Bad news from the surgeon and trying to figure out what to do next

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Hi all, I saw my surgeon yesterday and well it was not at all what I

expected. I did the normal x-rays and my appointment ended with him

saying there wasn't anything surigical he could do for me. To say I am

devasted is an understatement I currently am unable to sit up for longer

than half an hour or 40 mins, have gotten stuck if I sit over this

amount of time and ended up in the er from going to a movie, going for

dinner with my family, coming home once from seeing my surgeon in

Toronto - and the list goes on. I can't stand for longer than ten

minutes at a time without the hip spasming and going into so much pain

that I have to lie down. I haven't been able to go grocery shopping or

anything - thankfully I can still bathe myself and go to the washroom.

It is like living the rest of your life in the condition a person is a

week or two after a hip replacement and yet the hip looks perfectly

fine, blood work all came back normal, mri/bone scan shows nothing -

techincally at the moment it appears that I am screwed.

I really have no idea what to do, and yes I know my surgeon is a highly

respected surgeon in Canada but at the moment I think he sucks. I am

only 31 and he has basically handed me something worst than a death

sentence. I am looking into options at the moment including a second

opinion any ideas are welcomed.