Angelica Panganiban says it took more than year before she got correct diagnosis for bone death

Angelica Panganiban said it took her more than a year before she was properly diagnosed with avascular necrosis or bone death after suffering from hip pains during her pregnancy in 2022.

On Monday's episode of "Fast Talk With Boy Abunda," the actress said she was seven months pregnant with Bean, her daughter, when she first felt pain.

"But of course, sinabi lang nung doctor ay, 'You're getting heavy kaya may mga back pain kang nararamdaman,'" she said.

"Ta's parang hindi rin ako convinced kasi parang hindi siya back pain eh, parang sa singit na hindi ko naiintindihan talaga," she continued.

Angelica said she was told that the pain would go away after she gives birth. But it did not.

"More than a year bago ako na-diagnose. So ang dami kong inikutang doctor, na-misdiagnose, ang daming mga ginawa," she said.

Asked what was the cause, Angelica said in her case, it was due to the weight gain during her pregnancy.

"So namatay 'yung hip bones ko kasi hindi nagci-circulate properly 'yung dugo ko. Naipit 'yung mga veins dito sa may balakang," she said.

Angelica underwent hip replacement surgery in 2023 to treat her condition and married her now-husband, Gregg Homan, later that year. She currently stars in the Metro Manila Film Festival 2025 entry "Unmarry."

Some patients opt to seek for a second medical opinion to confirm their diagnosis. According to Dr. Charm Beleno, a medical officer of the Caloocan City Health Department, getting a second opinion is recommended in cases where the condition is serious or rare, among others. —MGP, GMA Integrated News