This disease called Avascular Necrosis is a terrible one especially when your dealing with multifocal avn. I am grateful to only have it in one jointAll chronic conditions that change our life and lifestyle suck and if we're not careful depression could easily take over and we lose sight of the beautiful spiritual being we... Continue Reading →
Atomic Blonde
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 →
~Health Awards ~ Advocate Nominee
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 →
Nothing Is Useless
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 →
Avascular Necrosis Known By So Many Names, Connected to So Many Disorders
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 →
Taco Bowl
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 →
If you like my logo I’d appreciate a vote
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 →
Burning Bone Fat for Better Bones
Another reason to exercise: Burning bone fat a key to better bone health The study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, also suggests obese individuals -- who often have worse bone quality -- may derive even greater bone health benefits from exercising than their lean counterparts. "One of the main clinical implications... Continue Reading →
Zucchini and Veggie Summer Salad and Boats
Zucchini and Veggie Summer Salad: serves 4 *4 medium tomatoes *1/2 bunch basil (remove leaves from stems tear it. You never really want to chop basil) *2-3 medium zucchini (sliced into 1/4 inch rounds) or you can spiral it I do that to. *1/2 red onion( sliced into very thin rounds) *1-2 ears corn (cooked... Continue Reading →
Osteoarthritis Study
OsteoarthritisACTIVE DESCRIPTION You may know the feeling of aches and pains in your knees, stiffness in your hips, or joint pain in both. If you’re feeling this pain, you most likely have Arthritis (also called Osteoarthritis). Better treatment options are needed for people who suffer with knee or hip joint pain. Right now, doctors are... Continue Reading →
A2M Injections For OA And Other Bone & Joint Conditions
I love learning about new technology and break throughs that help people with chronic bone pain from OA and AVN Especially when I have bone OA in a few places and I also developed AVN in knee due to trauma from medial meniscus tear This new A2M could help so many conditions or disease of... Continue Reading →
My Supplements
A question I get relatively often from people is if I take any supplements, and if so, which ones?I started taking them and kind of experimenting with them about a 16 months ago because I was desperate to get bone pain relief. I hated feeling like I could cry from the exhaustion of dealing with everyday... Continue Reading →
Today Is National Walking Day
National Walking Day 2017 April 5, 2017 I do love a good walk or hike. Studies have suggested that moderate physical activity has many proven benefits for overall health, such as lowering blood pressure, increasing HDL, or “good”, cholesterol and controlling weight. All these changes help to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke,... Continue Reading →