> On 26 April 2019 at 19:24 ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Bottom line: somewhere between the bone scan in 2013 and the one I had > last week, osteopenia turned into full fledged osteoporosis.. so it > isnt' arthritis that has been devling me. My mother had it, I should > not have been surprised. Doc put me on once-a-week alendronate sodium > (the generic of Fosamax). Once a week is fine with me and the pills are > cheap.. I put the little blister tab in my 7 day pill thingy -in place > of- my vitamins and BP pill . The instructions for proper usage are > both clear and a bit scary if you mess up so I'm being very careful . > IF any of you have any tips about good stuff to do for osteoporosis pain > , I'll take it please. > > I"m taking Naproxin twice a day in double the over the counter dose and > it brougnt down the pain from excruciating lumbar and elft leg hurt to > achy frequently but not consistently.. I'm moving a lot.. but need a > cane to do so. > > Other than the osteo which enough people have assured me is manageable > if you are careful and eat properly (and don't fall down!) , my check > up with the new doc was > filled with godl stars. Lungs, cardio, cholesterol (down 60 points from > 2017) . 'you're goona live forever, but you ahve to take these pills". > The new doc is 80 years old himself. I'm goin gto go to one phys > theropy session to get me on the correct for some good exercises I can > do at home and dont cost anything.. beyond my walking up and down my > stairs. i"m sleeping a lot, but in spurts... about 5-6 hours solid at > night.. then up for two, then back to bed two or three times douring the > day for naps... but I fall asleep easily. I've found a CURA_HEAT pad on > my lower back to be helpful to keep the pain at bay most of the time. > > The photo note, which will not be news to you who are also facebook > friends, is that a photo of mine you have surely all seen before is now > in a film and I got paid a > fair amount for film makers "single use" It also appeared in Sign > Language, in my Back in the day calendar, and in Ada Calhoun's book > about the esat village 'St Marks is Dead" > > So if you happen to be going to the Tribeca film festival and you happen > to have chosen to see the Abel Ferrara documentary "the Projectionist" > and you are not blinking at the wrong time , you will see this photo of > mine, as well as my name zipping by in the credits .. > > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/On-the-Road-or-On-Foot/New-York-City-back-in-the-day/i-MS6knBX/A
"Who'll stop the rain and fist" sounds like a film I would go some way to avoid. > > I was first approached by the film company last sumemr about this - they > finally ponied up in paypal last month (no, they didn't get the photo > until they paid for it) when the > film got accepted for the festival. > > Brian, I'll try to find a tree or two today for the PUG.. > > Still don't feel much like chatting.. everything is an effort - and yet > now and then I can walk a city block or two very slowly. not to the > walker stage yet, thank goodness, and > hopefully proper PT and drugs will keep me upright more ofeten than not -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
