Yesterday, we had another appointment with the orthopedic surgeon. And things were . . . well, the news was actually all right under the circumstances (you know, the circumstances being that my kid has dysplasia and there's really no GREAT news these days until they can tell me that everything's all fixed). But Diya got an ultrasound, and the doc thought that there may have been some improvement using the harness alone. Something that none of us expected. She's not sure because last week, we had an x-ray. Yesterday, we got an ultrasound, and she said that comparing the two scans is like comparing apples and oranges.
But she said that looking at the ultrasound, it doesn't appear as if Diya's hip is as far out of the socket as she had previously thought. Whether this is because there's been improvement from the harness or whether the x-ray just made it look a little further out she's not sure. So . . . she wants to try the harness for another week. We're still scheduled for surgery on the 17th, and she still thinks that we're most likely to end up there. But she seemed slightly more optimistic about the harness maybe working. I know, it's still a lot of maybe's and possibly's and who-the-hell-knows. But what I mostly took out of the appointment is that Diya's hip isn't as hopeless as we had initially thought. And even if the harness doesn't work, she's a pretty decent candidate for the closed reduction.
Next week, we'll do another ultrasound and have a better idea of whether the hip is actually improving with the harness. If they decide to stick with the harness, it's still not a quick road to recovery. She'll stay in the harness for months and a brace for months after that. But at least we won't be dealing with a surgical procedure, having to put her under, and a hard cast.
So just more waiting and seeing now . . .
But she said that looking at the ultrasound, it doesn't appear as if Diya's hip is as far out of the socket as she had previously thought. Whether this is because there's been improvement from the harness or whether the x-ray just made it look a little further out she's not sure. So . . . she wants to try the harness for another week. We're still scheduled for surgery on the 17th, and she still thinks that we're most likely to end up there. But she seemed slightly more optimistic about the harness maybe working. I know, it's still a lot of maybe's and possibly's and who-the-hell-knows. But what I mostly took out of the appointment is that Diya's hip isn't as hopeless as we had initially thought. And even if the harness doesn't work, she's a pretty decent candidate for the closed reduction.
Next week, we'll do another ultrasound and have a better idea of whether the hip is actually improving with the harness. If they decide to stick with the harness, it's still not a quick road to recovery. She'll stay in the harness for months and a brace for months after that. But at least we won't be dealing with a surgical procedure, having to put her under, and a hard cast.
So just more waiting and seeing now . . .
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