I have read that steroids are alsodetrimental to eye
sight.
BERNARD
BUTCHER
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You said:
I am so upset
is ok.
Lynn in RI
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Hi Jude,,
I just asked my Primary about a bone density test
You said:
I am so upset that I was never told that I would get osteoporosis, nor treated for it until after the breaks, that I could just spit! Medication for Osteoporosis ought to be given right from the onset of the Transverse Myelitis, not four years down the road!
I say:
AMEN! I am still
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Why is it that I hear over and over from
TMIC members, that they have not been told the whole truth about their
dx's andmedications, because their doctors have such limited basic
medical understandings of certain illnesses?
Dear Jude,
You are not insane. This is how it is. I have had TM or something, heck one doctor says yes, one says maybe you have had it and another looks at me like I am some freak of nature. We unfortunately seem to have acquired an illness/s that very little is know about. Doctors cannot even
Forgive me, I don't understand the connection -- is TM known
to lead to osteoporosis? Or do some medications lead to that? Or is it that
being non-weight-bearing makes one more prone to it?
Barbara H.
http://barbarah.wordpress.com/
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Thank you my dear Natalie. I needed
to hear that! Sometimes, I feel so fragile and don't know how
careful I have to be now, I don't know what to do. Guess I'd better
get myself to the Orthopedic and see what he will make to protect
No, I don't think you went overboard at all or sent it to the
wrong place. As I said, I was just trying to understand the connection. It's
important information for everyone, especially those who can't walk. I imagine
those of us who aren't as physically active as others might be affected
