So how am I doing one month post Regenexx procedure? (Interested in how the procedure went? Click here!) I’m back to pretty much where I was pre-procedure, except I’m wearing my brace, I’m doing water therapy and I’m not fully back to doing yoga. My knee has been pretty stiff lately and it feels like …
Monday, a week after I started the whole Regenexx procedure, I went into the clinic for a follow-up appointment and to have one last injection. It was a two-step process, In the morning, I came in to have my blood drawn. This time they only took 6 vials of blood! (Read here about the first …
I woke up on Thursday morning and was SO EXCITED! I had an outfit planned for the day and everything (of course I did haha!) I knew I wanted to wear my ‘Expect Miracles’ shirt because that’s exactly what I was expecting… a miracle! My Mom, of course, was all misty eyed all day. It …
Read more “AVN Regenexx Stem Cell Therapy Procedure Day 4 -7 – Reinjection & Recovery”
Up to my first day in Colorado, all my interactions with the clinic had been via the phone or computer. I woke up so excited to actually meet them in person, but was a little nervous too. My procedure was scheduled with a different doctor than I had had my initial consultation with. Why? Because I was …
In my yoga teacher training, we’ve been covering the yoga sutras one by one. The first sutra is, I. With humility (an open heart and mind), we embrace the sacred study of Yoga. When studying the sutras, it’s taught that you should take your time and follow your intuition on how long to study each sutra. …
If you’ve been following my blog you’ll know that I have avascular necrosis in my left femur, right where my knee bends. (Read some AVN blog posts here) I’ve seen countless doctors (read about Dr. Glueck here), tried acupuncture (post 1 & post 2), the blood thinner lovenox (update 1 & update 2), have been on crutches …
Back in April I went to my ortho for a follow up appointment. During this appointment she identified a new problem that was a result of the AVN. The large part of my femur that is dead/dying is right on the outside edge of the knee joint. The bone is crumbling from the inside out …
So how is my knee doing since starting use of the Lovenox blood thinner injections for my avascular necrosis treatment? That was the million dollar question going into my last check up in the beginning of April. Since I was diagnosed with avascular necrosis in December 2012, I’ve tried so many different things to try …
Read more “Update: Avascular Necrosis Treatment with Blood Thinners”
Looking through the infinite pages of the internet, I found very few medication treatments for Avascular Necrosis (AVN). Most doctors, if they recommend treatment, throw pain killers, nerve suppressors or surgical options your way. I was lucky to find a doctor who wanted to help me get to the bottom of why I had AVN. …
Read more “Medication: Lovenox Blood Thinner For Avascular Necrosis / AVN Treatment”
The internet is a wonderful resource and holds so much information. It afforded me the opportunity to join many wonderful online communities that helped support my diagnosis’s. It seemed that every orthopedic doctor I went to had the same thing to say.. You’re AVN is idiopathic and we’ll really never know why it occurred. I’m …