Thank you, I don't know how severe my osteoporosis was, (can't find my paperwork) but right now it is in Osteopenia stage. If I hadn't had a DEXA I would not have known I had OP. I never had any pain or fractures, but if I hadn't taken action , I think I would have. Right now I have very bad back pain that keeps me up at night, sciatica on both sides. I have a problem with my L5 S1. I will get up and do some stretches, sometimes they help sometimes not, to help me sleep. I went to see a neurosurgeon (for my back) that was recommended, but when he saw all X-rays and MRI's, he said "forget your back, we have to take care of your cervical first." He replaced 4 cervical disks. They were bulging, had arthritis, and bone spurs. That was the best thing I ever did. It got rid of my migraines, neck and shoulder pain. When I recovered from it I went back to him for my lower back. He said he could do surgery, but didn't recommend it. When I started to go to gym it made it feel better. Now it's bothering me so much I need to do something about it. I just found out about a non-invasive procedure that I'm going to look into. For my osteoporosis I take Garden of Life Vitamin Code Raw Calcium, along with more calcium to make up what my doc recommends, along with VitD, I used to take MK-7, but since it got better I dropped the MK7.
I used to have a very physical job that caused many issues with my body. I had tennis and golfers elbow and steroid injection would no longer work. My orthopedic wanted to take out the tendon in my arm. I said ok, let's do it after holidays. In the meantime I was taking Frankincense Essential Oil for inflammation in my body. All recommendations are that you DO NOT ingest it. Well, I did, and I did a few drops under my tongue everyday. In about 3 to 4 weeks my arm quit hurting , (I Was not expecting that) I no longer have to wear a brace. It also helped with my arthritis, my hands and fingers don't hurt and I was able to open jars, etc, with no problem. You can look up and research what the benefits of Frankincense Essential Oil are, it's called the King of Oils. I use Doterra because I trust and believe that it is pure. I think thats about it. I wish you good luck and hope that your health gets better. You are so right, this aging thing is not for Sissy"s....LOL
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