Re: AVN - Pain level decreasing

[Guest guest]

I've got AVN too. The devious nature of AVN is that you can get your

good weeks or even months, but the pain usually comes back worse each

time.

I finally had a resurfacing, but it was an easier decision for me

because it was during one of those intensely painful periods.

I only had my left leg done, but also have AVN in the right hip. I

have had about two months now of very little pain and was enjoying

being able to do things like exercising again.

Unfortunatley, my right hip has started to go out in the last few

weeks. Once the pain gets too intense, I will have the right

resurfaced too, but I will do it a lot sooner this time.

The AVN just never got better and I have had a taste of what it is

like to be pain free again.

> Back in December when I first felt the pain from AVN it was

intense.

> I could only walk a few blocks until the pain was too bad. Now the

> pain is much less and tolerable without pain killers. If the

> surgeons said in December that they could help my hip I would have

> charged ahead full speed. But now I am having second thoughts. Is

it

> worth going through surgery and physio to lessen pain that is

> already tolerable?? Does resurf really give greater stability and

> little pain?? Will I be better off trying to manage as I am now??

> ...