I would like to say thankyou for all the advice and support ive recieved by this site over the past 19mts. My daughter was diagnosed to have ddh both hips at...
Oh, Claire, that is AMAZING news!! Well done, Jessica! Bet it feels really weird to suddenly be able to look so far into the future - like me, you've probably...
Hi, Its lovely to hear a story with a happy ending. At least you have no more worry. You must have been over the moon when he told you not too come back! All...
Hi everyone Where do i begin? Well my name is Andrea. I have 4 children - 3 boys (14 yrs,11 yrs & 4 1/2 years) and a daughter, Lottie, 10 months. Lottie was...
Hi Andrea! Sounds like you've been through the wars, but this group is a good one, and we'll all be there for you as Lottie (and Peter!) progress. Just to let...
Hi Andrea, My daughter was also diagnosed at 7 months (that was 3 years ago) so I know how you are feeling. You will be surprised how well your daughter will...
Hi Andrea I hope everything goes well for you and Lottie. Every case seems to be different, so it's difficult to say what treatment she will have. However,...
Claire I'm so pleased for you - that's fantastic news!!! It's the words all us hip parents want to hear. Take care and keep us updated. Sara (Emily's Mum) ......
Hi Andrea Welcome. I'm sorry to hear that Lottie has hip dysplasia, but I'm pleased to say that she is still young enough for the Drs to do something about...
Thank you for replies to my introduction, I really appreciate it, yesterday, we saw the consultant (childrens) orthopaedic here in Ocford. He was absolutely...
Hi Oyn I'm pleased you have a great consultant as it makes it so much easier on you expecially if you trust him. It sounds like Naomi will be having an...
Hi all Thankyou all for your welcome and good wishes. It's good to know you're out there! Last week was mad hence my delay in posting. We saw Mr Aston at GOSH...
Andrea, Sorry you had such a hard time - I found this attitude with our consultant initially, too. He told us that the nurse would answer any questions, but...
Hi Barbara Thanx for your encouraging reply, I'll look forward to an improving relationship then! How's Amy now? In your first reply to me you said she had an...
Hi Andrea, Amy was diagnosed with CDH at 17 weeks, was put in a Wheaton (Pavlik) harness 24/7 for 12 weeks, then only for lunchtime and nighttime sleeps for 3...
Hi Barbara Glad to hear you had some good positive news today. The procedure your consultant was referring to is called an arthrogram, I believe the dye shows...
Hi everyone, My name is Kuana,I'm 28 years old and a mum to my 4 1/2 year old daughter Radharani.Rani(as I sometimes call her for short)was born with Bilateral...
Hi Welcome to the group Its sounds like Rani has had it tough. You will find lots of support here, if you need to chat anytime there is always someone about. ...
Hi All, Sophie had her check-up at Kings College on Friday. It went alot better than we thought it would. At her last oppointment at Lewisham we were told the...
Hi Leanne That's great news! I'm so pleased that her hip socket has deepened. Was the femur head crumbling due to Avascular Necrosis? I'll keep my fingers...
Hi Kuana Welcome to the group. It sounds like you've been through a lot with Rani. 2 1/2 is quite late to be diagnosed with CDH. Just out of interest, was...
Hi Andrea It is not easy looking after a child in a hip spica, they are very heavy and need lots of entertaining!!! When my daughter, Emily, had her open...
Hi Barbara The dye injection into the hip socket is called an Arthrogram. This shows up any cartildge (sp?) that may not show up in an x-ray. It's pretty...
Hi Sara, Just recieved your message.Thanks for asking about Rani. In reply to your first question, yes Rani was walking when she was diagnosed.She started...
Kuana, From what I can find a capsulorraphy is an operation on the hip capsule. Since you mentioned in an earlier post that your daughter is having an open, ...
Hi Nancy thanks for the help,It has shed a little more light on the subject.Radharani's orth. surgeon is a private doctor, I don't think he specialises in...
......and sorry if it's a departure from the focus of the board. I met a lady at the weekend whose daughter is 2.5 and has problems with her hips/feet. She...
Thanks, Sara. Hopefully it's going OK - was certainly a lot more positive on Thursday than we imagined it was going to be. Still a bit concerned about the...
Hello My daughter Jessica who is nealy 4 years is having a pelvic osteotomy next week. She will be in hospital for a week as this procedure is very painful??...
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