Yesterday was surgery day! I barely got any sleep the night before because I was so nervous/eager/excited. We arrived at the Gold Coast Surgicenter located in the Water Tower Building on Michigan Ave. Checked in, did my pee/pregnancy test then was changed into a hospital gown. Surgery was scheduled for 11 but in the end I passed at 1pm. I was STARVING!!!! Dr.Nho and Sara (one of his PAs) both came to see me before surgery to go over things and check if I had questions one last time. It was really nice of them. Once the anesthesiologist came, everything moved quickly. I was wheeled into the freezing OR, transferred to the table, oxygen mask on and boom, injection that put me to sleep. My awakening from anesthesia wasn't as smooth as the first time. My hip was really painful (from what I remember) and I kept crying/shaking uncontrollably. The nurse kept telling me to calm down, and that everything was ok. I told her pain was a 9/10 and I was given a truckload of pain meds. Dr.Nho came to see me after surgery and even asked her to give me more pain meds. She had already maxed out on OxyContin and Fentanyl. Boourns. He said that he was pleased of the surgery - that my initial surgeon had barely done anything (😠) so it was almost like a regular scope and not a revision. He showed me photos of the surgery - the joint was bright red and inflamed. I also had a large labral tear which luckily he was able to repair instead of doing reconstruction. My lip was swollen because of the breathing tube, and I kept saying "someone punched me in the face!!! Sara, did you punch me in the face???" Oh boy. How embarassing Haha. Anyway, basically yesterday was cam shaving, labral repair (3 or 4 anchors I don't remember) and capsular plication. He also sew the hole in my capsule from my first surgery. I can't even start to think about my first surgeon being all "not much I can do for you anymore...take Tylenol and someday you will need a hip replacement" So frustrating. BUT NOW!!! Now I'm on the right track to getting back at 100%! This is so exciting. I'm even looking forward to having normal ROM!! Haven't had that in a while. First night was super crappy. Had my hip wrapped in the ice machine (felt nice) and the little booties to keep my foot from rotating externally. THE BOOTIES FROM HELL. I'm hoping tonight will be better. I'm currently in my CPM machine and it feels good to have the joint moving. I have PT at noon, so I'll keep you posted!
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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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