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Muscular skeletal disorder. How to live with this?

Chronic Pain | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (26)

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Sometimes osteoporosis develops because of the inability to absorb nutrients in the G.I. tract, mainly calcium and phosphorus. This can occur in celiac disease, where gluten is not tolerated and causes changes in the intestinal tract that prevent absorption of nutrients there are a couple of blood tests that can be done to rule out celiac, that would be a simple thing to do. I would also find a pain management doctor that’s willing to give you something stronger for pain than tramadol tramadol is the weakest of the narcotic pain medication and something like oxycodone may be needed to give you some relief. The Evenity injections are good to continue so the osteoporosis doesn’t worsen and further fractures occur in the spine. Discs degenerate and herniate and that’s different than the actual vertebrae fracturing. An MRI of the spine would differentiate between the two. sometimes with compression fractures a substance like bone cement can be injected into the bone to stabilize it. That is done by a spinal surgeon. I am sorry you are suffering so and your health declined so rapidly. That is unusual, and I think an underlying cause of the rapid osteoporosis must be sought. A parathyroid hormone blood test would also be helpful to make sure your calcium is not leaking from your bones, causing that rapid onset of osteoporosis. Celiac and parathyroid blood test can be done by your primary care doctor. I do hope you get the help you need and can continue with the injections until the cause of the osteoporosis is determined a good muscle relaxant like Robaxin could give you relief if muscle spasm is present, causing the swayback situation , please keep us posted on your progress

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Thank you for writing such a thoughtful response. A lot of your statements could be applied to me. I been tested for Celiac disease and I don’t have it. I got some unnecessary surgery about 12 years ago and since then I had to take laxatives. I still have to take some but trying not to abuse . My stomach is very sensitive and just can’t take stronger opioids.Besides it gives me headaches and makes me shaky. I was prescribed various muscle relaxers but they didn’t help. I tried pregabalin and gabapentin without any success. Both made me dizzy and nauseous. Trying to listen various apps where they teaching how to live with pain. But pain is so strong and never stops- it’s hard to concentrate on anything else. I am very small person. I dropped 20 pounds since last year and no doctor can explain me why. My blood tests are semi- normal. Probably have to repeat soon. Potassium and sodium is low. Trying to take food with more potassium but sodium is bad for the bones. The most of my doctors can’t answer simple questions. Even endocrinologist who told me about sequence of my osteoporosis drugs told me that I have to use another bone builder after Evenity is totally wrong. I been reading so much and I know that most doctors doesn’t like to be corrected. I am trying to be very diplomatic and respectful but I also know that I have to be my own advocate.