Need to Talk-bone Detoriated In Femur?? Posted: 01-05-07 19:27pm
To make a long story short 2 weeks ago we
find out via x-ray my mom is missing a
considerably large portion of bone in her
femur. She's had an mri and is scheduled
for a bone scan next tuesday (she's had
breast cancer 3 yrs ago). Called dr
today about mri and said that it does
confirm that it is a portion of bone
missing, however doesn't suspect cancer
(he at first did). This was her cancer
specialist, so he said she would need to
continue with orthopedist to find out what
is going on. We won't find out anything
until next friday after the bone scan.
She has an extreme amount of pain with
this from hip down leg, not fully through
but in hip, upper leg, and lower leg.
Can barely lift up leg to take a step.
This all started suddenly about 3 weeks
ago. Does anyone have any thoughts as to
what could be going on. Throw anything
my way because right now I am stressing
myself out so bad.
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julz67
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Scotland
Posted: 02-03-07 09:24am
Has your mum had anysort of trauma to the
hip...Has she fallen? Ever broken it?
Has avascular necrosis (avn)ever been
mentioned? I had/have avn, but it comes
on througha trauma injury such as a a
break.... It's basically a bone disease,
....When a bone breaks, it repairs it self
until the break has rejoined...With avn,
the bone continues to die and crumble
faster than it can reapir itself....If
that makes sence..This could be why part
of your mum's femur is missing.
Not being a doctor or medical
professional, I can't even guess how this
has happend, however..It has happend to
me, and becuase of it, I recently went
through a 3hr op to replace it.
Hope the doctors find out what is wrong
and can treat it!
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will-00
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 May 2007 Posts: 4 Location: cambridge
Posted: 11-06-07 16:39pm
Hi Julz67
I also have avn in the top of my femur
when you said you went through a 3 hour
operation was that an osteotomy that you
had.I had a scfe which caused my avn
now i have to decide on an osteotomy or a
hip replacement. I would be really
interested in any more information thanks
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julz67
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Scotland
Posted: 11-06-07 17:00pm
It was a total hip replacement with an
extension (for the length) that I had ( a
year ago!!) Have never heard of an
Osteotomy!!
If you go for the replacement, you wont
regret it, I promise you that!! I was
riding before the op, and I am back on a
horse again now... it's made my life so
much easier!!
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