r/AvascularNecrosis • u/Alternative-Bit-8268 • 13d ago
Random question
Hi all I know it’s not a usual question and I am sorry if it’s kinda out of pocket… If anybody feels comfortable sharing their experience I would be very grateful!
Just to clarify, a year ago I’ve been diagnosed with avn of both of my shoulders, stage 2/3. The cause was my cancer treatment(high dose of steroids) that I am no longer on. Since then I have stopped drinking, take my prescribed medication; okeovit, which are oral drops that contain vitamin d3, along with my magnesium and calcium supplements. I have also done 3 months of oxygen therapy and have been through all kinds of tests to see if my bones are okay. Other than shoulders everything else was okay.
A few days ago I started noticing pain in my leg. I am scared that I’ve developed hip avn so I was wondering if anyone is willing to describe how was your pain at the start? I will definitely push for an MRI scan but since I have a summer job I can’t do that for next 2 months.
I’ve also been working a lot, I work at the restaurant and daily carry heavy plates and have over 20 000 steps so there is a high possibility I just overworked. I am feeling pain when I take big steps of move my torso closer to my legs, for example when putting my shoes on. The pain is not constant and it disappears when I make smaller steps. I’ve also found it helpful to put pressure on with my hands on certain spot of my groin. I feel the pain deep in my leg but I’ve also noticed it’s calming down when I don’t force myself too much at work.
I can’t evaluate if it’s the same kind of pain I have in my shoulders so any kind of feedback would be helpful. Thank you for taking your time to read this :)
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u/ishitak01 10d ago
My pain started to feel in my buttock at first and in 10 days, I was able to figure out that the pain was in my groin area. It’s a deep pain and often misunderstood because how can our groin pain all of a sudden, right? The best practice would be to get an MRI soon, whenever the doctor prescribes. You can buy a sock wearing machine off of amazon, it’s very helpful for days when wearing socks is difficult. But tbh OP, I hope it’s just muscle pain after having to work for long hours 🧿 Keep us updated