I'm still coming to terms with the possibility of this happening...but, i've been having issues with my leg/hip/lower back...I went to the doctor and he figured it was sciatica (which it was but the cause of the sciatica was a deeper issue) ...but told me to go get an x-ray just in case.
The x-ray tech told me that i had hip dysplasia and that it was too far gone for hip replacement (which it seems that everyone i've talked to says that there's no way it could be too far gone for hip replacement) Anyway..i go discuss the x-rays with my doctor next tuesday and i'm hoping that Hip Replacement surgery will be an option...even though it scares the crap out of me.
My question is....has anyone went through this as a larger person? I know everyone has noticed that i've been losing weight and stuff but i'm still large. I'm around 315 pounds looking at a possible hip replacement.
also has anyone heard of it being too far gone to have a hip replacement?
I'll know more on Tuesday but...i'm just wondering what everyone here might have went through?
The x-ray tech told me that i had hip dysplasia and that it was too far gone for hip replacement (which it seems that everyone i've talked to says that there's no way it could be too far gone for hip replacement) Anyway..i go discuss the x-rays with my doctor next tuesday and i'm hoping that Hip Replacement surgery will be an option...even though it scares the crap out of me.
My question is....has anyone went through this as a larger person? I know everyone has noticed that i've been losing weight and stuff but i'm still large. I'm around 315 pounds looking at a possible hip replacement.
also has anyone heard of it being too far gone to have a hip replacement?
I'll know more on Tuesday but...i'm just wondering what everyone here might have went through?
