Tanaaz Irani recently opened up about the life-changing health condition that left her in trouble long time wheelchairIt is having a deep impact on his mental health. Speaking on a podcast, the actor said that he was diagnosed with avascular necrosis, which caused him difficulty in walking.

Tanaaz reveals her ordeal, which began in 2021 mild back pain after injuryGot worse with time.

“So, I went and got my back checked, realized there was something wrong with my spine, and treated it for about three months. My back got better, but I still couldn’t put weight on my leg. Then I started limping and that too in a very strange way: I would lift my leg and take it out and put it back in (while walking). It became a movement that I mastered so quickly that anyone could tell that something was wrong. This made things worse. However, being an actress, I didn’t want to give up,” she said Internal habit.

Tanaaz said that despite undergoing numerous tests and treatments, her symptoms persisted and soon affected her ankles, knees and back. At the same time, she was Diagnosed with Scoliosis And then with AVN, which happens when the blood supply to the bone is cut off, causing the bone tissue to die and the bone to collapse.

“I was very depressed,” Tannaz said. “So, I went on this holiday in a wheelchair. Whenever we would go out in the evening, I would crawl back to my room with such severe pain. I always took painkillers. I thought it was a cruel joke that someone was playing on me. I didn’t even want to live anymore.”

What is avascular necrosis?

According to doctors, avascular necrosis occurs when something blocks the blood flow to your bone tissue and without it, you start breaking down and eventually collapse. Statistics say that around 150,000 people worldwide develop avascular necrosis every year and the condition affects all ages and ages, however, most commonly, it occurs mostly in people in their 30s and 40s.

Avascular necrosis affects the bone tissue in any joint but commonly targets your hip. Other joints that can develop avascular necrosis include:

• heels
• jaw
• knees
• upper arm (humerus) and shoulder

Signs and symptoms of avascular necrosis

According to experts, some bone fractures are more likely to cause avascular necrosis than others. Common bone fractures result in painful avascular necrosis, including hip fractures and dislocations. Some signs and symptoms of avascular necrosis are:

• intermittent pain that appears and subsides when you apply pressure to your bone and then remove the pressure
• increased pain and stiffness in joints
• limited range of motion
• Limping if you have avascular necrosis in your hips or knees
• Difficulty climbing stairs, standing, or walking

What causes avascular necrosis?,

There are several medical conditions or treatments that can cause avascular necrosis:

• osteoporosis
• blood disorders, such as sickle cell anemia
• type 2 diabetes
• cancer treatments such as radiation therapy
• Decompression sickness in scuba divers
• HIV/AIDS
• A type of tree
• organ transplant
• excessive alcohol consumption
• smoking

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