FAI/Labral Tear Surgery

I decided I wanted to keep a blog of my journey with FAI surgery (Femoracetabular impingement) since the blogs that I read helped me fully understand what I was getting into.  I leave in about 10 minutes for my surgery. The road leading here was long, but I realized that it could've been much longer the other day. I wouldn't have even had my initial appointment until next week with the other surgeon that I had looked into.... here we go! I tore my labrum back in December dancing in the Nutcracker, although I have a feeling it was probably partially torn before then.  I finally made an appointment in March at the urging of my coworkers when it kept hurting. I initially thought I had pulled a muscle.... not the case.  I saw a PA who did an MRArthrogram that showed a labral tear.  I got an appointment with my surgeon who also did more x-rays and diagnosed me with femoracetabular impingement. Basically the femoral head is misshapen and catches on the psoas, causing potential tears.  I've decided to have arthroscopic surgery to repair the labrum, reshape the bone, and possibly lengthen the psoas. My surgery is at 6:30am so I will be leaving shortly to check in! I plan on posting once I feel up to it and keeping track of my journey, it will be a long bumpy road ahead!