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| Does anyone know the best type of pain killer for avascular necrosis of the hip bones.? |
Bone pain is perhaps the worst pain. Usually a narcotic analgesic like percocet but watch not to exceede 4000mg of the acetominophin mixed in with the oxycodone. Prescription only please.
Neur... |
| How do I find out if my husband has avascular necrosis? |
Since you have no insurance, I would start at the closest county facility to save $. A plain xray of the hip might show radiographic findings suggestive of AVN; he will probably need further testi... |
| Do I need an MRI for avascular necrosis. Long term steroid use for auto-immune blood condition.? |
l don't think you have it.
Avascular necrosis at 38 years when the femoral epiphyses have long since fused would be a rarity indeed,even with long-term steroidal use.
A bone scan is adequat... |
| Can you lose your leg to avascular necrosis? |
no, you won't lose your leg. Sometimes depending on the severity of the problem you may need to have a hip replacement surgery. I think you should consult your medical doctor and go over all... |
| I was told I have avascular necrosis back in 1995? |
Hard for me to answer from your descriprion. Avascular necrosis means that a bit of tissue has died because it wasn't receiving enough blood (and oxygen). This tissue could have been reabsorbe... |
| Does anyone know about Avascular Necrosis? |
Avascular means without a vessle, and necro means death, osis means condition of. So a treatment is the Free Vascular Fibular Graft (FVFG), in which a portion of the fibula, along with its blood s... |
| Is anyone familiar with Avascular Necrosis? And What exactly is it? |
May be your Hip joint is affected and the head of the femur is having Avascular necrosis that decay of head of femur due to lose of blood supply. ... |
| Hi, has anyone suffered from Avascular Necrosis, but mis-diagnosed with another condition? |
I was diagnosed in 2005 with avasuclar necrosis and not one doctor told me in 2 and a half years. I am having a core decompression surgery done in Feb. but little hope my whole hip bone is almost c... |
| Avascular Necrosis? |
At some point you have lost blood supply to one of the bones, (this usually happens in the hip), and some of the tissue has died, necrosis means dead tissue. I would be interested if you have been ... |
| I have avascular necrosis and need replacement joints because I took Prednisone. Anyone else had this prob? |
I have AVN too. But I am not at the point of joint replacement yet. I don't know what it is like to have joint replacement but I can tell that you are a strong person. Good luck!! ... |
| I have avascular necrosis, Perthes disease, can I get SSDI without an attorney? |
Go to your local Social Security office and fill out the paperwork. They will ask for additional info which you can either mail or bring back in. They will then send you to their doctor for an ex... |
| What is Avascular Necrosis? |
generally associated with hip bone.in this head of Femur does not get enough blood supply and gets destroyed. causing loss of the hip joint function ... |
| How can avascular necrosis of hips be cured? Anyone with good answer please reply......? |
unfortunately , this is a serious condition, it can occur due to trauma , or other diseases , the final treatment is a hip replacement surgery ... |
| Can Avascular Necrosis reoccur in other parts of the body even when originally caused by trauma? |
It has been recorded, BUT it is extremely rare; ... |
| Avascular necrosis of the hip joint... any special diet? |
My son has perthes disease-which is the childrens version of AVN.
Foods high in calcium are good. You generally should have a good diet as any extra weight on the hip will cause the joint to wea... |
| Avascular necrosis (aseptic or osteo necrosis)....have you had it or have it now? |
Well the docs are all right, you were living a very unhealthy lifestyle for a long-time, most sequella of smoking do not show up until later in life (20 pack years or so ie packs per day times year... |
| Is there excercises you can to to help prevent the pain caused from avascular necrosis.? |
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 ... |
| Does anybody have experience of Avascular Necrosis of a metatarsal and the treatments offered? |
The commonest avascular necrosis of the metatarsal affects the second metatarsal head, causing pain and limited movement of the joint. The pain is localised to the area of the joint, mainly under t... |
| My brother is dignosed with Avascular Necrosis on the femur.less blood supply to femur which is head on legs.? |
I live in the US so I don't much about doctors in India, but I have found a few websites that may help you with treatment options :.
From what I've read on these websites, there are seve... |
| Partial Femoral Head Collapse from Avascular Necrosis? |
I'm a little unclear here - did you have both previous joint replacements in ONE hip and now have AVN in the other?
Or did you have two hip joints replaced due to AVN and now have AVN in a ... |
| How do you treat avascular necrosis? |
amputation ... |
| I (M41)have AVN(Avascular Necrosis) of both Hips jts. How best to handle it while avoiding Hip Repl surgery?? |
i am in the same position, i have tried everything to avoid surgery, loracet on the bad days but unfortunatly nothing seems to work for the long term. i am careful about how i walk, get up and down... |
| Does fosamax work in avascular necrosis of the hips? |
I would not have guessed this, but apparently bisphosphonates (for example, Fosamax) *are* used to treat avascular necrosis. I don't have any personal experience with this....
There was a ... |
| Does anyone with avascular necrosis first had a femoral neck stress fracture? |
My husband has AVN in both knees and right shoulder. I am going to pray that you do not have it!. I would not wish this on anyone. I am giving you links to the National Osteonecrosis Foundation an... |
| What will cause avascular necrosis in the hip joint? |
1. Injury, such as a fracture.
2. Side effect of certain drugs, such as high doses of prednisone
3. Underlying condition that can cause blockage of the small blood vessels that nourish the fe... |
| Does anyone have avascular necrosis of knee and what treatment? |
This procedure is very effective for early disease that has not yet progressed to bone collapse; it may even prevent collapse. Core decompression may also be used for someone younger than 50 whose ... |
| Where can i find a wheelchair for a 7 yr old that has avascular necrosis and wont cost too much? |
You don't say what country you are in. If you are in the US contact the Shriners or St Jude for help.
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| Does any one know homeopathic doctor at INDIA, who has succesfully treated avascular necrosis of femoral head? |
I am a Homeopath, Homeopathy treats the patient not the disease. You need to post the symptoms of the patient not the name of the disease if you want a Homeopathic Answer. Given the exact symptoms ... |
| Can an X-Ray show early signs of Avascular Necrosis? |
avascular necrosis can be seen in head of femur mostly,early radiological signs are not much obvious ,mri and ct.scan are better imaging for early detection,a radio isotope scam also is helpful ... |
| Has anyone else had a core decompression for avascular necrosis that failed? |
Always get a second opinion, I went to the hospital with severe leg and hip pain , about an hour before they decided to do hip replacement surgery(they was prepping me even) when another dr came in... |
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