Aloha, lorac, Welcome to the ankle PVNS club! Hope your surgery went well. I am finally walking again after almost 5 months with almost no weight put on my ankle. I was told on 2/20 that I could now...
Aloha, PVNSvet, Thanks for the info; I got my surgery in Indiana with an orthopedic ankle specialist who quickly diagnosed it correctly. Since initial biopsies revealed "large, flat cells," but ones...
I worked hard to get here, sold almost everything (except my art collection and my Miata), got a job, and I got a lucky deal on my house...I couldn't afford to buy a house here now. And the agency I...
There have to be SOME compensations for old age and health problems, don't there? Just spent an hour watching the finches work the blooms on my umbrella tree while sipping ice water and lounging on...
Aloha, PAlady, Yes, I DO live in Hawaii and I do have an extra room. I have an informal B&B and LOVE being a hostess! Yes, I read the Corvette ride you guys took, but my little Miata would have left...
Aloha, PAlady and Lindaloo, Being a guinea pig is interesting, all right, but I do hope my experience helps others get a quicker diagnosis. The sooner mor MDs are aware of this condition, the better...
Aloha, PVNSpain, In case you do check back in, I have pvns, too. Mine is in the left ankle. Fortunately for me, I have little pain since I can't walk, and so, no weight on the ankle. I do take an...
Aloha, Chutz & PAlady, Thanks for your kind responses. Like both of you, I had never heard of PVNS when this diagnosis was first suggested as a possibility, and no other doctor in my area had heard...
I recently had surgery for PVNS in my left ankle. I saw one post from someone with this condition in her knee; now there at least 2 of us here with this chronic problem. I hope I have a better...