OSTEOPEROSIS

Eight years ago, my doctor prescribed fosomax for me as I had developed osteoperosis. My bone scan measured –3.5, one point more than the base line for having the disease. My next bone scan, a couple years later, showed a little improvement, -3.3.

Good news I thought and continued my weekly dosage of fosomax. However, a year later, I started having some tightness in my jaw. Not a good sign. Plus I had started hearing that too many years of taking fosomax could actually be detrimental to good bone health. So I contacted my doctor and she agreed to stop the regime. However, as a safe guard she told me to take 4,000 mg of Vitamin D every day, which I did.

Unfortunately, at my most recent annual physical exam, my doctor gave me good news and bad news. Another bone scan measured my overall bone density as –3.2, more improvement. However, my wrists had weakend and the brittle bones in my wrist measured –4.2. Thus, my doctor has referred me to a bone specialist.

Of course, I am very concerned about my wrists. But since I am very conscientious about exercising to keep my back as strong as possible and my MS “at bay”, I decided to add a new exercise to my daily routine. I hold a can of soup in each hand and twist my wrists up and down and back and forth, etc. They say weights are important for building bones and I’m sure going to try.

By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions and www.EndTheAfghanWar.com .