Right hip labral tear and FAI

Please help!!!!

I found out earlier this year I have a tear in my right labrum as well as FAI that had probably been undiscovered for years.

I only found out because one year ago I was training for a half marathon and one day felt some tightness/soreness in my hip flexor area. I tried to stretch it out and rest but after two weeks I could barely even walk. (I still tried to keep running though after taking a couple of Advils, which life lesson, don’t train through pain!) About a month later and a couple thousand dollars spent from doctors, X-rays and mri’s, turns out I had a stress fracture in my femoral neck which also uncovered the labrum tear!!

The surgeon I was referred to wanted the fracture to fully heal first which took about 8 weeks. From there he recommended having my labrum repaired and the FAI corrected, and how could I say no for the fear of arthritis by the time I’m 30 (just turned 26 so no thank you).

Well, here I am a couple of weeks before surgery and I’m incredibly anxious. I’ve never had any type of surgery before (does wisdom teeth count?) or any major injuries aside from a broken finger here and there.

Does anyone have any helpful tips for recovery or can tell me what to expect? I know everyone has different experiences and different levels of pain tolerance but I’m just at a loss for now. I’ve been doing prehab for the past two months and my PT is great. My surgeon told me to expect to be in the brace for 6 weeks, no driving bc my right hip, and 20% weight bearing the first day.

What does a return to work look like? I honestly think this is stressing me out the most. My job is 60 physical / 40 desk (scientist). I originally put in for 2 weeks of short term thinking I would return to WFH until I’m out of the brace and can drive, but my boss suggested to take the full 6 weeks completely off so I can focus on recovering. I know my surgeon said technically I could WFH whenever I wanted, but I’m not sure what to do now.

Please please help a girl out!!