stephie33
junior member
Hi everyone!
I'm Stephanie just turned 40 in January and apparently my body only came with a 40 year warranty because one month before my birthday everything went kaput! I keep telling my parents they should have opted for an extended care plan and I wouldn't be in this situation. [emoji5]
At any rate, in late November I got incredibly ill. Fever, severe muscle and joint pain and fatigue, brain fog and fever on and off. I was referred to rheumatology at a reputable hospital but it took the doc almost two months to discover that my symptoms were being caused by a recent Parvo exposure. I was diagnosed with Fifths Disease or Parvo-B19. Most people only have it briefly and have few symptoms if any. I am one of the lucky 15-20% who seem to have it chronically.
Prior to this discovery I mentioned to this doc that my left hip was killing me. The doc did an x-ray and we learned that I had avascular necrosis. I had no idea what it was and we still don't know what caused it. I saw a OS at that same hospital who ordered an MRI arthrogram. He got the results and told me that I needed to follow up with my PCP and call him in 3 months so that he could re-evaluate. I was not happy with this and sought a second opinion. This OS says that I have stage one AVN and am too young for a hip replacement but that a core decompression most likely help with the pain.
So here we are...fighting Fifths Disease and drilling holes in my hip in hopes that it will alleviate the left hip pain. I haven't been to work since the Monday after Thanksgiving and I work at a university so it looks like I'll be out the rest of the school year with recovery and whatnot. I have the summer off so I'll be able to rest as much as I need to.
My procedure is scheduled for April 12th though at this point I'm thinking...I have a drill in my toolbox and am debating taking my chances. The pain is unreal and if this is stage one I want no parts of any of the other stages! I believe that my right hip might be a bit jealous because it's starting to hurt in the past week. What fun!!
Looking forward to learning from and rooting for my fellow hippies. [emoji1479]
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I'm Stephanie just turned 40 in January and apparently my body only came with a 40 year warranty because one month before my birthday everything went kaput! I keep telling my parents they should have opted for an extended care plan and I wouldn't be in this situation. [emoji5]
At any rate, in late November I got incredibly ill. Fever, severe muscle and joint pain and fatigue, brain fog and fever on and off. I was referred to rheumatology at a reputable hospital but it took the doc almost two months to discover that my symptoms were being caused by a recent Parvo exposure. I was diagnosed with Fifths Disease or Parvo-B19. Most people only have it briefly and have few symptoms if any. I am one of the lucky 15-20% who seem to have it chronically.
Prior to this discovery I mentioned to this doc that my left hip was killing me. The doc did an x-ray and we learned that I had avascular necrosis. I had no idea what it was and we still don't know what caused it. I saw a OS at that same hospital who ordered an MRI arthrogram. He got the results and told me that I needed to follow up with my PCP and call him in 3 months so that he could re-evaluate. I was not happy with this and sought a second opinion. This OS says that I have stage one AVN and am too young for a hip replacement but that a core decompression most likely help with the pain.
So here we are...fighting Fifths Disease and drilling holes in my hip in hopes that it will alleviate the left hip pain. I haven't been to work since the Monday after Thanksgiving and I work at a university so it looks like I'll be out the rest of the school year with recovery and whatnot. I have the summer off so I'll be able to rest as much as I need to.
My procedure is scheduled for April 12th though at this point I'm thinking...I have a drill in my toolbox and am debating taking my chances. The pain is unreal and if this is stage one I want no parts of any of the other stages! I believe that my right hip might be a bit jealous because it's starting to hurt in the past week. What fun!!
Looking forward to learning from and rooting for my fellow hippies. [emoji1479]
Sent from my iPhone using BoneSmart mobile app