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what are your symptoms from Osteoporosis ?

Posted by SusanEllen66 @SusanEllen66, Mar 4 11:10pm

I would like to know what symptoms you have from osteoporosis , or osteopenia.
I see many posts about how you are being affected, and looking for answers.
The reason I ask is that I have had osteoporosis for at least 10 years, and don’t have any symptoms. The reason I know it is because my scan shows a problem.

Thanks

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hmbrglr | @hmbrglr | Mar 6 12:27pm
In reply to @gigi4 "Learn how to lift. Doing it the wrong, especially repeatedly, way will cause pain." + (show)
@gigi4

Learn how to lift. Doing it the wrong, especially repeatedly, way will cause pain.

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Yes. I am finding out that the way I bend and lift has alot to do with it.

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loriesco | @loriesco | Mar 6 1:21pm

My PAIN was misdiagnosed as OA. For 30 YEARS! Because they saw it on the XRAYS. It turned out that my pain was from inflammation caused by GOUTY ARTHRITIS! I learned about tart cherry capsules from this group. Took my pain away entirely. Asked my dr. to test for gout (uric acid). YEP. out of range. Please put me on the Allopurinol. Not uric acid is in range and I have no pain. The exception is where I have HORRID arthritis in my neck and the weather changes. Barometric pressure and eating foods high in purines (not good when one has gout) cause inflammatory pain. Many times we acquire "fractures"and they are hidden as we age. We get pain from those hidden fractures too!

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SusanEllen66 | @SusanEllen66 | Mar 16 5:31pm
In reply to @sueinmn "@SusanEllen66 According to my now-retired long-time PCP, High Blood Pressure has often been referred to as..." + (show)
@sueinmn

@SusanEllen66 According to my now-retired long-time PCP, High Blood Pressure has often been referred to as "the silent killer" because there are often no apparent symptoms until you have a heart attack or stroke.

She said Osteoporosis ought to be called "the silent crippler" because there are no symptoms until a fracture or your spine begins to collapse. That is why she was always insistent that all of her female patients, and some males, get routine DEXA scans. Not necessarily annually - in my case, at 73, with no osteopenia, mine are every 3 years. My younger sister has osteopenia so hers are every year (our grandmother, aunt and several cousins all have or had severe osteoporosis.)

How are you dealing with your osteoporosis?

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@sueinmn
I take calcium daily, and get a shot of Prolia twice a year.

In 2006 I was diagnosed with Hypercalcemia. I had a tumor on a parathyroid gland. My blood calcium levels went high and made me sick. Surgery got rid of the tumor but I was left with a kidney stone, and osteoporosis.

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SusanEllen66 | @SusanEllen66 | Mar 16 5:38pm

Arthritis pain instead of osteoporosis?
I’ve had both knees replaced, 4 surgeries on one hand, and arthoplasty on one thumb because of arthritis .

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docb99 | @docb99 | Mar 17 4:45am
In reply to @sueinmn "@SusanEllen66 According to my now-retired long-time PCP, High Blood Pressure has often been referred to as..." + (show)
@sueinmn

@SusanEllen66 According to my now-retired long-time PCP, High Blood Pressure has often been referred to as "the silent killer" because there are often no apparent symptoms until you have a heart attack or stroke.

She said Osteoporosis ought to be called "the silent crippler" because there are no symptoms until a fracture or your spine begins to collapse. That is why she was always insistent that all of her female patients, and some males, get routine DEXA scans. Not necessarily annually - in my case, at 73, with no osteopenia, mine are every 3 years. My younger sister has osteopenia so hers are every year (our grandmother, aunt and several cousins all have or had severe osteoporosis.)

How are you dealing with your osteoporosis?

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How are you dealing…?

I am advised to have DEXA scans every other year. I’m 75 and have done so for decades.
My sister does none. Neither of us has fallen. Our mom fell a few times and never broke anything. We wonder if genes are a factor for us.

It is useful to note that DEXA numbers can indicate osteopenia as well as somewhat of a warning.
My numbers went from osteopenia to normal on Evista plus calcium and Vitamin D.
I’ve stopped the Evista until the next DEXA in a year. If I’m not at normal numbers I’ll go back to Evista again.

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loriesco | @loriesco | Mar 17 4:54pm

that is right @SusanEllen66 ! You don't need to have symptoms! I had symptoms for 30 years. turns out it was from GOUT! Lazy dr's didn't look past the OA! Now that I take gout medicine, I don't have much pain. 30 YEARS!!! Its the inflammation which is a symptom that causes pain. Now, I can tell when my body slows down in the cold weather that the OA just makes me slower than usual. It's the feeling of "bones" on "bones" with not the smooth rhythm of muscles gliding and facilitation of movement. Good luck and I hope you stay pain free!

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