Diary of The Atomic Blonde Osteoarthritis and Osteonecrosis Flare I've been managing my osteoarthritis symptoms well and managing the osteonecrosis pain and try doing all the right things to stay healthy, but one day I wake up and feel like it was all for nothing. My joints ache bad , the worst I can remember... Continue Reading →
I was notified about a month ago I was nominated for a few awards in a few categories for awareness I vowed when diagnosed with avn /on I would never want anyone to feel as alone and scared as I did in 2014. https://awards.wegohealth.com/nominees/12801My Ortho who diagnosed me really never took the time to even explain to... Continue Reading →
When the body is falling apart. And you feel like you have nothing of value to offer God or anyone else. Think again. Below is a post from Our Daily Bread Nothing Is Useless June 12, 2017 from Our Daily Bread Read: 1 Corinthians 15:42–58 "Nothing you do for the Lord is ever useless." ... Continue Reading →
Mindfulness is an incomparable tool to get past the mental struggles caused by pain and reduced mobility.Employing “mindfulness” also known as “restful alertness” can be described as being present in the moment. Training your mind to stay in the moment and not wander to anxiety and fear-driven thoughts will keep anxiety and stress at bay.... Continue Reading →
Avascular necrosis (AVN), or more correctly "osteonecrosis", is a generic term referring to an ischaemic death of the constituents of bone. AVN has a wide variety of causes and can affect nearly any bone in the body. Most sites of involvement have an eponym associated with avascular necrosis of that area, and these sites are... Continue Reading →
What’s the difference between osteoporosis and osteonecrosis? The first part of both terms (osteo) refers to bone. In the first word (osteonecrosis), necrosis means death so, osteonecrosis is the death of bone. In the second word (osteoporosis), porosis refers to how porous the bone has become. Loss of bone density creates larger spaces between bone... Continue Reading →
When you have pain and inflammation like I do you learn what to eat and what to stay away from. I have learned to manage my pain by eating healthy . With Bone problems I have tried many things but this way of eating is great It's easy to eat healthy and use lots of... Continue Reading →
I just entered a contest; help me get to the top of the leaderboard! I have Avascular Necrosis/ Osteonecrosis and the condition/disease is rare, so rare there was no cause ribbon for anyone to identify with. I created a few varieties and now the AVN community finally has a ribbon. My goal is to educate... Continue Reading →
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