osteoarthritis in hips and knees

[Zindolo]

I just turned 61 in June. In January I started limping, and that quickly progressed to needing a cane, at which point I got a hip x-ray. I was totally blindsided by the diagnosis of bone-on-bone damage in the right hip and almost as bad in the left. I started using a walker about a month ago. Unfortunately my weight has been inexorably creeping upwards for the past couple decades and I got up to 330. (I've lost 10 pounds in the past few weeks so now am 320.)

I showed the hip x-ray to a rheumatologist on Tuesday who said it wouldn't be that unusual, IF I was in my early 80s!

In 2020 I had OHS to replace a calcified bicuspid aortic valve and swore to never willingly again submit to anything like that, so I've decided to lose 100 pounds before I even consider hip replacement. I have totally eliminated alcohol and dinner.

Was just hoping to get some input/commentary from anybody else reading this who might have been in a similar situation at some point. I'm in Dallas Texas.

[KelliEAnniE]

hi I have osteo artheritis moderate to severe in right hip like you I really don't want surgery I am not overweight and do stretches and exercises to keep muscles surrounding my hips strong but I overdid it and have had pain in front of hip due to this physio says will take about 8 weeks to improve hope she is right as exercises do seem to be helping I take cohndroitin and hydraulic acid used to take cortiflex thinking of changing back to this a physio once told me never have surgery unless it's absolutely essential do you take any supplement I have read that osteoartheritis doesn't necessarily get worse so I'm trying as best I can good luck

[Zindolo in reply to KelliEAnniE]

I take a vitamin pill for men over the age of 50 plus CoQ10. I don't take them every day, more like 3 or 4 times a week. I can't really tell if they are helping but I figure they probably can't hurt. The cardiologist told me that there is no evidence that CoQ10 is beneficial but my mom used to swear by them and was always trying to give them to me, so I figure if she thought they were so great maybe they had a good affect on her body, and since half my body's DNA came from her I'm hoping to get the same benefit, whatever it was.

[KelliEAnniE in reply to Zindolo]

yes like you said can't hurt anything is worth a try

[Tonynatella]

Hi Zindolo

Well I’m sorry you are facing this challenge but it could likely save your life long term.

First OHS is really terrible from everything I know. Hips are a piece of cake , my little brother was walking distances and bike riding the second week. He was off pain pills the 5 th day. That’s the good news .

I don’t need to tell you the hard part you have already started to address it.. fix that and the hips are cake in comparison. Good luck.

Tony