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Hello everyone,
I thought I would start up a thread and write a bit about where I've come from so far, and also do a countdown to surgery the same way some of you have done which is absolutely genius
I was born with hip dysplasia which was missed as a newborn. I grew up with absolutely no symptoms until I turned 19 yr old. The symptoms started off with some catching when sitting down, but it progressed like a freight train to getting partial dislocations and some pretty painful movements(sitting, bending over, kneeling amongst a few). An xray and arthrogram was done and I was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at that time, with labral detachment and labral tears. Symptoms were present in both hips, tho the left hip was always by far the most symptomatic.
Fast forward over 7 years, 2 surgeons :rolleyespink:, referrals, ....a wrist fracture where I almost lost my hand :hissyfit:, 3 PAOs, 2 hip scopes(I think-might be 3), and 19 surgeries :hate-shocked: I am now at a point where the worst hip of the 2 is getting replaced. Recent xray below.
For laughs and giggles here is one of my wrist. My left wrist is 100% fuzed. We had to get a special crutch attachment, because-because of the fuzed wrist, I can't use regular crutches being my wrist doesn't bend.
The right hip scope and PAO on the right side, did miracles. I am nearly 100% symptom free and have full function, where as the left hip first had a PAO non-union, which led to a 2nd PAO with a hip scope a year ago...but I am now back with the full symptoms I had before any work was ever done
Now I sit down with the surgeon to discuss what to do now, thinking a scope is the way to go, but he tells me the hip is just to damaged. I am now going to be talking to him on Feb 22 to get more information about the replacement, and what kind of implant(he already advised ceramic on ceramic).
I thought I would start up a thread and write a bit about where I've come from so far, and also do a countdown to surgery the same way some of you have done which is absolutely genius
I was born with hip dysplasia which was missed as a newborn. I grew up with absolutely no symptoms until I turned 19 yr old. The symptoms started off with some catching when sitting down, but it progressed like a freight train to getting partial dislocations and some pretty painful movements(sitting, bending over, kneeling amongst a few). An xray and arthrogram was done and I was diagnosed with hip dysplasia at that time, with labral detachment and labral tears. Symptoms were present in both hips, tho the left hip was always by far the most symptomatic.
Fast forward over 7 years, 2 surgeons :rolleyespink:, referrals, ....a wrist fracture where I almost lost my hand :hissyfit:, 3 PAOs, 2 hip scopes(I think-might be 3), and 19 surgeries :hate-shocked: I am now at a point where the worst hip of the 2 is getting replaced. Recent xray below.
For laughs and giggles here is one of my wrist. My left wrist is 100% fuzed. We had to get a special crutch attachment, because-because of the fuzed wrist, I can't use regular crutches being my wrist doesn't bend.
The right hip scope and PAO on the right side, did miracles. I am nearly 100% symptom free and have full function, where as the left hip first had a PAO non-union, which led to a 2nd PAO with a hip scope a year ago...but I am now back with the full symptoms I had before any work was ever done
Now I sit down with the surgeon to discuss what to do now, thinking a scope is the way to go, but he tells me the hip is just to damaged. I am now going to be talking to him on Feb 22 to get more information about the replacement, and what kind of implant(he already advised ceramic on ceramic).