Love that photo - congratulations on the sale! Naproxen is good for gout too! Do as the doctor says, eat plenty of plain fat-free yogurt. Jump rope if you can. Congratulations on all your other vitals! Stay active.
B > On 26 Apr 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 > > 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 > > ann > > > > > -- > ann sanfedele photography > https://annsan.smugmug.com > https://www.cafepress.com/annsanstuff > https://www.lulu.com/spotlight/annsan > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
