Today is my one year anniversary. One year today since my femur snapped in two. I'm not sure "Happy Anniversary" is appropriate but it certainly is a day I will never forget. I would like to be able to blog today that it's one year on & my leg has healed and it's onwards and … Continue reading One Year On
Category: Bone DIsease
It’s just complicated!
This past week has been one of my most difficult. I have been gradually, over the past 4 weeks, feeling more pain in my broken leg. I thought that perhaps the screw that was inserted above my knee in August, to try and encourage healing, was in fact causing the bone to compress as it … Continue reading It’s just complicated!
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Testing Times….medical tests that is!
What a day! I've just seen my GP, had blood taken & booked in a Bone Scan for Friday & a Breast Scan for next Friday...I must say I feel exhausted thinking about all the tests. I saw my Endocrinologist yesterday who is monitoring my Bone Disease and unfortunately my bone turnover has plummeted again … Continue reading Testing Times….medical tests that is!
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The Femur Break is not behaving at all!
Peter & I spent 3 hours with my Orthopaedic Surgeon yesterday afternoon which included him sending me for an urgent xray. The break is showing some signs of trying to heal which is encouraging, however the excruciating pain I've been experiencing, since the screw removal surgery 3 weeks ago, is because my leg is unstable … Continue reading The Femur Break is not behaving at all!
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Over the Hill… I’ve turned 50!!
Today is my 50th birthday!! Something of a milestone & all year friends & family have been asking how am I going to celebrate? What amazing things do I have planned? Well with RA, a rare bone disease, broken femur & a colostomy, planning grand celebrations is just not possible. I never know from one … Continue reading Over the Hill… I’ve turned 50!!
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Surgery Done…tick…Recovery underway…tick
I'm home from my surgery yesterday to have the interlocking screw removed from above my knee. My femur break is not healing and all the weight from my leg was being placed on the screw, causing pain but more worrying for my Surgeon was that he thought it was going to snap. The procedure was … Continue reading Surgery Done…tick…Recovery underway…tick
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A Screw issue in my leg….. surgery needed!
I had my 8 month review appointment with my Orthopaedic Surgeon today to see how well, or otherwise, my broken femur was healing. I've been having increasing pain above my knee so my husband & I were expecting a mixed report. Well we were right in expecting that. When my femur broke 8 months ago … Continue reading A Screw issue in my leg….. surgery needed!
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The day my femur broke!
My left femur broke spontaneously on October 6th 2014. It just snapped in two, no warning, apart from pain at the site for a few weeks, it just happened!! From a medical perspective it is a pathological break. We now know I have a rare genetic bone disease. It's The Strongest Bone In Your Body....It … Continue reading The day my femur broke!
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A tube of saliva…. here starts the Genetic journey!
I received in the post today the kit from the Project team conducting the Next Generation Sequencing for Genetic Conditions, in particular bone diseases. You may remember I was invited and I agreed to participate in this research project in the hope that: 1. We might find some definitive answers as to why my leg … Continue reading A tube of saliva…. here starts the Genetic journey!
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It’s A Rare Genetic Bone Disease
It's 11 weeks post my left femur break and surgery to insert a titanium rod from my hip to my knee. I am still on 2 crutches and will be for another 3 months, at least. My Surgeon is pleased with my progress but keeps warning me this is a long slow process with healing expected to take 18 … Continue reading It’s A Rare Genetic Bone Disease
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