Seventeen days after our initial visit to the emergency room, and after 10 days of steady decline, we finally see the orthopedic doctor this morning to (hopefully) get the official diagnosis.
I have my list of questions and have done a considerable amount of research on the internet (not all of it encouraging) and am hoping for a compression stress fracture (on the underside of the femoral neck) rather than a tension stress fracture (on the outside) and I am praying it is not in danger of becoming displaced (which will require surgery). If it were to become displaced, there is a chance of avascular necrosis (lack of blood supply causes a deterioration of the bone where it meets the hip socket), which would result in the need for a hip replacement.
So off we go - praying for the best.
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