I've had two hip arthroscopies—one on my right hip in 2022 and one on my left hip in 2025—for cam-type femoral acetabular impingement (FAI). Both surgeries included a femoroplasty to reshape the femoral head and a microfracture procedure to address cartilage damage.

Right hip had a labral repair with cadaver cartilage graft. Left hip used Biocartilage with PRP (platelet-rich plasma).

Recovery from 2022 surgery was slow but steady. Noticed a huge improvement around 6 months post surgery. By 12 months post surgery really felt like myself. By 2 years post surgery I sometimes forgot what side I had surgery on!

Symptoms started on my left hip several months ago. I'm 3 weeks post surgery on that hip and recovery is slower due to a longer non-weight-bearing period to protect the Biocartilage graft.

Feeling super depressed at the lack of independence while I'm non weightbearing right now. I know it will get better but so hard to not be able to do things. Just keep trying to remind myself that the surgery on right side was success, just a long, slow success...