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SEVERE OSTEPOROSIS 81 YEAR OLD ELDERLY FEMALE

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aasha1000
aasha1000

I AM 81 YR ELDERLY FEMALE DIAGONISED WITH SEVERE OSTEPOROSIS . DOCTOR ADVISED CALCIUM TABLET 

CORCIUM K2 . AND teriparatide: INJECTION.

TRIED PAIN TABLETS BUT NO RELEIF.

WANT TO KNOW HOW LONG IS THIS PAIN PERIOD .

ADVISE  ANY HOME REMEDIES FOR PAIN

AND ANY BETTER MEDICINE OR INJECTION.

CONDITION IS GETTING WORSE

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  • faith87650
    faith87650 aasha1000

    Posted

    Hi I am sorry to hear you are in such a bad way. You haven't said what you have fractured but am assuming it is a vertebrae. My vertebral fractured take roughly two months to heal and in that time I can do nothing. My chiropractor (he is the only one allowed to touch my back) advised putting hot then cold, hot then cold on it several times a day. I use morphine, tramadol, co codamol (but take a laxative with it) and paracetamol. I also have Bowen therapy. My doctor says calcium tabs are no longer given, the teriparatide is to speed healing. Never had that so no idea. It is miserable no doubt about it. I don't usually sleep in bed either as too painful to get up. I am coming to end of my two months and the pain is a lot better plus I can sleep in a bed again! I hope you have help as you really do need it. Take care and really hope you get better soon.
  • constance.de
    constance.de aasha1000

    Posted

    Aasha, have you read up about osteoporosis?  Most doctors, and members on this site will tell you that osteoporosis itself doesn't 'hurt'.

    Perhaps you have Osteoarthritis or Rheumatoid Arthritis (that wouldn't be surprising at your age!).  Go to your doctor again and ask for more tests.

    Good luck, and all the best.

    Greetings from Constance💐

  • kathleen65757
    kathleen65757 aasha1000

    Posted

    Hi Aasha! I am 71 and have osteoporosis too. 

    I have vitamin K2, magnesium, vitamin D3 and have started having prunes. Yoghurt is good too.

    I have arthritis as well and that does cause pain.

    We are told osteoporosis does not cause pain but I am not sure about that.

    I have two bulging discs on the lower back so they do cause me some pain.

    I am assuming you have had a Dexa scan or bone density scan. Do you know your t score from that? How much worse has it gotten?

    Mine is an average of -3.4 on the back with the lower back at -4.3. I do not take the drugs for osteoporosis but I do have osteo panadol when needed..

    • constance.de
      constance.de faith87650

      Posted

      It's stronger than ordinary paracetamol.  Google it!  You can buy it online.
    • kathleen65757
      kathleen65757 faith87650

      Posted

      We have it here in Australia. The good thing about it is that it is slow release over eight hours. It is for arthritis in particular. It is a pain killer.
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