About a year ago Paul was diagnosed with avascular necrosis of the bone, aka his hips are bothering him. This impairs the blood supply to the bone, and the bone subsequently dies. This is an "infrequent" side effect to one of Paul's anti-rejection drugs.
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After Xrays and MRI's they determined that his right hip is in the late stages of the disease. They gave him 2 options, replacement surgery or a cortisone shot. So Paul opted for the cortisone shot and seems to have worked. Eventually he will need replacement surgery.
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Now, his left hip is in the early stages and last Friday he had hip decompression surgery. Basically, small holes were drilled into his hip to help deliver blood flow. This should help the bone so that it might heal, or prolong the inevitable, REPLACEMENT SURGERY.
I don't know about Paul, but Ava and I are not ready for that!
CROSS YOUR FINGERS!
Thanks for the informative update. That helps me understand a little better what is going on. Good luck, Paul. Our prayers are with you.
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