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Originally Posted by Stang1
They said that somehow the blood supply is cut off. I asked if it had anything to do with the accessory nerve thing and he said no. They are going to do a procedure called core decompression where they drill a few holes into the bone in hopes that when it repairs itself it will establish new blood supply to the dying bone. I am at stage 2 AVN which means it does not show up on an x-ray. The MRI clearly shows a density change at the humeral head. (shoulder)
The sooner you have it done the better. Getting old sucks!
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I hope the procedure goes well, not like you needed anything else to deal with!
I meet with the Physiatrist this week, so I'm hoping they schedule the EMG soon so I know what the plans will be for treatment.
Also, they prescribed a topical cream that consists of Ketamine, Cyclobenzaprine, Diclofenac, Gabapentin, Orphenadrine & Tetracaine. It's mixed by a compounding Pharmacy and does seem to help with the pain. Not sure if you have already tried something like this?
Yeah, it's hell to get old!