Had my appointment with Dr.Nho today! Just like all the good things I've heard about him on the support groups, I was in such great hands!
He explained everything so clearly. He went over my XRs and MRAs, measured my alpha angle and it's 62 degrees, which confirms cam impingement (normal is 40). Cam shaving is planned as well as closing of the capsule hole from my initial surgery (graft if needed). He will also evaluate my labrum and see if he has enough healthy tissue to do a repair. If not, they will have a cadaver graft ready. My initial surgeon only did debridement and did not address the actual cause of the tear...which basically was asking for failure right from the start. It's pretty disappointing to know all those months recovering and in pain were "for nothing". But it was really nice to hear Dr.Nho say it's better to have a patient who's surgeon didn't do enough - as this gives him more to work with than the opposite. Hurray for positivity! I asked him to have a look at my left hip MRA, which was considered normal in Montreal. He pointed out a small labral tear...but I will try to avoid surgery as long as it's not too painful. Damn you bilateral impingement! I also had the chance to finally meet Sara and Leah, both of Dr.Nho's PAs. They were so incredibly nice! So was Joely, one of the administrative assistants.They suggested getting the post-op meds on location today, this way we wouldn't have to run to a pharmacy afterwards. Got my brace measurements done, ice machine will be delivered tomorrow and CPM is all set and ready to go. I had last minute questions that I sent by email and they already got back to me. Such amazing service. I'm so happy I chose Dr.Nho and his team for this. Even though it's going to cost a lot of money, it's worth every penny. So yeah...I'm getting surgery...11am tomorrow!
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AuthorMy name is Marie-Christine. I'm 34 years old and live in Montreal, QC, Canada. I have had two failed hip scopes on my right hip to do undiagnosed hip dysplasia. My amazing surgeon, who is in Quebec City, performed periacetabular osteotomy in November 2017. He also did one left hip scope (non dysplastic) in February 2017. Archives
May 2018
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