Hello everyone,
I am new to this forum, but not new to dealing with DDH. My son was born with it and it was spotted at birth. His right hip was the affected one. He's had two surgeries -one at 3 months old and one in April. He had his last cast off on my birthday June 1st (what a great gift that was).We had a car accident about 2 months ago and the other car hit us on the right rear passenger side- right where my son was asleep in his car seat. At the hospital after the accident ( he didn't have any injuries except a bump on his head) they said he would need a CT scan and that much radiation is not recommended for a child his age. I then also remembered how many X-rays he has already had in his life and he is only 4 yrs. old. We are due to go back very soon for a check-up and he HATES hospitals ,doctors and needles.We had a long long road to go with this situation (he's 4 years old now) and i am looking for some advice with dealing with his emotional side of this. Last night he told me he had a dream that "he "broke" and the doctors could'nt fix him and he was like that for the rest of his life" . I'm wondering if anyone out there is that far into this and has some experience with the best way to support my child regarding his emotions and DDH. LOL thanks