Son came out of surgery well - 03/25/12 06:07 AM
My son has had AS for about 8 years now and went on simponi when the Rheumy noticed a narrowing in the HIP joints. The goal was to prevent further damage to that area. Well the join stabilized and we have not seen anymore narrowing for a couple of years now on xrays. He decided it was time to clean up the damage. On Tuesday last week he had a Femoral Neck Osteoplasty. The went in and trimmed down the femoral neck and basically ground off the bone spurs and osteophytes to prevent damage to the Cartilage in the hip joint. Doc had to trim up some cartilage and he is on crutches for a couple of weeks. The goal is to prevent a future hip replacement as the cartilage would be destroyed by the bone growth over time. He came through well and we will have the other one done this summer.
Amazes me what we can do these days, In the old days he would be having a hip replacement before he was 40. The simponi is keeping him basically in remission and we just have to hope the bone does not grow back that was trimmed off and that the healthcare law that allows those with preexisting conditions to get reasonably priced insurance in 2014 survives the supreme court and the republican challenge.
Sigh but good news at least short term
Amazes me what we can do these days, In the old days he would be having a hip replacement before he was 40. The simponi is keeping him basically in remission and we just have to hope the bone does not grow back that was trimmed off and that the healthcare law that allows those with preexisting conditions to get reasonably priced insurance in 2014 survives the supreme court and the republican challenge.
Sigh but good news at least short term