| Re: Osteoporosis and COPD and other
Posted by Chris M. on 5/17/2008, 12:21 am, in reply to "Osteoporosis and other"
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You've thrown a lot of info out and it's like sunflower seeds...most produce some great big sunny flowers but nothing else grows where they have been... I am sure that some will argue with this, but 2000 women is a very small segment of the population at risk for very serious complications, including death who refuse to treat osteoporosis based on that 2000 women. Heavens over 22,000 folks die from food poisonings in the US annually. Aspirin can cause internal bleeding, but can help bust a clot that can kill your heart or brain.
You are absolutely free to refuse medical care if you so choose, but it might be wise to balance the pro's and cons. There is an old sales trick which can be used in your personal life. Take a sheet of paper and draw a line down the middle. List all the pro's in the first column and then sit back and try to think up the cons. Chances are your Doc and family would choose pro fosamax or similar to prevent further spine damage, future falls and serious disability if you require hip surgery or bone fracture care.
Osteoporosis is a loss of bone rebuilding as cells called "blasts" block the continual rebuilding of our bones during our lives. Fosamax and other meds like it, block these blockers, allowing us, by using calcium, vit D and impact exercise to rebuild our bones. Without the blocking of the "blast cells" the rebuilding doesn't really happen. It's a disease. Osteoporosis...
Your spine has bone. The small fractures in spines eventually cause the collapse of spines and the condition more commonly is known as "widows hump". My Grandaunt died of osteoporosis before they had such saving treatments. She had a good oral surgeon at hand if necessary.
I would suggest spine surgeon Docs are very common these days and I would want to consult a really good bone Doc first and let him lead the parade to any surgery, osteoporosis and osteoarthritis care. Make sure he has your full attention and ask what you can do to help yourself, without interjecting all that you know. Surgery and meds are easy to come by, but there is more involved here.
One of the key's to a strong back are the stomach muscles.
It's really common to have shoulder and neck pains when you are breathing without strong upper body muscles and good breathing habits while you are even moving and exercising.
Exercise is critical to good circulation and impact exercise is critical to bone rebuilding, including spines.
Excess weight becomes the bane of folks with pain and exercise issues which further exacerbates metabolic syndromes including diabetes and kidney problems. It becomes a vicious cycle of reasons why you can't exercise and that leads to disease and bone weakness.
Don't forget to include a top flight Pulmonologist in this selection as it's wise to have him reccomend any anesthesia choices for you over time. They usually also have some good surgeons on their lists.
So, surgery is easy to get into, but the question is whether there are other reasons for chronic pain you so describe. I hope you can line up some really good Docs as a complete team and hear well their interwoven suggestions. Then make your sales list of what to do.
Keep us posted on how your search goes. Hope at some point you will be able to find a good rehab for the collective issues of lungs and body.
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