Re: Leg problem
Jo Ellen Finkelstein (ghellen(AT)ninenet.com)
Mon, 04 Jan 1999 23:43:25 -0600
Rudy Aceves wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I've been having trouble with my left hip for some time now, it hurts like
> hell. So
> I went in and saw a bone doc. They took some x-rays and they told me that I
> have
> no blood flow on the top of my femur bone and now they want to give me a new
> hip. The only problem is, I don't want a new hip. The doctor said it was
> from all the
> steroids I took while I was in the hospital with TM. Has anyone
> heard of this happening before?
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Rudy.
>
> raceves(AT)vengrp.comHi Rudy, Joellen here. Yes I have heard of it and it is one of the more
unhappy side effects of steroid treatment. Tried but can't remember the
name of this, (I feel like I am losing everything I knew from nursing!)
Joellen