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Osteoporosis

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liz12234
liz12234

You may remember me singing my Drs praises about gettin me a Dexa scan and Bladder scan, well i had the Dexa last friday at 4.20pm and Monday i get a call the DR wants to talk to me, so after quaking in my shoes till the Tues when she rang i was told i have Osteoporosis, I am gutted i do not want any more illnesses or pills, so now i have to take Alendronic Acid for 5yrs, does this stuff make you bones better how does it work. Can anyone read the report of the scan, i have it but its temporarly lost ( im sure im gettin dementia as well, twice i have said i must get some frech francs for my forthcoming ski holiday) i know you will think im mad but i booked it before i knew and i love it, going with 5 of my grandchildren, i taught four of them to ski, not that im very good thes days.  I have my bladder scan on the 22nd Dec just need more pills for that then i will well an truly rattle

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  • iellen32
    iellen32 liz12234

    Posted

    Hey, Liz, I feel you are a fun person to be with, you are able to keep your joy and to have a good time with your grandchildren!

    Hopefully there are many medical resources to help our health conditions ant to make the bearable!

    Take care.

    • iellen32
      iellen32

      Posted

      .correcticting: and to make 'it' bereable.
  • Anhaga
    Anhaga liz12234

    Posted

    Liz, are you sure you have oseoporosis?  I was told the same thing in October, but not given my T score.  When I finally persuaded someone to release that strangely secretive information to me I found out I was merely "osteopenic".  I had already turned down fairly vigorous suggestions by my doctor that I should take a bisphosphonate but frankly I'd rather have spongy bones than risk the side effects.  I don't believe I will end up with spongy bones, however, as I have learned so much about natural and side-effect free strategies for building bone density and after developing a protocol for dealing with this new and rather terrifying disease of "low bone mass" I have to say I am feeling better than I have for a long time.  I thnk what I am doing for my bones is helping the pmr as well. 😊
    • Anhaga
      Anhaga

      Posted

      although it obviously is not helping my typing ability...
    • iellen32
      iellen32 Anhaga

      Posted

      So glad to know you just have osteopenia and to know all you are doing to help yourself!

      We have the same health condition.

      For quite a long time I was diagnosed and hopefully with the help if my great specialist and my determination on following his treatment I keep in good shape regarding my bones inspite having hypothyroidism and now Temporal Arteiritid whose treatments are not friendly to the bones! I have a positive attitude - as my specialists say, this is a must!

      Keep well as you are!

    • Anhaga
      Anhaga iellen32

      Posted

      Yes, the prednisone is no help at all!  Hope you keep well, too. 
    • liz12234
      liz12234 Anhaga

      Posted

      Definatley Osteoporosis says it on the hosp document, so can you tell us more what you are doing to help your bones
  • FlipDover_Aust
    FlipDover_Aust liz12234

    Posted

    Do not let this stop you from doing what you want to - you might as well lay down and die otherwise. LIVE and have FUN! Those grandkids are more important than anything else in the world. You are making memories for them.
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