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Arthritis Foundation’s Jingle Bell Run/Walk
- By Flexcin · Posted yesterday at 5:01 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- Get moving at the Arthritis Foundation's Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis this holiday season. Join the thousands of walkers and runners who will hit the nation's pavements, pathways and parks this ...
Civil Unrest and Demonstrations
- By GringoGrandma · Posted yesterday at 2:07 pm
- Journal · 2 replies
- Today is Constitution Day here. There is a large group of people who are acting up again, the Zapatistas. They have closed some roads, and are causing disruption here & there. You never know where they ...
Cement Dust, "Choke, Cough, Gag!!"
- By GringoGrandma · Posted yesterday at 1:59 pm
- Journal · 0 replies
- What a trade off! a week of my kitchen being torn apart, old cement being taken out, and no use of my sink. Here, they literally have to hack out the 26 yr. cement, I can't believe how much and the ongoing ...
Arthur
- By GabbyGrams · Posted yesterday at 11:50 am
- Journal · 0 replies
- Arthur Friday, November 20, 2009 | A Poem/Artistic story Arthur came into my life one day, really didn't care for art to much, why did art have to come in and mess things up. Was doing ok for a long long ...
Reclast
- By HarleyDavidson · Posted yesterday at 11:07 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 1 reply
- Today is my first IV infustion with Reclast - I am 60 yrs old. Can someone who had this recently respond with how i might feel afterwards ...
Jumping Up and Down
Please help
- By Granny19530 · Posted yesterday at 9:35 am
- Discussion in Pain relief · 9 replies
- I am 56 and was diagnosed with osteoporosis last night- -3.2 on spine and -2.5 on hips. It was deep back pain that has lasted for four months that took me to the doc. I had Dexa and spine x-ray. Is this ...
Another Vitamin question
- By gjw · Posted yesterday at 9:18 am
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 1 reply
- I'm nearing the bottom of the bottles of my supplements and am wondering if I should switch brands/forms/amounts of anything. I'm currently taking Oscal 500 + D3(200) twice a day. This is in the form ...
the 'itis family reunion
- By PoppePam · Posted November 19, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- The 'itis family is having a reunion within my body, artheritis, tendonitis, bursitis, and just for fun osteoporosis is playing too. Managing the pain today has been a huge challenge, it's hard to walk ...
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Ribs
- By PoppePam · Posted November 19, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- With osteoarthritis and spurs both cervical and thoracic as well as the fractured ribs splitting firewood really triples the pain. I try telling myself that the benefits out-weigh the pain but sometimes ...
To do or not do Reclast.
- By PoppePam · Posted November 18, 2009
- Journal · 1 reply
- After meeting with my PCP yesterday coupled with my research I think I'm going to give the Fosomax more time as it is the same action as the Reclast only at a slower level. At least the pain associated ...
Got My Mask Made Today
- By paaatriot101 · Posted November 18, 2009
- Journal · 13 replies
- So yes got my mask made today. Not so bad as I thought it was going to be I guess. Then after the scans and simulation it was off for an MRI, and home again. Tomorrow morning we leave at about 6:30 for ...
Tai Chi
Raising Vitamin D and Thyroid Disease
- By SantaFe · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Osteoporosis/Osteopenia treatment · 21 replies
- Since so many of us with osteo also have thyroid disease, I thought this might be helpful to post. A few others here, like me, have had a hard time increasing our vitamin D intake for bone health as it ...
Searching this site question
- By panamaplants · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Help desk · 3 replies
- I'd like some advice on how to form a good search query on this site. I did a search for "tai chi" (without the quotation marks) and got 596 results. However, reading through the first five messages showed ...
Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?
- By huessysignoret · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Vitamins and supplements · 26 replies
- It seems to be universally agreed that Vit. D3, not Vit. D2, is what we need to help our bones absorb calcium. In fact, some experts believe Vit. D2 is virtually worthless. But the FDA has approved Vit ...
Why hasn't the FDA approved Vit. D3?
- By huessysignoret · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Vitamins and supplements · 3 replies
- It seems to be universally agreed that Vit. D3, not Vit. D2, is what we need to help our bones absorb calcium. In fact, some experts believe Vit. D2 is virtually worthless. But the FDA has approved Vit ...
Forteo/dizzyness/aching in arms and leg
- By Schon1jaknighly · Posted November 18, 2009
- Discussion in Osteoporosis medications · 3 replies
- I have been on Forteo now for six months. When I started I had mild dizzyness and some aching in my arms and legs. The aching in my arms and legs do not seem to be as bad, but the dizzyness has increased ...
What To Do? Drugs or Natural?
- By Barefootpop46 · Posted November 17, 2009
- Discussion in Men with osteoporosis or osteopenia · 13 replies
- I am currently taking Actonel 150 mg (once a month) and I do not like how it makes me feel. I would like to stop taking it but I’m not sure other strategies work. The worst T-score in my back and hips ...
