36 min

11. Sickle Cell Hot Topic: Avascular Necrosis Let's Talk About Sickle Cell

    • Personal Journals

In this weeks hot topic discussion, Maya and Jenica talk about one of the common complications that often occur in people living wiith sickle cell called Avascular Necrosis (AVN). They break down the direct cause of AVN, how to describe and identify the pain, and the types of surgeries that alleviate the symptoms. Jenica also shares her experience of having AVN in both hips and the two different surgeries she had to treat them.


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In this weeks hot topic discussion, Maya and Jenica talk about one of the common complications that often occur in people living wiith sickle cell called Avascular Necrosis (AVN). They break down the direct cause of AVN, how to describe and identify the pain, and the types of surgeries that alleviate the symptoms. Jenica also shares her experience of having AVN in both hips and the two different surgeries she had to treat them.


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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sicklecellpodcast/message

36 min