Hi Vicki,
From start to finish it was about 6 hours I think (maybe a bit
more). They were using her op to teach the method to a group of
resident & visiting surgeons, so this may have slowed things down a
bit. I forgot to say that they also inserted an epidural, so Cassy
was deliberately 'paralysed' for a few days...that helped with the
immediate pain and risk of too much movement.
Cheers,
Cat.


--- In clickyhipsclub@yahoogroups.com, wvestone <no_reply@y...>
wrote:
>
> Hi cat
>
> thank you for your reply. just wondered if you remembered how
long
> your daughters operation actually took.
>
> kind regards
>
> vicki
>
> --- In clickyhipsclub@yahoogroups.com, "Catriona"
<hipkidstory@y...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Vicki,
> > I'm from Australia, where my then 12 year old daughter had what
> they
> > called a 'Triple Pelvic Osteotomy'. If that's similar to what
your
> > daughter is having, then hopefully her recovery will be as quick
as
> > my daughters. There was no cast or traction and she was up on
her
> > feet (gingerly, within the hospital) within a few days. Her pain
> > levels lessened to about 2 out of ten (on a scale from 1-10)
within
> > the second week and she was only on normal paracetamol.
Her 'nuts
> > and bolts' are still in and will stay there forever. She also
had a
> > femoral osteotomy at about 6 years of age. Again there was no
cast,
> > but she wasn't on her feet for several weeks. The recovery from
> this
> > op was a little longer. If you like, you can read her full story
at
> > www.hipkidstory.com
> > All the best and feel free to ask me any more questions.
> > Cat.
> >
> > --- In clickyhipsclub@yahoogroups.com, wvestone <no_reply@y...>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi there, wondering if anyone can give me a little info as to
how
> > > your kids coped after a pelvic osteotomy, how long did they
stay
> > in
> > > hospital? how was the pain? how long in a cast?
> > >
> > > My daughter Emily, who is nearly 6, is going in for her op on
> 30th
> > > march, she has already had a closed reduction, an open
reduction
> > with
> > > a capsule release and a femoral osteotomy, and alas her hip is
> > still
> > > unstable and dislocates under only slight pressure. her
> > consultant
> > > is hoping that the pelvic op will do the trick but has also
> > advised
> > > us that she may also need another femoral osteotomy and work
on
> > the
> > > capsule at the same time.
> > >
> > > Just looking for some info so I can prepare myself and Emily,
> have
> > > asked the doctors but I think always better to get info from
> > parents
> > > and kids who have been through it.
> > >
> > > look forward to hearing from you
> > >
> > > regards vicki