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What is an outcome for a bone-on-bone hip joint that gives no pain?
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@laughlin1947 It can be confusing but consider this: you have NO pain,
and no loss of mobility, so what is an operation going to do for you?
If anything, it will only give you pain (post-op) and other side effects listed in the teeny tiny fine print at the bottom of the patient consent form.
That is why the department head said to do nothing; the Hippocratic oath states “First, do no harm” but today it would begin, “First, cover your butt”😉
Phil
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@heavyphil Good perspective, thank you! I'm of the mindset that with regards to osteopenia and osteoporosis, I am directing the doctors (PCP and endocrinologist) to look at my bone density, etc., and see what they can prescribe in order to slow down the progression into those conditions. Medicare allows Dexa bone density scans every 2 years. It's obvious to me the doctors are not oriented towards geriatric medicine, and they will wait until an urgent osteoporosis situation occurs before reacting. Waiting for osteoporosis to set in and then prescribing meds for it is not my idea of proactive treatment.
Another example with medical difficulty is that of free Testosterone - I have troubles with libido and ED, and I often read where low free-T has an effect on that. I looked at my free-T results over a period of a few years and saw there was a dramatic drop about 4 to 5 years back. I had some convincing to do but the "reluctant" doctor finally agreed to prescribe testosterone injections for me. I take one injection weekly. My free-T results are in range now, but I unfortunately have no positive effect on libido and ED. There are some health-care reasons (cardiovascular) to have testosterone in the proper range for an adult my age, so I justify it for that reason. There's a solution to my ED/libido issues out there, but I've yet to find it. I keep stubbornly trying. In the meantime, the Viagra and Cialis marketing efforts prevail.