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Damm. That is surprising, tough news, Miss J. Don't know much about that stuff, but fingers crossed that between recent medical advancements and your medico-intellectual savvy you'll the right treatment. Be thinking of you.
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I don't know if my medical savvy can help. It's my 'luck' that's doing me in.
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Oh, man, this makes me so sad, so sick and so pissed at those other Drs for misdx'ing you and wasting 5 months of your life. A similar thing happened to my Aunt only it was Stage 4 Cancer, they misdx'd it, gave her a back surgery she didn't need, and dismissed her in exactly the same way. If she'd had those 5 months she'd have been able to try different treatment that might have kept her w/ us a little longer, in a more comfortable state. As it was, she lived only 5 months after ANOTHER doctor finally correctly DX'd her, sick and in incredible pain. It makes me sick w/ rage. Stupid young Miss Thing doctor dismissing your "anxiety". Ever since then I double check my Drs/surgeons. I hope everyone here will do so as well. Too much misdiagnosing going on, and this time at Miss J's expense...
It's like I did not even experience 'middle age'. I just jumped to being 'elderly' right after my 56th birthday. It's just so PARANORMAL that stuff would set in SO SOON and so QUICK right after my move. Also, I don't seem to have the right kind of 'attitude' towards getting that sort of thing but it's a thing that only gets worse. Ya, I was HOPING it was 'fibromyalgia' which is when there is not much explanation for pain or hoping it was just 'emotional trauma'. But the trusted knowledgeable doctor said the best thing to do was replace the hip.
That's what it sounds like...you were a young, vibrant healthy woman one minute and the next...incapacitated, do not pass Go, do not collect $200, you are in hip jail. Are you able to have the surgery soon? It is good that you will be able to go back to being active, so that is something to look forward to. We tend to think of hip replacements for "old" people but it seems it can happen to those on the youngish athletic side like you, and believe it or not, Prince. Again, I'm aghast and pissed and horrified on your behalf. I don't know how I missed this post this morning (I fell asleep at 7 last night, VERY UNUSUAL) but, damn, Miss J, I'm so sorry.
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Ya, the young ER doc saw I had some anxiety problems in my past record and then took it upon her self to do the EASY LAZY dumb doctor thing which was to resolve my hip pain to 'minor arthritis' and anxiety. Like she was NOT qualified to put a GRADING on the extent of arthritis when the radiologist did not even grade the extent of it. She did it to sweep what ever I had under the rug of 'anxiety' as to discount my pain. This came to light when an EXPERT in hip preservation mind you, told me the X ray did not show 'mild' arthritis. It showed indication for total hip replacement. I will be making a formal complaint about 'Tami Tiamfook-Morgan' the ER doctor who did that. It's what inexperienced, unmindful or just lazy (or dumb) doctors do; make no explorations as to physical cause of pain and just attribute to 'anxiety' if they see that in your chart. The anxiety in ER was well founded given that the triage doctor ordered an X ray of my HAND when I went in there complaining of hip pain. I had anxiety of medical mistakes. Guess what happened? Medical mistake. Again the ER doc (tami tiamfook-morgan) had no expertise to classify the X ray findings as "mild" arthritis. She only made that classification so that she could say my pain was in "excess" of an X ray report she was NOT even in the capacity to evaluate as to put a 'grade' on. The fact that an EXPERT saw the X ray findings as justifying a total hip replacement demonstrates that her assessment of "mild" was BOGUS and was most likely done to peg hole me into 'anxiety'. She's an example of EASY it is for lazy, dumb or newbie docs to misdiagnose. I mean all she really did was note that anxiety was in my record and went way beyond her skill level so that that her 'assessment' of my pain situation FIT INTO that. There was NO REASON for her to "interpret" those X rays as "mild" arthritis given the radiologist did not even give it a grading of mild, moderate or severe, other then to peg hole me and DISCOUNT what I was telling her about the pain. In retrospect, everything I conveyed to her about the pain, where it was felt and when crossed referenced with a type of impingement syndrome whether it be the morphology associated with Femoral Acebabular Impingement or big osteophytes large enough to interfere with each other when there was also a very narrow cartilage space to be seen on the X ray. I don't even know IF she looked at the X ray. But IF she did, it's now clear she was not capable of putting a grade on it as "mild". 'Thanks' to Tammy Tiamfook MD at Mt. Auburn Hospital who told me to 'see a psychiatrist about my anxiety' given my "mild" arthritis (and NOT to an orthopedic doc!!! mind you), I'm now 5 months into a serious hip problem. DianaD wrote:Oh, man, this makes me so sad, so sick and so pissed at those other Drs for misdx'ing you and wasting 5 months of your. A similar thing happened to my Aunt only it was Stage 4 Cancer, they misdx'd it, gave her a back surgery she didn't need, and dismissed her in exactly the same way. If she'd had those 5 months she'd have been able to try different treatment that might have kept her w/ us a little longer, in a more comfortable state. As it was, she lived only 5 months after ANOTHER doctor finally correctly DX'd her, sick and in incredible pain. It makes me sick w/ rage. Stupid young Miss Thing doctor dismissing your "anxiety". Ever since then I double check my Drs/surgeons. I hope everyone here will do so as well. Too much misdiagnosing going on, and this time at Miss J's expense...
It's like I did not even experience 'middle age'. I just jumped to being 'elderly' right after my 56th birthday. It's just so PARANORMAL that stuff would set in SO SOON and so QUICK right after my move. Also, I don't seem to have the right kind of 'attitude' towards getting that sort of thing but it's a thing that only gets worse. Ya, I was HOPING it was 'fibromyalgia' which is when there is not much explanation for pain or hoping it was just 'emotional trauma'. But the trusted knowledgeable doctor said the best thing to do was replace the hip.
That's what it sounds like...you were a young, vibrant healthy woman one minute and the next...incapacitated, do not pass Go, do not collect $200, you are in hip jail. Are you able to have the surgery soon? It is good that you will be able to go back to being active, so that is something to look forward to. We tend to think of hip replacements for "old" people but it seems it can happen to those on the youngish athletic side like you, and believe it or not, Prince. Again, I'm aghast and pissed and horrified on your behalf. I don't know how I missed this post this morning (I fell asleep at 7 last night, VERY UNUSUAL) but, damn, Miss J, I'm so sorry.
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Yep, did the same thing to my Aunt: Drug seeking, and get this golden oldie "hysteria". I thought they stopped using hysteria long, long ago.
Yes, complain to every place possible about this incompetent doc, every board, the hospital, her boss, maybe even the press if you can handle it. The very least that should happen to her is that she be disciplined and FIRED. It really would be better if she found a better vocation altogether, but if they let Drs like Rajopal etc. slide (and the guy who basically ensured my Aunt would have a short, painful brutal life before her gristly death after suffering from months from BONE CANCER, some of the worst pain there is, I've since learned), I don't hold out much hope for that.
I am so pissed on your behalf. Call in the posse on that doc. I have NO patience for this sort of shit. Do you know if your hip could have been preserved if the right dx would have been made in time? (During the 5 months.) Your pain at the very least could have been somewhat controlled (I don't know what grade of meds they have for that or how effective it is.) but you could have had SOMETHING vs. the NOTHING you were so unceremoniously given.
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Dare I say it? Would they have done or said the same thing to a male patient if he had the same complaints and the same medical history? I somehow doubt it. For whatever reason, men almost always get a 'pass' on hysteria or anxiety diagnosis. I think there was even a study done it a long time ago that many women go undiagnosed or not diagnosed earlier due to doctors attributing their illness to anxiety, stress, or being 'over-wrought'.
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Well with an assessment of "mild" arthritis, I certainly felt my hip could be preserved or not thinking in terms of total hip replacement. But even though I DID manage to find a GOOD hip preservation doctor, it took many months searching for a preservationist and all that time was for naught given the hip preservationist told me I was a definite case for total hip replacement. DianaD wrote:Yep, did the same thing to my Aunt: Drug seeking, and get this golden oldie "hysteria". I thought they stopped using hysteria long, long ago.
Yes, complain to every place possible about this incompetent doc, every board, the hospital, her boss, maybe even the press if you can handle it. The very least that should happen to her is that she be disciplined and FIRED. It really would be better if she found a better vocation altogether, but if they let Drs like Rajopal etc. slide (and the guy who basically ensured my Aunt would have a short, painful brutal life before her gristly death after suffering from months from BONE CANCER, some of the worst pain there is, I've since learned), I don't hold out much hope for that.
I am so pissed on your behalf. Call in the posse on that doc. I have NO patience for this sort of shit. Do you know if your hip could have been preserved if the right dx would have been made in time? (During the 5 months.) Your pain at the very least could have been somewhat controlled (I don't know what grade of meds they have for that or how effective it is.) but you could have had SOMETHING vs. the NOTHING you were so unceremoniously given.
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Well, I can tell you that if it were a case where Tiamfook wanted to go on medscape and get CME credit for diagnosing a case, she would have been more observant. She has something on a medscape where she presents an emergency case and appears to 'solve' it. I wish I could get onto medscape and present Tiamfook's assessment of my case along with the X ray where she interpreted it as "mild" arthritis. There would be no more CME credits for her. She needs some CME DEMERITS, I'll tell ya that. By the way, her CME medscape case WAS on a MALE patient. DCNGA wrote:Dare I say it? Would they have done or said the same thing to a male patient if he had the same complaints and the same medical history? I somehow doubt it. For whatever reason, men almost always get a 'pass' on hysteria or anxiety diagnosis. I think there was even a study done it a long time ago that many women go undiagnosed or not diagnosed earlier due to doctors attributing their illness to anxiety, stress, or being 'over-wrought'.
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Sorry to hear this news, MissJ. Even though you got the opinion of a top hip preservation expert do you still plan to get another opinion? Just curious. The good news is you are "relatively" young and physically fit through all your years of swimming and biking and you'll very likely have a speedy recovery.
Strangely enough about 20 years ago I also had a doctor at Mt. Auburn document that I had an "strong anxiety component" when I was sent to the E.R. after a near syncopal episode (meaning I came very close to passing out). Um yeah, I was anxious because I almost passed out! I worked at the hospital at the time and was actually able to look up my own record and I remember being shocked that they would document that, as if it was all in my head. Oh yeah, I just felt like wasting my day in the emergency room so I decided to make myself faint! It is unfortunate that one person can have this power to document something like that in your medical record, when it is not fact but simply the doctor's (often misguided) opinion. Agree that rarely will men have this documented in their medical record...we women are just so darn emotional and shucks, sometimes we just create our own physical problems!
And even more strangely, since a week or so ago I have been experiencing unprecedented hip discomfort, mostly on the left. Maybe I overstretched it doing yoga. I pulled a groin muscle around Thanksgiving and it still hasn't healed and has messed up my back and now apparently, my hip. Either way, hip problems do make you suddenly feel older than your years!
Anyway, I am sorry for the stress this is causing and wish you the best of luck. Keep us posted on your plans...
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I just take it they will all resolve to hip replacement.
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Miss J, if it's any consolation, last nite I went out with a friend who had both hips replaced 10 years ago.I asked her how they were doing and she said great.It was the best decision she made to replace her hips.She's 63 years old.She was dancing soon after the operation!
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Well that is good info. I'm just in SHOCK that I would need a hip replacement. Like a few years back I was doing a lot of SALSA dancing and everyone said I was 'young for my age'. All of a sudden, I get this backlash and turn into 'elderly' woman limping around with fucking cane. Presently, I'm in denial that this is happening but again presently, tonight, I could hardly walk. watchthemoon wrote:Miss J, if it's any consolation, last nite I went out with a friend who had both hips replaced 10 years ago.I asked her how they were doing and she said great.It was the best decision she made to replace her hips.She's 63 years old.She was dancing soon after the operation!
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Yeah, that is odd about being so active and mobile and then...hip replacement! But once again I give you Prince. He used to rock that pelvis like no one else. Then one day=hip replacement when he was fairly young, too. Maybe it was an overuse them w/ him, who knows.
I can totally understand being in shock...it changes your idea of your identity. In our culture hip replacement=old but as we're learning, fairly young people can need it, too.
Can you get the hip Dr. to give you something for the pain in the interim? Bone pain is some of the worst out there.
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watchthemoon wrote:Miss J, if it's any consolation, last nite I went out with a friend who had both hips replaced 10 years ago.I asked her how they were doing and she said great.It was the best decision she made to replace her hips.She's 63 years old.She was dancing soon after the operation! I had both mine done too and live a totally normal life with NO PAIN. MissJ, don't leave it please. I dithered around for far too long and should have had mine replaced much earlier. It is a very simple operation- about one hour total and with an epidural pain killer and sedation so no G.A
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That sucks, I am sorry MissJ wrote:Well that is good info. I'm just in SHOCK that I would need a hip replacement. Like a few years back I was doing a lot of SALSA dancing and everyone said I was 'young for my age'. All of a sudden, I get this backlash and turn into 'elderly' woman limping around with fucking cane. Presently, I'm in denial that this is happening but again presently, tonight, I could hardly walk.
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Simple operation? They cut your hip bone off and lodge some long thing into the bone marrow. As you can tell, I'm still terrified. Sarah W wrote:
I had both mine done too and live a totally normal life with NO PAIN. MissJ, don't leave it please. I dithered around for far too long and should have had mine replaced much earlier. It is a very simple operation- about one hour total and with an epidural pain killer and sedation so no G.A
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Yes, very straight forward. I was terrified too but needlessly.The pain went immediately and I could not wait to get the other one done! I had to wait 11 weeks for the next one and I was foaming at the bit.
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Can you still use your leg muscles or do they become weaker with this thing in there? can you move with them like before when the hips were good or do they limit some sports?
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I can do everything I could do before. I swim, can run, horse back ride etc. The only thing I have a wee bit of trouble is getting up off the floor, and doing my shoelaces up as I feel a bit stiff doing those things. I can do a whole day of hard gardening ( chainsawing, lawn mowing etc) just like before. I have excellent,strong leg muscles and I ride the exercycle every day to keep them that way. I have ceramic implants with a metal shaft that goes right down inside the bone more than half way to the knee. You would never know that the shaft piece was even there.
I was going to do a tandem sky dive a couple of months ago and checked with my surgeon. He said 'no' so I guess there are some limitations- hitting the ground with both legs at high speed,lol. I also had to make a mental adjustment when I got the second one done as legs and brain did not connect and I had that fall. I have found that by standing on one one leg at a time whilst looking in a full length mirror sorted out the mind/body problem.
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Thanks Sarah, it gives me some hope. Did you have a situation where SOMETIMES it felt OK like you could walk without a limp or not feel pain in the hip and think; 'It's getting better' and then in a few hours or so or the next day, it would act up again. I have that. Sometimes, I can walk without a limp or pain but then it comes back.
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