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I was making good progress on both exercise and diet-improvement fronts then got off track a bit, lol. Luckily the 'off track' was just a bit and I continued making progress albeit at a slower rate. I like Dr. Fishman's yoga a lot so will get more serious about it. (I love standing on one leg for some reason! I think it's because it helps my lower back which has issues. Or I'm part flamingo?)
Have you looked into any of the technologies other than DEXA scan? I see my PCP at Cleveland Clinic in a few weeks and plan to ask him about them. I really want more information about bone health than just density measurements.
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I would really like to get a TBS, but it's not available here. Nothing much is available here, but DEXA scan.
I'm caregiver to my husband who has Alzheimer's Disease and osteoporosis. He broke his hip last year when he fell over a box he didn't see left at our front door. We walk everyday. He doesn't have much tolerance for exercise - he'll do a bit, but yoga is kind of subtle. He doesn't get it. I can get him to do some other exercises though.
I sometimes walk around the house with one pound ankle weights.
I really like Dr. Fishman's Second Series (available on DVD). When you get tired of his first series, consider getting it. It's refreshing.
It's funny - here on Connect, we see the success stories of some, the setbacks of others. I've given up driving myself crazy, just want to be diligent and stay the course, for what it's worth.
Take care.
Hello Callalloo,
Please let us know what your doctor says about other testing.
Best of luck to you and everyone on this site.
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Fishman Yoga is getting a lot of plugs. My last experience with a yoga class was at least 40 years ago--only time I've ever had serious back problems as an adult! Probably a function of doing in a group--keeping up with the Joneses. [LOL on the Flamingo? Might help to have pink yoga pants.] Our lives stand in the Balance.
Other Scan-technologies. My GP was prescient to see me as a candidate for OP, but saw fit to send me on my way with an Rx for Alendronate. I await connecting with an endo and PT. There are places nearby that do the other scans--which I think would be prudent to have before serious PT. I would hate to find my tribecular areas of upper femur and vertebrae are especially vulnerable.