Ann, glad everything turned out reasonably ok and glad to hear the news about your photo. congratulations.
subash On Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:24:18 -0400 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 > > > > -- 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.
