My hippie life!: within the week..

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

within the week..

4 days... Ok, everyone is telling me not to get scared, but.. I can't help it. I KNOW I'm only freaking myself out. A week ago I was fine. I keep thinking about all the things that could go wrong, and what would happen if things didn't turn out right, or what if I don't heal afterwards and I'm on crutches forever. I know I need to focus on the positive things, like... my engagement!! Yes I'm engaged to the man I love with all my heart! We've been engaged almost a week now which is weird! But I guess it's good because it means the wedding will be coming up soon ;-) haha! We have talked about dates but we're not setting anything in stone, because we're waiting until after surgery to really plan anything.

Anyway I have heard from sabrina and marcie that the surgery really isn't that bad it's just a lot of work after... I know I can do the work, it's just going to be hard! Anyway i almost feel better if I don't talk too much about it so I shall stop for now! haha!

I might go shopping today and start getting things for the hospital, so I'll update again before Friday, just please keep praying for me, thanks :-)

2 comments:

HipRNJanuary 6, 2010 at 4:25 PM
Hey Shelly, you'll do great! I'll be thinking of you and say a little prayer for you:) What time is your surgery? Just remember that the calmer you are going to sleep, the easier it is for you when you wake up. Also, make sure you take whatever you can get to make your bowels keep moving!!!! Take whatever the nurses give you and ask for it if you don't get anything! Seriously! That's my biggest advice for you, lol! Now, go get 'em girlie!
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ShellyJanuary 6, 2010 at 5:40 PM
Thanks Marcie! Surgery is 10:30am so I'll be there at 8:30. I will keep that advice in mind and (just like ashley told me) I might ask my mom for activia yogurt to eat for breakfast each morning.. (once I feel like eatting! haha)
*hugs*
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Surgery Info

Dr. Kevin Scheid will be the Dr. preforming the operations. The first surgery will be Friday, January 8th 2010 at 10:30am. The second Surgery is September 21st 2010 at 8am.

Congenital hip dysplasia is an abnormal formation of the hip joint in which the ball at the top of the thighbone (femoral head) is not stable in the socket (acetabulum). Also, the ligaments of the hip joint may be loose and stretched. The degree of instability or looseness varies. A baby born with DDH may have the ball of his or her hip loosely in the socket, the looseness may worsen as the child grows and becomes more active, or the ball may be completely dislocated at birth.
Left untreated, DDH or Congenital hip dysplasia leads to pain and osteoarthritis by early adulthood. Also it only occurs in about 1 in 1,000 births.
So it's something i was born with but just wasn't caught at birth.. Whats different in my case is my femur has been slightly flattened so rotating the cup will be a little harder than on someone else having the surgery.

A periacetabular Osteotomy- "Periacetabular" means around the acetabulum. "Osteotomy" means to cut bone. In PAO, the patient's own joint is surgically altered to create a broader load-bearing surface. During the surgery, the acetabulum is sawed apart from the rest of the pelvis, in a few places and is repositioned to cover the head of the femur, and secured with metal hardware. If necessary, the head of the femur is repositioned by surgery on the femoral neck.