Experiences with

Bone graft

I am wondering if anyone has had this surgery,I need to have it carried out with an iliac crest bone graft and tendon transfer. I have exhausted all other avenues. If anyone has experience with this I would be interested to hear.

Tooth extracted, implant inserted with some bone graft. Not pleasant but it didn’t hurt at all. Followed the hygiene instructions to the letter. Lived on cheesy mash, eggs and other soft food for a week. Lost 5lb 😂Went back to 3.5 mg pred the day after, then 3mg since.

After a morning of being at the hospital helping my mom who has several medical Issues I was rushing to my own pulmonary rehab for persistent respiratory damage following my first Sept. covid infection then BOOM! Slipped on ICE in a parking lot, fully broke arm bone between elbow & shoulder. Surgeon

I have ET (+ bone marrow fibrosis). I changed from Anagrelide then back to Hydroxycarbomide (which I don't get on with at all so they just tried it again) to eventually Pegasys Interferon Dec 2023. My platelets were very erratic but at my last blood test were finally down to just over 500 middle

Hello, I’m Cat. I’m October I was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma (cancer) in my nasal/sinus cavity. It’s quite advanced, locally, and I am about to have a very long surgery to removed a large amount of bone, tissue, skin and teeth. All of my top jaw will be removed, along with my teeth, and

Update from Doug Adv Pca St IV. Taking Abiraterone 250 mg and Pred 5mg daily since 2019. PSA still 0.2 to 0.3mg/ml last 3yrs.. Radiated my prostate IMRT 42x’s Sep-Dec 2005. Last 6 months 19yrs later I’m having Urethral issues. 1. I self Cath 7-8 X/day. Urinary retention since July 2005 2. neurogenic

But this very young oral surgeon from UCLA, says since I've been off the bisphosphonates for 5 + years, the surgery, bone graft, and an implant should be no problem. I'm currently tapering from 3.5 to 3.0 on my pred. I'm very nervous about all this.

Hi Everyone Just a quick follow up to my recent removal of a malignant Melanoma. I mentioned recently a plastic surgeon I was referred to here in a small regional city in Western Australia completely refused to do the wider area excision required to be sure of no spread of satellite cells unless I [

Hello Everyone - It has been awhile again as I have felt reluctant to come to terms with the now clear FACT that my PMR/GCA have never really disappeared after 7 years. I am still on my lowest dose of 8.5mg of Pred which I have been unable to reduce any further - especially in the last few months with

Finally I can give you all an update.I've been to my Endocrinologist (1st time)and I am now on a 6 month waiting list for the Radioactive Iodine treatment. I then had my bone density scan. Then back to the doctor for bloods as the result showed Osteoporosis secondary to Hyperthyroidism (the latter diagnosed

{added after reading this -trigger warnings for pretty much everything] hello everyone - don’t worry - this is hopefully a calm normal post rather than recent more difficult ones I am not looking for diagnosis or for professional help (this is trying to happen seperately) because this isn’t the purpose

However it has become increasingly painful and I have trouble walking on it, following an x Ray it was found that the pins had come loose and the bones haven’t healed back so I was told an ankle fusion would be the best thing to have which might also need a bone graft.

Hello darlings!I'm going to ramble. I'm still really fuckin confused and angry and flabbergast and so much older and struggling and fighting and full of questions after nearly 5 years!! I don't want to talk about the bloody positives. I want to know stuff that only we know. Am I the only poor bastard

Hi All,Just looking for advice re my partner preparing for CABG. He's relatively stable ATM with meds. Listed for CABG in 4 Weeks . I'm trying to persuade him to prepare beforehand with breathing exercises and managing his movements, attempting to get up and downstairs and in and out of a chair r with

A 64 year old man who took over or local hardware/ car parts shop told me of his recent experience. He had a heart attack on November 5th,was blue lighted to hospital and ended up having a quadruple by pass. He returned to his shop on January 5th much to the delight of us locals. His only concession

Hi All, thank you for all your advice and support. I've cancelled my guest lectures despite protestations from my partner. He will use GTN spray if required ( he spoke with cardiologist and they said to sit down when he takes it and rest for a few minutes afterwards). Hopefully his CABG date comes

ok so brief history - Woke in night march ‘23 with chest pain, a&e said anxiety Chest pain nurse said would do a ct with contrast just to be safe - whilst awaiting the results from that I had another trip to A&E after what I can only describe as the strangest thing Laid in bed and some chest pain

Hi my partner attended for a stent on 17th Dec 24, the angiogram showed extensive CAD, so he was referred for an Urgent Quadruple CABG. The Cardiothoracic surgeon saw him on 7th Jan 25. Surgeon says op will be approximately in mid Feb. 2 days after the angiogram and abandoned angioplasty on 17th

Hello everyone, Writing to ask if anyone else has experienced this. I'm 18 months post 3 x CABG. I don't know if it is part of the healing process, the best way I can describe the feeling is that it is like my rib cage is glued to everything else underneath. It just doesn't quite feel right!

hi all, I had 6 x cabg 13 years ago then a mild heart attack 3 weeks ago, since my angiogram I have had tiny pupils in both eyes, also had numb lips immediately after theAgram too. My Doc does not know what it is! just wondered if anyone else has this? kind regards