I am a 53 yr old female lifetime runner recently diagnosed with moderate arthritis (tonnis 2), a “large labral tear with a contiguous tear”. One tiny place is bone on bone. Current course of action is to make it last on cortisone and PT. Doc did not recommend arthroscopy due to arthritis changes. Anyone out there tried it first? I really do not want to do the arthroscopy unless it can nearly guarantee me 5+ more years of additional running before THR. I also have bad ankles and am planning on one last fall marathon at a BQ attempt as I have already run the 55 yr old time 18 months ago. As long as I can walk, I will run…before or after THR. I have received some unsolicited advice to think about the scope. I have done a lot of reading and it does not seem right for me but was hoping for more feedback.… (Click Here to View Full Post and Comments)