Tiff-Dysplasia: GREAT day!!!!!

Sunday, October 11, 2009

GREAT day!!!!!

Well today started out GREAT Wesley killed his first deer of the season I am so proud of him 8pt 150lbs!!!!!!

Played some cards with my mom for a little while in the wheelchair then went and took a cat nap before my friend Jennifer came over and visited for a little while she was in town from Aiken so it was nice of her to stop by.

Tonight was pretty bad my very naughty dog Lillie decided to do her business in my parents room and my mother has pretty much had her fill of my bad dog, I felt awful because I am so helpless and I couldn't help clean up the mess, plus she threw up in my parents bathroom last night and that didn't go over well either, so I am having to find a place for her to stay until I get well and can take her to obedience classes.... ;(

not much pain persay today just the constant muscle fatique feeling in my hip it sort of feels like a ton of bricks sitting on my hip which I have pretty much gotten used to. It is getting harder to fall asleep at night since I am used to sleeping on my side this whole sleeping on the back thing has gotten really old really fast.

I am excited about going to dinner with all of my co-workers to Wing-and-Ale Tuesday night although my friend Jennifer is up and moving to Oklahoma.. I sure will miss her bunches... ;(

All of my ster-strips have fallen off my

incision and it looks to be healing pretty nicely ;)

Using the crutches is going really well much easier to manuever than the walker, tomorrow I am going to attempt to tackle the stairs in the house so we shall see how that goes. I am so ready to get back in my own bed since I have been staying upstairs in the guest bedroom.

Well I am off to bed and try and get some rest

I will update again soon

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HELPFUL DEFINITIONS

Hip dysplasia
Hip dysplasia is a congenital condition in which the ball and socket joint don't fit together the way they should. In my case, the socket is too shallow, which causes uneven pressure on the joint, a premature breakdown of cartilage and early osteoarthritis.
PAO surgery
involves cutting the pelvis in a few places and screwing it back together in a way that makes the socket joint less shallow and more accepting of the ball joint. It's meant to preserve the hip and prevent further arthritis and pain. A PAO is not a hip replacement, which is not ideal for people my age because they only last 10 years or so and require additional surgeries for revisions.
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI)
previously termed acetabular rim syndrome, is a major factor in early development of osteoarthritis of the hip. This syndrome is caused by abnormal contact between the osseous protrusions of the acetabulum and the femur during hip joint movement.1 In patients with femoroacetabular impingement, repetitive microtrauma from the osseous impingement leads to recurring irritation, degenerative changes of the labrum, and ultimately irreversible cartilaginous damage. Femoroacetabular impingement tends to involve young, active patients and can be debilitating. Femoroacetabular impingement is often bilateral, but may be symptomatic on only one side. Femoroacetabular impingement is diagnosed and classified into two types, pincer and cam, by the clinical and radiologic presentation. However, most cases of femoroacetabular impingement are a combination of the two subtypes.Pincer impingement is caused by acetabular overcoverage with normal femoral head sphericity. The pincer effect is the linear contact between a normal neck and an overcovering acetabular rim, which can lead to labral damage. Pincer impingement is more common in middle-aged women with abnormalities of acetabular morphology.
Hip Labral Tear
The other name of hip labral tear is Acetabular Labral Tear. Labral tears frequently takes place in the front and top segments of the labrum. Hip labral (labrum) tear is a medical condition within the hip where a sort of cartilage takes place. The damage to the cartilage inside the socket of the hip joint makes your thighbone less stable inside the joint. Because of this complication the fluid may leak from the joint which may result with a friction in your hip. The cartilage is important for the hip joint for stability. The cartilage cushions the hip joint providing mobility to a person by giving autonomy and flexibility for movement.
Heterotopic Ossification
is the process by which bone tissue forms outside of the skeleton. Heterotopic ossifications will develop in 10% to 80% of cases with varying severity after surgery or trauma to the hip and lower legs. About every third patient who has to face heterotopic ossification following total hip arthoplasty (replacement) or severe fracture of the long bones of the lower extremities will develop pain and dysfunction resulting from extensive heterotopic ossification. Heterotopic ossification jeopardizes functional outcome, impairs rehabilitation and is costly because of secondary surgical procedures. Pain first arises a few days after surgery with calcified structures appearing as blurred contours on x-rays at 3 to 6 weeks postoperatively. Patients with heterotopic ossification after a previous hip arthoplasty are at greatest risk of developing additional heterotopic ossification, with incidence between 50% and 90%