Hi Anna
Welcome, nice to meet you but sorry that you've had to find us!! i also have dysplasia and wish i'd had this website when i first got diagnosed (WAY back in 96/97) there is also a facebook group Adult Hip Dysplasia where you can find lots of girls going through ups and downs with our condition and lots of support. I'm no expert and am just feeling my way as many of us are but here are some things that i've heard and digested: as far as surgeons are concerned, i've heard great things about Jon Conroy in Harrogate and of course there is Ronan Treacy in Birmingham who does resurfacings on the NHS and you should be able to choose and book but one problem with Dysplasia is that you can often get very high pain levels with little visible sign of arthritis, without the signs of arthritis you can have problems having resurfacing or replacement offered, only corrective surgery. Depending on your grade of Dysplasia you can be offered different options. I think mine is quite mild as i have a third of my femoral head outside of the acetabulum, i've seen much worse sockets! Specialist dysplasia surgeons seem to be few and far between but Johann Witt and Marcus Bankes in London are mentioned a lot, they do many PAO's re shaping the socket in the hip and giving lots of the girls several pain free years before going to THR. try and use choose and book codes to see someone on the NHS who knows what is going on with your hip. the best thing you could do is to ring up some of the surgeon's secretaries, they will help you understand whether you could see that surgeon, the best way to go about it and what your options might be. I found Mr Witt's secretary to be lovely. He's at UCH. there is also a book on Adult Hip Dysplasia - on Amazon - it's quite expensive and does look at the PAO a lot but i found it useful and interesting. I'd also sit down with your GP once you've got more information under your belt, chances are that you are his/her only Dysplasia patient and that they don't know a huge amount about it. good luck, i'd advise you to do your research and be your own advocate. you can have second opinions on the NHS, i'm sure. take care and hang in there. PM me if i can help in any way. Sal