Friends, I am doing alright, but have developed new problems related to osteopenia, which is thinning of bones, and one step before osteoporosis.
I have cracked a vertebrae—L2—and this causes discomfort. But the real problem is my right hip, which just sings a deep pain all up and down my leg. Also, at night I seemed to have developed restless leg syndrome or something of the sort, because it is impossible to get comfortable, and now I don’t sleep more than about 45 minutes at a time. My PCP suggested, after looking at x-rays, an MRI, and a bone density scan, that I try Prolia, an injection given in the Dr’s office every 6 months, for bone health. It is very pricy and the copay is stiff. Has anyone had experience taking any kind of osteo medicine, and what were the side effects? Thanks, Dalton Dalton Garis Flushing, Queens New York, USA (718) 838-0437 On Jan 26, 2015, at 2:34, Iris Whiddett <[email protected]> wrote: > Betty, while in hospital after TM hit, I described this awful discomfort I > was experiencing as feeling like having bands of steel under my skin. The > neurologist said nothing, just looked at me as though I was deranged!! Of > course, I later learned for myself that it was commonly referred to as > banding. > > Iris UK > > Sent from my iPad > >> On 26 Jan 2015, at 00:25, Betty Shaffer <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I, too, have banding. When I asked the neurologist about it, he asked, >> "what's that?" >> I tried to explain it to him. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On Jan 25, 2015, at 2:10 PM, Iris Whiddett <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> Hi Rob, sorry to hear that things have been so bad for you. Not many speak >>> about banding. In six years I have had some very slight improvement in >>> other areas but the banding is always with me, intensifying with changes in >>> the weather. I have accepted that it is a permanent part of my life. >>> Strangely, it never bothers me when I am in bed. >>> Regards >>> Iris UK >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >
