What is Gaucho Disease? We have a parent that has something entitled this and is going to have hip surgery.?
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You might be refering to Gaucher disease. It is an inherited, enzyme deficiency, disorder. Symptoms range from mild to severe and can appear at any time, from infancy to old age.\n\nThese Gaucher symptons may include anaemia, fatigue, easy bruising and a tendency to bleed. An enlarged spleen and liver may also occur in Gaucher disease as well as bone pain, degeneration and fractures. That is probably why the parent is going to have a hip surgery.
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Your mom needs to see a doctor.  It may be something as simple as a cyst or a boil or it could be cancer.  I don't know how depression could make it any better or worse, she probably just dwells on it more when she is depressed.  If it is something like a cyst, they don't have to operate.  If it is cancer, the sooner she gets treatment the more likely she is able to recover.
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How old is your granddaughter and was she born with this problem?  Has your granddaughter ever seen a Orthropedist?  They are bone specialist and they would be able to help her out better.  Medical technology has advanced since I was a baby.  I was born in 1964 and the doctors then told my parents I had "swivel hips" which made one leg longer than the other.  As I got to be around 3 yrs. old I had knock knees, where my knees would come close together, in a inwards style.  Not to mention I was born with flat feet and bunions.\n\nMy family didn't catch these problems in time, so now in my adult life I have to pay for their ignorance.  Make your granddaughter a appointment to see a bone specialist.  They will perform x-rays on her and run some other tests and they will determine what she needs.\n\nGood luck to your granddaughter and you for caring about her so much!\n\nI hope I was of some help to you!
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AVN of the hip is a situation where the head of the femur loses its blood supply. It can happen for a number of reasons, sometimes the cause is unknown. The reason your doctor is not screaming for you to have surgery is that it is not an emergency. The ball on the femur will eventually regain its blood supply, but the problem is that it can also remodel. If you give you hip total rest the prognosis is good, if you don't the ball will begin to look like a mushroom and then the hip will not function properly. If the ball on the femur does look like a mushroom by the time the blood supply is back that is permanent and you stand a very good chance of getting osteoarthritis in you hip, at this point surgery is needed. So don't freak out just take it easy and listen to your doctor.
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not if he is your son. family members are exempt from HIPPA regulations, if you go through the proper channels and your son has given permission.
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I doubt very much it has to do with someone else's smoking habits.  You really should get that checked out by a doctor.  A couple of possibilites could be Fibromyalgia or Lupus.  Your mom would probably know if there is a history of these disorders in your family. But definatley have it checked out....Feel better girl.
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I don't know the name of this condition; but it appears to be some sort of muscoskeletal disorder.\n\nWasn't she in a Marilyn Manson video?  Dope Show, maybe?
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Take him to a degomperatologist and have them run the gomp test on him. It is the only way to know for sure
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show your parents..you need to see a doctor so he can diagnosis as a hemorrhoid. just b/c you think it is something it doesn't mean that it is...there are a lot of conditions that you don't know about
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Sorry about the tension. That's a pain. I too have a relative that is very different than the rest of us but I have concluded that there was some sort of genetic mutation and leave it at that.
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I have heard that she has cancer. I'm not sure what type but that is what has been going around. Whatever it is, I hope she gets better. That's seems like too much pain for a parent to bear.
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It is a genetic disorder, usually caused by recessive genes that meet up in both parents.
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Alcoholism is a genetically predisposed illness. I would suggest that if you have a parent who is an alcoholic...stay away from alcohol!!!
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My dad has one leg shorter than the other and they built up the shoe on the shorter leg so they would both be even. He has a lot of hip and knee trouble and the doctor said that is what was causing it. So he had his shoe built up and he said it's somewhat better now.
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yes, there is. i had that problem when i was little because i was born with weak hip sockets. anyway, lay her on her back with her body staight, lift her legs from the floor and begin to move them as if she's walking. this will help her to get the right movements going. however if she can't move her legs at all by herself, then you need to let her doctor know this, for there might be something seriously wrong. anyway, try moving the legs in circular motions, to lossen up the hips, but be sure to do it gently. if you do it too hard you could pull the joints out if place. also, try standing her up with you holding her and move her legs one in front of the other so that she can get used to having her own weight on her legs this will help to stenghten them. i wish i could be of more help. good luck to you both. and mom, given time i'm sure it'll all end find. my best wishes to you, and keep your faith high. baby's have a way of telling how much you believe, ect. in them.
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its a genetic problem
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needs to see an orthopedist and they will probably give him a cortisone shot and then physical therapy if there isn't something that needs to be repaired surgically