Hello all,
I am a contracted MS3 with hopes of being an Active Duty Armor Officer with a problem
So I tore my labrum during night land nav Fall FTX this academic year, my doctor had me just conduct physical therapy and take a prescription anti-inflammatory before I got an MRI to see if it was just some inflamed cartilage. If anything my pain got worse during that time (I've been on profile since the injury) and he said I should get an MRI, so I did. The MRI revealed that I did indeed have a tear in my labrum on my right hip. That MRI was about a month ago and due to the holiday season, it took up until last Monday to get a reply from the surgeon I was referred to. He did say that my injury will require surgery with physical therapy with an ability to start jogging a little at the end of 6 months, that being said I'm already working with my cadre in obtaining a medical waiver for camp this summer.
During the consultation with the said surgeon, he wanted me to get an X-Ray and I did. He pulled up the results and said that I had hip dysplasia (hence my name "imadog"). This was a literal shock, a "gut punch," as the doctor said. This had never been indicated to me in previous doctor's visits or on my medical record whatsoever. Apparently this is a condition usually caught in newborn checkups in the early months of one's life. That was not so for me, and mine is pretty extreme, (with only a 22 degree coverage of my left hip joint and a 23 degree coverage of my right hip joint, the healthy standard is 28-39 degrees, for those who care). They said that this leads to chronic dislocations of the hip and frequent tearing of the cartilage in my hips, eventually becoming early-onset hip osteoarthritis, my doctor has been saying that this has lead to medical discharges of active duty service members before. I'm concerned as if it is not repaired, it will obviously lead to the issues said above. And if the other surgeon recommends repairing my hip dysplasia in a procedure called a periacetabular osteotomy, it would lead to repairing them one at a time, with a total recovery of 16 months starting in June. This completely eliminates my other option of an end-of-camp-commission.
My questions are: What options do I have? My doctor has to prepare these things into a report for my cadre on Monday, what questions do I ask? And if I am medically disenrolled from ROTC, do I have to pay back my scholarship? Does this disqualify me from future service? i.e. enlistment or direct commission options
All advice or comments are welcome!!
I am a contracted MS3 with hopes of being an Active Duty Armor Officer with a problem
So I tore my labrum during night land nav Fall FTX this academic year, my doctor had me just conduct physical therapy and take a prescription anti-inflammatory before I got an MRI to see if it was just some inflamed cartilage. If anything my pain got worse during that time (I've been on profile since the injury) and he said I should get an MRI, so I did. The MRI revealed that I did indeed have a tear in my labrum on my right hip. That MRI was about a month ago and due to the holiday season, it took up until last Monday to get a reply from the surgeon I was referred to. He did say that my injury will require surgery with physical therapy with an ability to start jogging a little at the end of 6 months, that being said I'm already working with my cadre in obtaining a medical waiver for camp this summer.
During the consultation with the said surgeon, he wanted me to get an X-Ray and I did. He pulled up the results and said that I had hip dysplasia (hence my name "imadog"). This was a literal shock, a "gut punch," as the doctor said. This had never been indicated to me in previous doctor's visits or on my medical record whatsoever. Apparently this is a condition usually caught in newborn checkups in the early months of one's life. That was not so for me, and mine is pretty extreme, (with only a 22 degree coverage of my left hip joint and a 23 degree coverage of my right hip joint, the healthy standard is 28-39 degrees, for those who care). They said that this leads to chronic dislocations of the hip and frequent tearing of the cartilage in my hips, eventually becoming early-onset hip osteoarthritis, my doctor has been saying that this has lead to medical discharges of active duty service members before. I'm concerned as if it is not repaired, it will obviously lead to the issues said above. And if the other surgeon recommends repairing my hip dysplasia in a procedure called a periacetabular osteotomy, it would lead to repairing them one at a time, with a total recovery of 16 months starting in June. This completely eliminates my other option of an end-of-camp-commission.
My questions are: What options do I have? My doctor has to prepare these things into a report for my cadre on Monday, what questions do I ask? And if I am medically disenrolled from ROTC, do I have to pay back my scholarship? Does this disqualify me from future service? i.e. enlistment or direct commission options
All advice or comments are welcome!!