I am the opposite. I am very glad I had a dexa scan so I can halt the deterioration of my bones before it got any worse. I met someone who had been on AA for....9 YEARS with no side effects. Unbelievable, but she has no intention of stopping it. She is 72 now. Where I am, they would not let us stay on it for that length of time
I was devastated when I got the osteoporosis diagnosis. But my doctor was wrong and when I finally got my t-score from the clinic (which was an adventure in itself) and found out it was only osteopenia I quite literally felt a great weight gradually lifting from ny shoulders all that day. In the two months which had elapsed since the "osteoporosis" diagnosis I had resisted my doctor's efforts to put me on aa, which she was more determined about after attending an osteoporosis workshop - one wonders who sponsored the workshop! I had reached out on Facebook and a couple of friends had pointed me in the right direction, including alerting me to Vitamin K2. I read a library book all about K2, and the rest, as they say, is history. I guess because I continued to behave as though I had OP and continued to work very hard to improve my bones it has proven quite successful.
When I read posts like this, I realise how lucky I am to have a fantastic GP and the excellent care I have had on my personal journey with OP. My journey too has been very sucessful and I can only give credit to the care and advice I have received from the medical professionals
I got my doctor when I was suffering greatly from undiagnosed polymyalgia. I have to say her treatment of me for that has been excellent (mostly hands off, let me go at my own pace) but she's turned out to be a bit of a dud for anything else.
Unfortunate, then, that medicine is literally life and death. as I am now 70 I do think she could have been a bit more helpful than "I'm not worried about it" when I complained about what seems to be an erratic heartbeat.
I too have had both positive and negative experiences re my health. The OP was great but the brain tumour was handled very badly . Lost my hearing which could have been prevented if someone had paid attention to my concerns. Another problem I have, is finally being followed up, but it has been a battle to get this far. Now, someone is taking my concers seriously and its a relief, even if it is bad news. I will deal with it as I do with everything else. To be honest, my only medical sucess story has been OP. Everything else is a fight. I hope your heart problem turns out to be nothing serious.
I'm sorry to learn of your other health problems. I "treated" my skippy heart by consuming more salt and also my pred dose continues to get lower. Guess I should just insist on having my blood pressure checked, that's the least she can do! And like you I really prefer to know what's going on. That way we can deal with it, come to terms with it, work proactively to help ourselves. I think the doctors will have to get used to the idea that their patients, even the older ones, are a whole new animal to deal with - we have the internet, we are able to investigate and share information and experiences unlike any previous generation, and we want to be and should be treated as partners in our own care!
True things have changed. I remember asking my grandmother what her pills, she had just been prescribed, were for. I was about 12 or 13 at the time. She was horrified. The Doctor gave her the prescription, she would never dream of asking him what they were for!!! Just a thought, your iron levels are ok?
Obrigado, Dolly - Eu venho analisando os suplementos que já estou tomando e eles contêm todas as vitaminas e minerais que você está mencionando - Eu só preciso descobrir as quantidades necessárias de cada um - Eu só tenho um pressentimento de que o AA não é adequado para mim neste momento.
If your scores are still in the LBM bracket and your diet and exercise regeime can be improved, you should certainly be able to turn this around without drugs. Hopefully, in the meantime, you don't break anything else. Good luck
My iron has tended to be low, but I was taking iron supplements at the time this heart issue was at its worst! I think it was a prednisone side effect.
Possibly was. I know when my iron levels are low my heart beat can fluctuate but since I have been taking gentle iron daily, no problems. One less thing to worry about. Glad you got it sorted too.
Perhaps I mentioned a brand name. I am pleased you got a result. My heart rate tended to flutuate when my iron level was low but I have been taking a tablet daily that does not cause side effects that some iron tablets do and no more skipped beats
I had to take iron supplements years ago and hated them, so this time around when told I needed them again I would have been noncompliant, but my doctor suggested liquid iron. Not available at the pharmacy but can get at an organic foods store and in the "wellbeing" section of the supermarket! If I wasn't a vegetarian I'd just eat liver, as I am one of those weird people who actually like liver!
I never liked any red meat. Even as a child my mother grated cheese on everything for me, to mask the taste of red meat. So although I accept that being vegetarian could contribute to me haveing low iron levels, it was discovered a few years ago, I just didn't absorb iron well. My B12 levels have always been normal and this is another one we veggies need to watch.