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I was told I needed a total hip replacement on first visit with Doctor. That was two years ago. He said I was completely bone on bone with some edema inside my hip socket, per MRI. I am only 48 years old. Last night I had excruciating pain inside my inner thigh. I am not on any meds pertaining to my osteoarthritis inside my hip. I can not take steroids due to my heart rate elevating and heart attack in 2019. Do you all know of anything that can help me with pain other than opioids. I see a few injections people are using.
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@choncyj77 , there is a new medication called Journavx that is a non-opioid pain medicine. I believe the drug is supposed to be used for post-surgical pain. You might ask your doctor about that even though you are not post surgery. That would only be a way to possibly mollify the pain if you need a new total hip. If you can find a well experienced orthopedic surgeon whom you trust, it would probably be best to have the hip replacement done.
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@choncyj77 20 years ago, I was in that same situation - now at 74 I can say I am VERY glad I had my hips replaced. You need to head back to the orthopedic surgeon for a reevaluation. The fact that there was edema in the hip socket is concerning, and the inner thigh pain is characteristic of a failing hip. Is there a reason you are resisting hip replacement surgery?
You mentioned injections - these are generally a "stopgap" measure to buy time. Once you are completely bone-on-bone, I don't believe there is anything to help.
Let's call in @heyjoe415 to describe his experience with hip replacement.