Second time around

Bones, joints and muscles
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ok, so I had my right hip done on February 27h 2015 and had hoped that I wouldn't need my left done for a while (ever). I have hip displasia so inevitable I suppose. I have my one year review in two weeks and will discuss the left side en but hey did say that they don't go on the xray but on the way I feel and for the last couple of weeks I have been having twinges. Not taking painkillers but I was only on paracetamol with the other side. I just feel so despondent I've worked so hard to get over the first one and get fit again and now this. If I'm honest I'm ashamed. Only just told my family to evening about the pain and they are supportive but my elderly mother lives 275 miles away and is not in good health so that's on my mind. 

i don't really have a question just wanted to vent and get it off my chest as I feel I've taken a giant leap (if I was able to leap lol) backwards. I'm still doing my exercise, using the bike and walking but it's definitely getting more difficult and last time I went for four years before I persuaded someone to do e operation and don't want to wait that long again but.............

thanks for reading

Catrin

 

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Can i ask how old you are? How have you found life?

Iv congenital hip dysplasia to but from what iv noticed a lot of people who have it arent getting there hips done till a lot older or didnt need as many ops and could live a normal life?

Iv just turned 20 and my thr is on the 29th. This will be my 12th op. I cant do anything normal and was even told i was unfit to work because of my condition.

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Oh Sarah, that's hard. I'm 55 I don't think my dysplasia is that bad it wasn't diagnosed till last year. I had a hard time getting the NHS to agree to an operation they kept saying I was too young but am hoping this time it will be more straightforward 

 

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Ahhh i see. Im beginning to think the severety is very bad now that im talking to others that have had it. The doctors have been doing ops on me since i was 1 year old haha.

But its deffo hard to win with the nhs sometimes