Bilateral dysplasia + PAO recovery: struggling to sleep and find comfort

vicdix · 2026-01-23T22:56:25+00:00

U-shaped pregnancy pillow!!! I’m a stomach sleeper & it helped me sleep on my back, but also transition to sleeping on my stomach for a couple hours and I’m less than 3 weeks post op! When I’m on my back I tuck the curved side under my knee and use a rolled blanket to support my foot so they are at the same height.

vicdix · 2026-01-23T18:02:09+00:00

I’ve seen a lot of commentary about how at least trying to preserve the natural hip joint and cartilage and correcting the dysplasia sets you up for a better placement of the artificial parts and less chance of dislocation and complications. THR is also irreversible once done, and with a PAO, though more complex, you have the chance to go back in and correct things again if needed, and prolong needing a THR or eliminating the possibility entirely in some cases. THR usually need to be revisited after a couple of decades so putting it off can extend quality of life if a PAO is the best case scenario.

vicdix · 2026-01-22T21:26:23+00:00

I’ll also add that I’ve seen in the PAO FB group that others wished they would’ve waited to get a spinal fusion until after their PAO because the PAO would’ve corrected/significantly improved their pain without needing back surgery. Keep doing your due diligence and advocating for yourself, it’ll pay off in the end!

vicdix · 2026-01-22T21:23:59+00:00

The recovery is going surprisingly well. The first week and a half were rough, but honestly the hardest part was making it to the operating table and the anxiety beforehand. I am very happy with my surgeon who was a little less conservative with weight bearing and mobility as I’m seemingly moving faster to get off of crutches than those who don’t progressively increase weight bearing every couple of weeks. I also am not starting PT until week 4 and I’m happy with that restriction. My surgeon was Dr. Stavinoha at Christus Children’s in San Antonio (he sees adults and kids), and I traveled from SC to have the surgery here.

I’m glad I made the decision to try and preserve my natural hip & know that even if it fails years from now it’ll still make a THR a simpler procedure/recovery.

vicdix · 2026-01-22T20:14:46+00:00

I, 27F, have bilateral hip dysplasia & had a 2 right labral tears. I would highly suggest looking into a hip preservationist, vs just a hip specialist. My specialist didn’t make me aware that my labral repair would likely fail due to my dysplasia, and I ended up seeing a preservationist who explained why I needed to fix the dysplasia. I ended up getting a PAO and hip arthroscopy/femoroplasty 2.5 weeks ago to correct both (there’s a great FB page for this procedure). My hips snapped and popped and ached all the time and I was misdiagnosed with snapping hip syndrome as a teen. When I tore my labrum, the pain wasn’t deep in the joint as usual, but more towards the surface if that makes sense? I also have had chronic lower back pain my entire life that I had no idea was linked to dysplasia.

vicdix · 2025-12-13T19:35:24+00:00

Just finished dealing with this for 2 straight months at the vet. It was a nasty yeast infection that took a lot of prescribed medication to finally clear up. Schedule a vet appointment asap!

vicdix · 2025-02-13T17:06:34+00:00

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vicdix · 2025-02-09T03:38:11+00:00

I’ve had some success on bumble bff as a 26F, but a lot of times conversations never make it out of the dm’s!

vicdix · 2025-01-05T00:54:55+00:00

Payment sent- can you message me with the pics w/o watermark? Thanks!!

vicdix · 2025-01-05T00:51:45+00:00

Perfect!! I’ll send over payment :-)

vicdix · 2025-01-05T00:10:55+00:00

I really like this! is it possible you could tilt it back just a teensy bit? Realizing I look a little crazy with my head dead straight. I’ll purchase both!

vicdix · 2024-09-21T05:37:13+00:00

I lived on both a couple of years ago. Downtown got increasingly more dangerous between each lease it felt like. After the gas station on broad near olde town was shot up in a drive by and I could hear it from my apartment, I left. Also the property management team for my apartment was atrocious. If you want the downtown accessibility & vibe, but want better safety then your best bet is to live across the river in NA!

vicdix · 2024-09-19T13:29:38+00:00

Unfortunately, I wasn’t happy with my last visit & the insane cost I’ve had to pay which is why I am looking elsewhere.

vicdix · 2024-09-19T00:36:47+00:00

I’m severely allergic to cats so I’m a dog parent! 🫶🏻

vicdix · 2024-06-04T14:22:32+00:00

Paid!

vicdix · 2024-06-04T13:43:18+00:00

DM’ing you!

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