Osteoporosis

[Jeanjt]

Well went back to docs for second time in week as in so much agony with my back having to use walking stick to stand up Well not bad enough having COPD, ASTHMA, and OSTEOARTHRITIS have to now go for bone scan got see if I have OSTEOPOROSIS and all I am really after is something to get rid of pain

[knitter]

Snap....I have just had an X-ray on my back and I get the results next week.

[scorpiolass]

Hi, I hope all goes well with your bone scan. I have COPD & Asthma & I have been regularly using my walking stick since June. I am told the pain is from my facet joints (artheritis) & that this often happen with copd when people cough a lot. I have been coughing a lot more with hay fever this year. I am given Co-codamol & at the moment If I rest for a couple of days but do the back exercises It does seem to control it. At least until the next tablets are due.

I have not had this investigated yet but I did wonder: Is it my Hypothyroidism, a beggar for aches & pains, Statins? Inhaled & oral steroids? Osteoporosis. It varies at the moment from mild to excruitating pain; if I get more periods of the latter I will ask for a scan. take care, Margaret x

[Jeanjt in reply to scorpiolass]

Thankyou Margaret I would just like to know why it keeps coming back every few months at least the scan may show something and I can have something that will ease the pain x

[Collington in reply to scorpiolass]

I think Sterois did min i have C.O.P.D.BRoncectisis Ostorighters Ostighters when i been week after assabashion or pnmona been so week had lot off falls to hit my back in one dislogged bone in bottom off back . But steroids have arms scared had to come off one inhaker seratid gone on new one great so would mention that new inhaler out has everything i need but with out part that damaged my skin

[PastMeBest]

Hi Jeanjt I suffer from Osteoarthritis in the lower spine and when the pain gets too much I use Codeine Phosphate 30mg x 2 tablets four times a day. They do make me feel a bit nauseous though so only use them if I really feel the need. It is important to rest your back when in pain as much as possible.

You can see from my icon how it affects me (not joking). 😬

I hope you feel better soon.

Regards. John

[Jeanjt in reply to PastMeBest]

Thankyou will just have to wait for scan and see if anything shows up thing is 3 years ago I came off of an horse and cart fractured some of my back some ribs and broke clavicle so may also have something to do with that

[Maximonkey]

Hi Jean, please do not panic over the bone scan. I was sent 4 years ago and the scan showed some loss of bone strength due to the steroids. I returned for the next scan 6 months ago and yes my bones had deteriorated, even though I have now been well for 2 years. I now do weightbearing exercises which is difficult for me as I have arthritis and I am disabled, however, I carry on walking up and down stairs and doing other weight bearing exercises. I hope this is helping but I will not know until I return in 2.5 years for the next scan. Good luck and let us know how you get on. Take care, Maximonkey

[Collington]

IH i have ostropropsis off spine and ostrighters habds spine in diffrent parts knees .I just could not walk pain in back . Under consultaint gave me bone dentisty scan we was so shock my husband and my self my spin was so thin had no sigh so had 3 years of infusions 1 a year for 3 years then density scan very good strenthed my spine consultant said should last 10 years but if any thing brocken hand wrist must go back to him still have pain from other on Tablets all time for them seen OT very good tip excics

[Collington]

I have ostroprosis in spin was very thin .Had bone densitiy scan my husband ani was shocked how thin my spine was consultaint said no pain with ostroprosis it osrpr any way had to go in foe 10 days to see what excise could do swining but because off lung coudnt do a lot had 3 infusions over 3 year then consultaint said spin should be okay for 10 years its like a glue goes round the spine .but still got one that painfull 3 places in back hands knees

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