The Harmonious Hip: Nesting

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Nesting

Making sure all my little chickadees are in a row...

It is now exactly 24 days until, hopefully, my final surgery of all hip surgeries. Woohoo! Now it's lefty's turn, or as I call it, the "virgin" hip (it's the one that's never been operated on in the past). Strangely enough, I seem to have turned a bit of a corner the past day or so. The pain in the left is surpassing the right...which by my calculations, sounds about right. The right one is still healing, no doubt. But the pain in the left is a more acute, sharp, throbbing and the right is stiff and fatigued....very different. So, as weird as it sounds...this is actually a good thing! Seems like the right is healing up as it should and the left is about ready to throw in the towel. Good thing...because the right is about to get a big wake-up call here in a few weeks. Hope it's ready to withstand all the pressure and there are no setbacks. Only time will tell.... In the meantime, I've had the strangest "nesting instinct" take over my brain. And no, I'm NOT pregnant! But, it feels very similar to when I was expecting my babies. Perhaps it's because I know that here in only a few weeks I won't be able to squat and scrub those baseboards or climb to dust the ceiling fans (how the heck does dog hair get up on the ceiling fans?! Seriously???). I've even already warned my family that my Christmas decorating will be done BEFORE Thanksgiving *gasp*! I mean, I can't very well trim a tree properly if I'm on crutches, now can I? So, while there's barely a dent in the Halloween candy...I'm already getting all the lights and garland and ornaments down from the attic. And one simply cannot properly decorate a home for the holidays without listening to *clutching the pearls* Christmas music!!! I've never loved Pandora more than I do right now! My kids think I'm nuts, but of course my husband has known this fact for years now. We just celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary and that man is proficient in the ways of his wife around the holidays. He has wisely learned to just be a spectator and let the madness commence...it will be beautiful when all is said and done, so just leave me to my holly jolly nuttiness and peace will come to all in the end. Now, I just need a warm cozy beverage and we're all set!

Peppermint Hot Cocoa with whipped cream...all is right with the world. Blog on!

*sigh* NOT my house...but a girl can dream, right?

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What is Hip Dysplasia?

You may hear about babies or pets with hip dysplasia, but it can affect adults, especially young women. Hip dysplasia is an abnormal condition affecting the hip socket, oracetabulum, and the thighbone, or femur. In someone with hip dysplasia, the hip socket is too shallow, or the femur is in the wrong place. Doctors check for hip dysplasia in babies before sending them home from the hospital -- it's an easily treatable condition in newborns. But if hip dysplasia isn't detected and corrected at an early age, the health of the hip will deteriorate over time because of its misalignment. Depending on the severity of the situation, this could result in pain, osteoarthritis, difficulty walking or an inability to walk. It can also contribute to a marked deterioration in a person's basic quality of life. It's not just dogs and babies, y'all!

Periacetabular Osteotomy (or PAO)

PAO: The Mother of All Hip Surgeries... A procedure that cuts the hip socket out of the pelvis to allow the socket to be repositioned and then screwed back into place. This allows the ball & socket to move fluidly, preventing further cartilage damage and preserving the joint in patients with faulty hips. The PAO preserves and enhances the patient's own hip, NOT replacing it with artificial parts like a hip replacement. The hip may still develop arthritis over time, even when the operation is successful. However, PAO is still the preferred treatment in young adults to postpone the need for hip replacement as long as possible.