Houston, we have a problem.....

Ok, so my last blog entry discussed Brock getting hip x-rays to determine what kind of "hardware issue" could be contributing to his hip pain. That was Saturday.


Monday, I received a phone call from the Orthopedic Surgeon's office. The nurse told me their office didn't have access to the actual x-rays yet, but had read the report from radiology. I about had to pick my jaw up off the floor when I was listening to her read the report to me.


Blah, Blah, acetabulum......femoral head....right hip in place..... Blah, Blah, blah..... medical jargon..blah, blah.....Left hip dislocated.


WHAT? Did you just say Dislocated?


DiSlOcaTeD?????


Can't be.

We had surgery on both hips, summer of 2010 to FIX the dislocation!!!!


Realize, I had just wrapped my mind around the hardware issue surgery, and I now was kicked in the gut with the news of another impending hip osteotomy.


If you can imagine wanting to scream, cry, and vomit, all at the same time, that is how I felt hearing the news of Brock's hip dislocation.


No wonder the boy had been crying out in pain while in his stander!


The only good thing is that instead of patiently waiting until our "first available" appointment, December 9th, I pushed to get an x-ray. Magically, with the x-ray results, an appointment became available on October 26th. At that appointment, I will find out what our options are.


I'm still mad. After the last surgery, I knew that Brock still had tone issues and his adductors and hip flexors were tight. I kept being reassured that range of motion/PT would be enough. Looking back, I wish I would have pushed for something. Botox? Baclofen? Another release surgery? Each would have been minor, compared to a hip osteotomy.


I do know, that Brock can't have a surgery to repair his dislocation until we address his tight adductors. No repair will last.


Brock's seizures likely contributed to his hip dislocation too. You can't imagine how tight Brock becomes with his tonic/clonic seizures. It is just painful to watch sometimes....However, I've also been curious if Brock has been experiencing hip pain that could have actually contributed to an increase of his seizures?


Who knows.


We each know that hindsight is 20/20 and we can't go back. I am just so frustrated that I was trying to ask for help, but nothing got attention until Brock was in pain and now his hip is out.


I am getting all this off my chest, then I am going to try and put it out of my mind until I know more from the surgeon on the 26th.


Easier said than done.


I've found that Halloween candy is very comforting at times like this......but the side effects later, when I can't zip my jeans could be devastating! LOL


I have to leave you with a picture of my special Brock. Through it all he is one tough little guy, and has a smile that can melt Mommy's heart. :)