FYI – info on hip dysplasia

http://health.howstuffworks.com/hip-dysplasia8.htm

I hope he gets better even though i know is going to be but i love you JD,Sheigh,Jack,Ella

October 21,2008 this was writen

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I hope JD can go to the http://www.hip-baby.org website to help him in dealing with this issue. My daughter has it and is getting ready for her 2nd surgery, a pelvic osteotomy and this site is wonderful!

I hope for a speedy recovery for Jack!

and I think, as much as he wants to stay home to help… He might not be able to because of his contract. Sometimes he can’t just stay home and he can’t help it. Someone’s gotta make money.

FYI – The condition is called developmental hip dysplasia. While it is commonly present at birth, it can occur at anytime between birth and the time when a child is walking well This could be up to 18 or more months in a normal child.

a friendly nurse practitioner and avid reader of CBB

I was born with bi-lateral hip dysplasia and didn’t find out until I was 19. So I’ve gone through one surgery called a Ganz Osteotomy and looking at about 4 or so hip replacements just on my left hip.

Jennifer,

My hip dislocation wasn’t discovered until I was about 16 months old, when I started walking. My mum thought I was a “late-bloomer” but when I DID finally start walking (I took my first steps on the day that my brother was born) they noticed that I walked like Charlie Chaplin. Something similar could have happened in Jack’s case.

I feel for his parents, especially his mum and grandmother, because from what my mum told me, it was really hard to take care of a toddler in a cast while having a infant.

Haha, funny story. When I was in my cast, my brother would hold onto my legs (they were splayed like a frog) and I would pull him around the room! My mum’s got the pictures to prove it!

Erin-

Perhaps he should stay home and help out? How would he support his wife and son if he stays home and helps out, being on the road with his team is his job, to be able to afford the surgery for his son. WOW!

My daughter was born with hip dysplasia 17 years ago. She lived in a soft cast harness for 8 months I couldn’t bathe her in the tub till 8 months. Why didn’t they notice this at birth as it is a birth defect? I am very sorry for them but it will be alright in the end. My daughter is a happy 17 year old who rows crew. I just have her checked by a orthopedic surgeon every 5 years because it does lead to hip replacement later in life.

Thank you, Erin.

“It will be tough to be away. But I think my wife and her mom will be able to handle it for a while.”

If it is that tough, why not ask for a small leave of absence? Maybe it’s a financial thing, but….it seems kinda like he’s leaving the burden of childcare (*surprise) to his pregnant wife, who will have another baby on her hands, and the MIL. Skip the road trip!!