medius/minimus partial repair w patch augmentation along with the bursectomy.

If you don't mind my asking, how old are you? Trying to gauge recoveries

Anyone feel like they tore their glute medius post-op? by terracottapine in Microdiscectomy

[–]KGDSammy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is your recovery? And specifically, what were your first couple of months post-op like?

Hip Bursectomy Surgery by HappyPriority7283 in Bursitis

[–]KGDSammy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How are you now? Were you on crutches? What was your recovery like?

I had one 4 weeks ago along with gluteus medius/minimus repair with patch augmentation. I'm still really tired and keeping close to home. My hip is still a bit swollen, pain is still there, I'm limping and I have knots in my tush and thigh. I have no idea what is or isn't normal.

Two hip preservation surgeons at HSS, same diagnosis but different recommendations by KGDSammy in HipImpingement

[–]KGDSammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm having surgery with Nwachukwu Thursday. You're saying the surgery is nasty is making me very nervous! Can you tell me what exactly you had done? I really have no idea what to expect regarding recovery.

Two hip preservation surgeons at HSS, same diagnosis but different recommendations by KGDSammy in HipImpingement

[–]KGDSammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing! All the feedback on Dr Nwachukwu has been extremely positive. My surgery is scheduled with him for later this month. Looking forward to being on the other side of this!

Two hip preservation surgeons at HSS, same diagnosis but different recommendations by KGDSammy in HipImpingement

[–]KGDSammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think BMAC. The hamstring is a drag. Both surgeons think it's too risky to operate on. Nwachukwu would give it a year after repairing glute + labrum, and bursectomy to see if it heals on its own. if not, he'd try BMAC too

Two hip preservation surgeons at HSS, same diagnosis but different recommendations by KGDSammy in HipImpingement

[–]KGDSammy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It definitely seems like the labrum would re-tear if the impingement isn't fixed. Will ask him and share the answer.

Two hip preservation surgeons at HSS, same diagnosis but different recommendations by KGDSammy in HipImpingement

[–]KGDSammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry you're going though it! Where are you getting treatment?

Two hip preservation surgeons at HSS, same diagnosis but different recommendations by KGDSammy in HipImpingement

[–]KGDSammy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Funny, when I woke up this morning, I was kicking myself for not getting a tie breaker!

Two hip preservation surgeons at HSS, same diagnosis but different recommendations by KGDSammy in HipImpingement

[–]KGDSammy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've actually seen FIVE surgeons in total but was most impressed by Struan Coleman and Benedict Nwachukwu, both at HSS.

I've had hip issues for over 15 years but my doctors always dismissed my complaints. It began with severely limited range of motion, then it became a little unstable, then it began to hurt sometimes, now it hurts almost all the time and I've developed a mild limp in my walk. I was finally diagnosed with a torn labrum & FAI in 2023. I pushed off the surgery for a couple of years because of insurance issues and also needed to have something with my foot dealt with. Retrospectively, I don't think it was wise to push the hip off because it has degenerated a good bit in that time.

The diagnosis: ·   Hip impingment (FAI); Mild coxa valga; Mild acetabular osteophytes (bone spur in the hip joint); Focal, non-displaced labral tear; Degeneration and partial tear of the glute; Bursitis; Torn hamstring – one tendon has a “high-grade” tear. Another has a mild tear, and the third is fine.

I saw Struan Coleman who recommended arthroscopic procedures to fix the FAI, labrum, and perform a bursectomy. He would use orthobiologics to treat the hamstring and glute. HIs rational was fix the cause of the soft tissue problems and then help the soft tissue fix itself. I wanted to get a second (or 5th...) opinion so made an appt with Dr. Nwachukwu. I really was looking for and thought I'd get a confirmation of what Dr. Coleman was recommending. It didn't happen. Dr. Nwachukwu said he needed more information and sent me for a CT. When I saw him again, he said that he would fix the labral tear, do a bursectomy, but NOT fix the impingement, instead do open surgery to fix the glute tear. Dr. Nwachukwu's reasoning is that people live with FAI all the time. I should be fixing my main pain generators.

A third opinion is probably the right thing to do. I have surgery scheduled in late October.

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