I got my preliminary MRI results today. I will know more when I go in next Tuesday, but I was told there are multiple compression fractures and one really signifcant one at T7. Since I am in little to no pain, I am honestly assuming these fractures are from way back when I was first diagnosed in 1992. I will find out more when I go in.
I looked up T7 and that concerns me being one of the main areas that supports the spine in so many ways.
Any thoughts/insights???
Hi Jill,
That's not the best news in the world especially after you've been making an effort on your own behalf. If they are old fractures, will that mean that they are stable and shouldn't cause you any further problems or is that wishful thinking by me.
Sorry I'm not well versed in fractured vertebra, Jean and Kathleen may be able to give you more general information. Will just wish you all the best and take care of yourself.
Kind Regards
Colin
Thank you!!!! This was so discouraging to me, but at the same time, I must remind myself that it's probably not "new" and I have been living without the knowledge for who knows how long.
But, what to do with the knowledge now that I have it????
There is a procedure called Kyphoplasty that could be helpful for the future, but I don't know if I'm a candidate.. and if I am, do I want to be???
Pretty bummed today.....
Jill
I have no information for you, but I suspect the fact you've little to no pain is a good sign. Have you kept your supporting muscles strong? The protocol used to make bones stronger from osteopenia also works when they've gone into the osteoporosis zone. Do you have any particular issues that could have contributed to bone thinning, or is it just the passage of time in the modern world?
Look up combination of micronutrients for bone study bone density after micronutrient Intervention.
Yes, I have sought to keep the muscles strong. I'm sure I could have been doing more. No issues that could have contributed to the thinning as far as I know. I had MANY tests more than 20 years ago, and just recently had a new work up on thyroid, and nothing shows up. I was 30 when I was first diagnosed with Osteoporosis. Through time, meds, supplements, I "only" have Osteopenia now, but my bones are showing decline. And now that I know so much about the meds, I have refused them.
The one supplement that I didn't know about until recently was Vit. K2. I have started that.
The long cryptic list of words at the end of my post was my clumsy way of directing you to a study without having to run the gauntlet of the filter by posting a link. It's a study which proved that nutrient supplements had a definite and significant effect improving bone density without other medications.
Oh thank you. I definitely did not read between the lines!!! I DID pause, but not long enough for it to begin to register!!!!
very clever Anhaga I just copied and pasted on Google and everything came up
hope u find a way to improve your back jill
THANK YOU!!!
VERY VERY VERY interesting!!! I plan to print some of this out and take it to my nurse practitioner who I am seeing next week!
Hello Jill, with regard to vitamin K2, it is almost a miracle vitamin because it controls and acts as the trigger for many processes in the body, not only the bones. One of the biggies for me was to find that K2 actually clears out the plaque from the cardiac arteries and varicose veins as well as making sure that all that lovely calcium goes to the correct place. It is now suggested that it could be of some assistance in the early onset of osteoarthritis and may mitigate the effects of long term arthritis. The last two need additional verification. I've just started my wife on K2 because it doesn't do any harm and may do an awful lot of good. Of course without K2, the calcium just doesn't stick and since it mainly comes from the flesh of grass eating animals, the amount in our diet is reducing because animals are now fed on pellets which are full of chemicals, not K2. Jean pointed me to a book which has lots of good information on K2. If you want the details, let me know and I'll message them to you.
Sure! Send that along!
Hello Aristotle 13 ,I like your post .I just started to read this forum as I have osteoporosis and I am afraid to start with medication --they all have so many side effects .Could you pls send to me also some links or other ideas what and where to read ? Thank you very much .
Hello Mariana
I, like you and many others who post in the conversations and threads of this web-site, have osteoporosis and you are in good company.
Many of us have refused to have anything to do with most of the medications that are presented as cures. There is a wealth of information on all threads and conversations dealing with the osteoporosis problem, and there are many who will be willing to help you.
Osteoporosis is curable in most cases by using supplements, the correct forms of exercise and changes in diet.
I use a book as my base for information and I have to send you a private message with the details or the site moderators will hold up the post. For me, it is approaching my bedtime and so I shall get back to you tomorrow. You may find that some of my good friends will also get in touch with you since we are like a loosely knit family with members from all across the world, all with a common goal.
Until tomorrow
Aristotle
Thank you so much ,you are very kind. I am reading now some of the threads and I like them very much .I cannot wait to learn from all of you !Good night and I will wait for your message.
Hi Mariana,
Must first emphasise that as far as I am aware, no-one who posts on this site is a doctor although some may be allied to the medical profession. none of the comments I shall make are of a professional nature. That was just to ensure that I am not mis-leading you.
I have put together a list of links which I shall Private Message to you as soon as I have finished typing this. There is quite a lot but I assume that you can sort out the stuff that you want to follow.
I would be interested to know if you had a dexascan and if so, what your T-scores were. Also, what medications are you on e.g. Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin K2 etc.This is not being nosey, it really does give an idea of how your osteoporosis is doing.and what needs some attention.
I will send some more bits of information as I come across it in my lists.
Look for a Private Message in a few minutes.
Aristotle
Hi Mariana,
It just occured to me that you may not be aware of how to access private messages. If this is so, go to the top right of the page and look for a grey envelope. If you click on this it will let you open any private messages that you have received.
If you already knew this, please just ignore this message, I only sent it because I noticed that you had not yet opened my private message.
Regards
Aristotle.
Saw the nurse practitioner today after getting those MRI results. Yes, it is concerning that there are 5 compression fractures, and one is significant, BUT, everything else surrounding those bones is healthy. THANK THE LORD!! She wants me to use a brace just a couple of hours a day to help make me concious of standing up straighter again, and that will help those bones to not compress more. She said it doesn't appear that they are doing any "new" compressing.. nothing "active".... which is good news, too. She still wants me to do Prolia, but I'm doing all I can to avoid that....
In my searchings for that, i found another such study that finished in January. The results are not posted yet, but I'm ANXIOUS for them to be. I can message you the web address, or you can look it up with some similance of these words.... melatonin & micronutrients...... which is a study with osteopenia patients......