Good news with bone density
lupin15
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Hi folks went to doctors yesterday...saw my favour doctor ...down to earth and does not like to push the drugs down your throat and listens.
My bone density and not changed in over 2 and half years so exercise and a balanced diet have held it in place. The hospital have said they still want me to go on the bone strengthening drugs but after a long discussion with GP i have said no. He agrees with me and said it is possible that it could recover as mine was due to cancer treatment. He said my risk of breaking a bone is only slightly raised and basical if i break a bone i would have whether i was ostopina ( wrong spelling bum) or not...so it would have to be a bad fall.
Explained about neck and back so now understand that i have a weakness now which i have to live with which is fine.
My bone density and not changed in over 2 and half years so exercise and a balanced diet have held it in place. The hospital have said they still want me to go on the bone strengthening drugs but after a long discussion with GP i have said no. He agrees with me and said it is possible that it could recover as mine was due to cancer treatment. He said my risk of breaking a bone is only slightly raised and basical if i break a bone i would have whether i was ostopina ( wrong spelling bum) or not...so it would have to be a bad fall.
Explained about neck and back so now understand that i have a weakness now which i have to live with which is fine.
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That is good news Lupin, long may this particular status quo reign, yes? I am pleased to hear that you are not going down the alendronic acid route: god that med is a pain in the backside. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Hi Lupin
Good news!!
I am so pleased for you - sounds liek that Doc talks a lot of sense
Hope the situation continues to improve/at least stay the same.
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Toni xx0 -
Nice bit of good news to start the day with Lupin.
Long may it continue. And thanks for letting us know.If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you.
Steven Wright0 -
Glad you had good news Lupin, It's nice to hear good news for a change! May the good news keep on coming! Amanda, (bubbadog).0
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Lovely to hear something positive , keep on doing whatever it is you're doing , it seems to be working and keeping everything under control . Jillyb0
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Thats good news for you.....and as DD says the alendronic route is a dreadful route
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Hileena0 -
I did orgibnal try the meds...but was so poorly tand thats why i came off it. Just goes to show that sometimes they are wrong. Does make me wonder how many other people are taking this drug with the awful side effects and don't really need to????? My understanding is that the drug also eventually causes other side effects. Right i am off to walk my dog...0
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I need to after five years of oral steroids which is another spur for getting of them. I find one of the biggest problems with the meds is that one drug (which is meant to help matters) causes another problem, so you get another med, which can then cause yet another problem and so the merrry-go-round continues. And of course none of the PA meds does a flaming thing for the OA. Dante described the seven circles of hell - I wonder if he had arthritis?
I hope the dog walking went well - it's a lovely day to be out and about.Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0 -
Hi Lupin,
Hope you and the dog had a good time? That's good news on the bone front and glad he explained the neck to you. Cris x0 -
Hello Lupin
So glad your bone density is stable and that the doc listened to you. Really pleased for you too that you won't be taking the anti-osteoporosis meds again. (I'm about to start the anti-osteoporosis meds again (thanks to the pred) and I am NOT looking forward to it. )
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tillytop wrote:Hello Lupin
So glad your bone density is stable and that the doc listened to you. Really pleased for you too that you won't be taking the anti-osteoporosis meds again. (I'm about to start the anti-osteoporosis meds again (thanks to the pred) and I am NOT looking forward to it. )
Love Tilly xxx
Before starting ask about any new meds on the market. My doctor said that there was a new one about to come on the market... he said all the old ones have roughly the same effect....Ask and let me know.
Also good luck...maybe this time you will be better!!!!! Fingers crossed.0
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