Bad news from the surgeon and trying to figure out what to do next

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Second and third opinion until you get the help you need. There is

definitely something amiss,

One of the AVN's I had on a hip didn't show up on x-ray, CT ,bone scan or

MRI, but after lengthy discussions with my surgeon, he said the clinical

signs are all there will you take a risk of a hip replacement. Well when you

are just about ready to buy a wheelchair you will do just about anything. My

GP was so worried I was making the wrong decision, he was there in theatre

with a camera, took a photo of the ball and it was absolutely disgusting it

was virtually at a state of collapse,of course pathology confrimed it.

So the motto of this story... X-rays and scans aren't always the be all and

end All of diagnosis. A clever surgeon who is going by what he was taught

and of course he knew my diving history.

hang in there and keep going you have to you are way too young..

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figure out what to do next

second opinion definitely........BARB in Florida

Bad news from the surgeon and trying to

figure out what to do next

Hi all, I saw my surgeon yesterday and well it was not at all what I

expected. I did the normal x-rays and my appointment ended with him

saying there wasn't anything surigical he could do for me. To say I am

devasted is an understatement I currently am unable to sit up for longer

than half an hour or 40 mins, have gotten stuck if I sit over this

amount of time and ended up in the er from going to a movie, going for

dinner with my family, coming home once from seeing my surgeon in

Toronto - and the list goes on. I can't stand for longer than ten

minutes at a time without the hip spasming and going into so much pain

that I have to lie down. I haven't been able to go grocery shopping or

anything - thankfully I can still bathe myself and go to the washroom.

It is like living the rest of your life in the condition a person is a

week or two after a hip replacement and yet the hip looks perfectly

fine, blood work all came back normal, mri/bone scan shows nothing -

techincally at the moment it appears that I am screwed.

I really have no idea what to do, and yes I know my surgeon is a highly

respected surgeon in Canada but at the moment I think he sucks. I am

only 31 and he has basically handed me something worst than a death

sentence. I am looking into options at the moment including a second

opinion any ideas are welcomed.