#snapping hip

[thergbvision]

Life/Health Update

So… a lot’s going on medically again.

My orthopedic surgeon has decided to pause physical therapy and move forward with a diagnostic knee scope to try to figure out what’s really happening. PT just wasn’t helping enough, and my knee’s been unpredictable. On top of that, I’ve been diagnosed with snapping hip syndrome (aka dancer’s hip), which basically means one of my tendons is catching painfully over my hip joint (super fun). I’m getting a steroid injection in the area soon to help manage pain and inflammation.

And because the universe has a sense of humor, my mom is also about to have hip surgery, so we’re both in the Hip Chronicles together.

On the autoimmune side: my ANA test came back positive with speckled and nucleolar patterns, but all the specific autoimmune markers came back normal. That means we’re not looking at something like lupus or Sjögren’s (at least for now), but it does mean something is up. So the next step is evaluating for Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), which makes a lot of sense given my symptoms and my diagnoses of POTS and HSD.

It’s overwhelming, but I’m trying to take it one step at a time. Thanks to everyone who continues to check in and send support; it really means the world.

[verycrowindeed]

Doctor don't let you do anything fun niwadays

What do you mean I can't crack my neck? Or hands? Or back? Or toes? What do you mean I can't pop out my hip? What do you mean my knee is not supposed to do that???

[txosa]

Some people can feel a “snap” sensation or hear a “pop” sound in the hip when they walk or stand up from a sitting position. The source of this snapping involves a tendon or muscle tissue inside the hip catching on some kind of bony protrusion and then “snapping” off it like an archer releasing a bowstring. In most cases, a snapping hip will remain harmless. However, a snapping hip can sometimes lead to irritation and bursitis.

[detsolkongen]

So, I have this thing called snapping hip syndrome, where my tendon goes over my hip joint when I flex it. It looks and feels as if the joint is popping out of its socket, but it’s not. I had snapping hip for most of my life, and as a kid, I would flex my hip and it would freak people out. I used to think it was a dislocation, so I would just tell people I was able to “dislocate my hip on command”. When they saw it, they all cringed. It was my “party trick”. But until I went to the physical therapist to get it checked out, they said I had a snapping hip and no joints were ever harmed.

If you want to see what snapping hip looks like, watch this VIDEO. I do exactly what this woman does and it freaks people out.

[pottamux]

Doncha just love snapping hip

[goodbetterbetta-blog]

So I rowed crew in high school and I really fucked up my hips. I was diagnosed with something called Snapping Hip Syndrome, which makes the tendon in my hip snap over the bone every time I take a step. It's usually just annoying and sometimes aches a little if I've been walking all day, but now it's unbearable.

It's to the point where I can't even sleep anymore. I have to put two pillows between my legs to get remotely comfortable. And forget about going up or down stairs. That shit's impossible. It's been this bad for about a month now.

Ugh I think I need to go to a doctor but I don't have the time and money. Besides, what are they going to do? Just like sucks bro, take some advil?

Mehh it'd better not be this way when finals are here.

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[canttakethehonkytonkoutofthegirl]

I diagnosed myself with Snapping Hip Syndrome this week. Glad to know it's an actual real thing that other people have, and it's not just my body being freakish and weird and making weird noises all the time. I'm just glad I have the kind of Snapping Hip Syndrome that doesn't hurt, I don't think I could handle another pain in my body when I already have so many everywhere.