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Hip troubles

This X-ray is taken on February 7th 2008. You can still see a part of an old broken screw and you can also see how bad my right side(on the left of the image) is. This is my situation now, and the only way to make it better, is by surgery: a new hip.

At age 16 they discovered I did not have a bowl for my right hip.
I had a reconstruction surgery in August 1997.
Again in January 2006.
Both reconstructions were “triple osteotomies”. 
And now, ever since February 2008 I am going through the procedures to get a new hip… This needs a lot of effort and goes hand in hand with a lot of pain (long live the pain killing medicines!).

© 2008 Cynthia de Ruiter. NON of these images may be used without my permission. All images used (as in X/rays and other scans) are of MY body. If you are interested, please contact me at webmaster @ cderuiter,com

Through these pages I would like to inform you about my situation. I have some scans and X-ray images to help you understand what I am going through. This is not a complain site, this is merely to inform people on my situation. Maybe create a better understanding for people who, like me, have to deal with stupid difficulties each and every day.

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