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[mdakota]

these go in order from 1987, 1999, and 6 month ago for the last two.

 

[Jamie]

Dakota! What a DRAMATIC change for you!!! How old were you in the first set of xrays? It doesn't seem like a person could walk with hips like that. So glad you posted the pictures!!

 

[mdakota]

The first pic is 1987, i was in a house fire and insurance reasons they had to check my hips, the er idiot was ready to call the ortho surgeons in and my mom got mad snatched the xrays and we left. lol that started my fabulous collection. i'd already had the 22 surgeries that it has taken for me to walk. the second was because i was having back pain that was running down my rt leg.. the irony is every time they asked me which leg hurt i said right they said oh no your left has much less coverage.. and i flipped these so the left is on your left and the right is ect.. after my baby was born in sept and they could finally xray the dr said which side is hurting i said" right, i know the left is in worse shape, he said "no" not this time your right has collapsed. as i took these pics yesterday all i could think is all the time i spent telling them that the right hurt, because of the cdh they never looked for other causes.. and yes besides walking, i've worked and never taken a day off because of my hips until the right collapsed. oh and i was 15, then 26, and 35

 

[Jamie]

You, my dear, are a miracle! I'm so glad you are now on the road to a better life. God bless you!!!

 

[mdakota]

thanks, its not been an easy road but i've been blessed to still do most everything until the last year. i'm a dialysis nurse and going into work every day just doing my normal job is saving lives. if i do my job well they have a better quality of life and that is what we are all looking for.. these pic, i love them because no i shouldnt be able to walk, but i can. if i didnt work 12 hours on my feet i probably wouldnt hurt so much but its my passion and i refuse to be stopped

 

[Josephine]

That's got to be one of the worst hips I've ever seen! Did you have any movement in it pre-op?

 

[mdakota]

my surgery is scheduled for june 8th . i have 5 degrees external rotation and no internal, i'm working on forward motion only. yeah, i thank God for every day i can get out of bed and every time i finish a shift. i started a blog youngM gave me the idea(thanks youngm.) https://mdakota-thebigday.blogspot.com/ i hope people take a look because these hips are part of who i am. they are a miracle and they helped me work harder. and believe it or not knowing how i feel now and what they look like always makes me think if i can do all this with that then just imagine what i can do with good equipment.

That's got to be one of the worst hips I've ever seen! Did you have any movement in it pre-op?

 

[YoungM]

MDakota -great blog!! Your children are adorable too. I'm excited for you to have the surgery.

 

[mdakota]

thanks, i am too. then i'm excited to got to one of your pilate classes and stretch like i never have. i have a book on childrens yoga that we do here at the house. but you know i've never sat with my legs indian style. never ever and if i can do that it would be amazing. i cried the first time i watched each of my children do that. they think its crazy and all i can think is i'm so glad they dont know... doing things with them is part of my inspriation to do this.

 

[Jamie]

Mdakota....my gosh you are an inspiration!!! I know what you mean about taking something that most people would consider the WORST negative and spinning it in a positive way. You are a master of that. And I agree with you....if you could do everything you have accomplished with those old hips....LOOK OUT WORLD once the new ones are in place!!! More power to you, hon! You are a shining star.

 

[mdakota]

awe, that was sweet thanks, i think they are great pics. i hope others will see them and know that anything is possible. orthopedic surgery is huge, your dealing with bones, muscles, tendons, nerves. you lose blood and anything they break out the garage tools for is not easy. yes the saws, chissels, hammers, roto rooter, nails screwdrivers. all of it. so when you think about recovery you need to remember what all they are doing. give yourself a break and just keep on perservering. fear- of course there is fear. anyone that dosent have a little is stupid or lying. perserverance comes from overcomming the odds and the fears. accepting that your not perfect, but guess what no one is and even without this i never was. but we have the oppertunity to create our own future we cant change the past.

 

[mdakota]

i wrote a speach in college and it was called you only fail if you never try. i believe that with everything i am. i've never failed, i may not have gotten something as quick as i wanted it or the way i thought i would. but i always kept on trying and got there anyhow. i'm blessed and God has seen me thru.

 

[Josephine]

anything they break out the garage tools for is not easy. yes the saws, chissels, hammers, roto rooter, nails screwdrivers. all of it.

My how you make our speciality sound basic!

i wrote a speach in college and it was called you only fail if you never try. i believe that with everything i am. i've never failed, i may not have gotten something as quick as i wanted it or the way i thought i would. but i always kept on trying and got there anyhow. i'm blessed and God has seen me thru.

That is so inspiring, md. I am sitting here thinking "what a woman". But then I think that about so many of you folk on here.

 

[mdakota]

to the contrary, i like to put things so anyone can understand i explain the heart like a house. you have the building(the muscle and doors, valves) electrical (eletrical) and plumbing (arteries and veins) as ive seen you do many times on here , if you truly know what your talking about you can get your point across to anyone.

My how you make our speciality sound basic!


That is so inspiring, md. I am sitting here thinking "what a woman". But then I think that about so many of you folk on here.

 

[Jamie]

Dakota, I hope you decide to spend time on the forum even after you are all healed up. You have a wonderful way with words that will help others who follow you. It should make for an excellent blog too!! I'm with Jo.....what a woman!!!

 

[mdakota]

lol. i'm blushing, well one thing i've never been short on is words. i hope lots take a look at the blog, i am enjoying building it. there is alot of stuff in there that i've never really had anyone to tell. i hope to have lots of info that can help people that find themselves in this strange world. i'm going to have lots of time after surgery so i bet i'll be here for a while.

 

[mdakota]

if you look you can see my spica

 

[Nana55]

You are an inspiration, so glad you are on the forum!!
Nana

 

[mdakota]

yall are an inspriation to me. i love being here and im learning so much. everyone needs to be around people that understand. and i am more inspired by the people who had stuff happen later. you know something i can never know what it was like to be " normal". so when someone with that experience can tell me things get really good. those words are like honey to me.

 

[Josephine]

Ah, how many of those spicas have I put on or helped to put on kiddies. It used to be my 'job' to give them a bath when they had it changed and my staff used to get me a trolley ready with a bowl of water, soap and lovely warm, fluffy towels. The surgeon would go off for a cup of tea while I did my bit and then return to do his bit when I sent for him! I loved it! But they did pong when they were fresh out of the spica!

(Most of my patients were quite a bit younger than this lassie!)