First Diagnosis

Welcome to my blog. My daughter, Savannah, was diagnosed with Congenital Hip Dysplasia of her left hip while at her routine 9 month checkup on November 21, 2007. We were completely stunned and shocked when we were told our little girl had this problem. She had shown no signs of a problem existing, so we were just expecting another routine check-up without any problems. Instead we were immediately sent downstairs for an x-ray and an ultrasound of her hips after the pediatrician discovered a click in her left hip.

Her right hip socket was shown to be a little shallow, and we were told the left hip socket did not form completely while she was still in utero. Again I was just stunned. I had so many questions runnning through my head. Why my child? Why did this happen? Did I cause this some way? I felt very helpless and emotional about the whole situation. I had a lot of difficulty trying to come to terms with the fact she had this problem because I wanted to believe that she didn't. I think Matt was in denial too until he actually saw the ultrasound and the tech explained what he was seeing.

The pediatrician referred us to an orthopedic specialist the upcoming Wednesday, November 28. The idea of leaving this appointment not really knowing a confirmed diagnosis and treatment from the specialist was really hard. I don't do very well with waiting and anticipating things especially when it comes to my daughter. This was not going to be an easy wait. Both Matt and I wanted to know exactly what was wrong with our daughter so we could just move forward and begin treating it.