I started having pain in the groin inner thigh area in January 2021. I would get this pain after jogging. I had a 4 runner at the time and it became painful for me to lift my right leg to get in the car. At first i thought it was because i was overdoing my run as i had been sideline from running with a shoulder injury for 4 months. I continued to jog. It did not hurt while running only afterwards and i had limited movement of that leg. It did not improve so i saw my PCP who had an xray taken and diagnosed osteoarthritis. Imsaw a PT and got some exercise to do. This didn’t alleviate the problem . A few months later i saw an orthopedic surgeon. He took more xrays and told me i was a candid for hip replacement. I was not ready for surgery at this time. I continued to exercise and run . Finally a year later i went back to the orthopedist- i was ready for surgery. I was not able to continue my exercise routine and i could see myself becoming more limites in activities. When insaw him and sais I was ready for survery, he said he was surprised i held out that long. I had the surgery, developed anemia, but i went to PT twice a week for about 2 1/2 months . I started going back to the gym. 7 1/2 months post THR i am easing back into jogging with a plan from my PT. It was not the quick recovery that many people told me it would be, but i can say i am glad i had the surgery. My range of motion in that hip/leg is 100% better and i am working on getting my strength back.