I'm glad to hear the diagnosis is no worse than it is and something manageable.
It's always good to have our work recognized as something special, especially
when that recognition takes a tangible form ($$$).
On 4/26/2019 14:24:18, ann sanfedele 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
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