Amy, I am sorry about your diagnosis. I just wanted to point out that as bad as this seems to you, how do you know that it wouldn't have been worse or happened earlier in your life if you hadn't worked out? In other words, don't feel like you wasted your time. Your hard work most likely did make a difference. Health issues suck. There's no doubt about it. But... I feel depression is even more debilitating. Don't focus on the workouts you can't do. Focus on what you CAN do. Working out increases our "happy" hormones. Treat yourself to something special every day (for me, it's chocolate), because you deserve it. I'm sending you a hug.

I do Classical Stretch/Essentrcs on my active recovery day (which I call my "healing" day). You might check out some of the YouTube videos and see if they would help your hip. They are gentle movements that just kind of gently stretch me, while helping me with range of motion. You might want to see if that type of movement can relieve some of your pain. I have degeneration of the spine in my shoulder/upper back area, and it was so bad that I couldn't get dishes out of the cupboards or wash my own hair. Classical stretch/Essentrics and Lee Holden's Qi Gong made a HUGE difference. Now, those are what I do on Sunday. The rest of the week, I'm back to Cathe (most of the time). When I just don't have it in me, I do Jessica Smith. I hope you find something that works for you. I'm sure others on this site will have better advice than mine, but in the meantime, I know there's nothing that I can do to make you better, but I hope it helps to know that I wish there was. We're here for you.