Cdh treated as a child, now thr needed? Anyone else?
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hi, I'm new to this forum but looking to see if anyone else has similar circumstances.
I was born with cdh and it was repaired when I was 6. It's has served me well and been completely fine and pain free until the last year or two. This year it's becoming very painful almost all of the time and my movement is becoming much more restricted.
I'm at the stage where I'm considering contacting my gp to see what options are available to me as it wouldn't just be a straightforward case as with OA. just wondered if anyone else had experience of this?
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auntiebeanie caza92512
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Don't know abt CDH but my cousin had Perthes Diesease and ended up having a hip replacement at age 40. From what I remember he was in hospital for a couple of weeks but has not had many problems as far as I know. Xx
fiona1707 caza92512
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caza92512 fiona1707
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Cdh is the newer term for child hip dysplasia. I don't know why they reversed the d and h either!
I know you can get hip dysplasia as an adult but I'm specifically afte anyone who had surgery on it as a child. Can't find anyone like me but I'm not that unique, surely!!
sarah1996 caza92512
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caza92512 sarah1996
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sarah1996 caza92512
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caza92512 sarah1996
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Gee. I'll quit complaining about my sore hip then! Poor you. I must admit, I have been very fortunate and I've had very few problems with mine, despite years of competitive, high impact sports abuse! I had my hip corrected when I was 6, in an op I forget the name of but involves reshaping the socket and an osteotomy of the femur. I will probably need a thr at some point but this won't be straightforward and I don't know if there are other options to try first as my joint will be very unique to my dysplasia and repair.... Just looking for info before I head to the gp!
Wishing you all the best with your
sarah1996 caza92512
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caza92512 sarah1996
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Have no idea! I have two young children and a gardening business so I'm not sure what to do! From what I'm reading, there seems to be little option apart from thr in people with hips like ours! I'm not sure how I'll cope with the time out but similarly I think it's better to get it done sooner rather than later? Also sh*t scared... Having spent so long in hospital as a kid although I'm not terrified of them, the thought of staying in one for a week and the op scares the willies out of me!
i don't take any medication yet as its not something I'm keen on but don't know if the gp would do that first and wait until it's much worse. I'm in the same pain now as every night for as long as I can remember now so I'm going to have to bite the bullet sooner or later!
sarah1996 caza92512
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What is your quality of life like currently? Are you still active? High pain levels on daily basis ect? Is it severely limiting your life currently?
linda81469 caza92512
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I was born with hip dysplasia. What my mom told me was that I was put in a body cast from neck to to feet for 6 months when first born then from waist to feet for another 6 mons. There was a rod that kept legs apart. Hip had been dislocated at birth so I guess this was a way to fix it. No surgery tho. Then at age 12 they put 24 staples in left knee to stop growth so right leg could catch up. Had always been short but managed all those years till the last 2 when pain & lack of movement became a problem. Had trhr in July. But dislocated after 3 weeks! Surgeon was going to try and get it back in without opening me up again but couldn't. After going in again he saw not only dislocated hip but cup was lose and had to do revision of total hip. Now am non weight bearing for 6 weeks. Hope all goes well for you. Prayers for a successful surgery and complete healing. 🤗 Hugs, LD