Re: [TMIC] Osteonecrosis

2006-02-01 Thread Grace
 Hi Sandy, My neuro told me that due to my steroids and the fact that I already have osteoporosis, the chanceof a necrotic break is increased exponentially. The thing is, I too crash whenever they are reduced. I'm back on 60mgs a day now. Please give Terry my love and tell him that I'm

Re: [TMIC] Osteonecrosis

2006-02-01 Thread Jan Hargrove
WOW!! What a dealI hope that Terry is keeping a positive atitude..and I know that your shoulders are tired, just as a tm caregiver, let alone all this piled on you. Didn't realize that he'd been on such high dosage for so long...do know that it affects the bones, i.e. why my

Re: [TMIC] Osteonecrosis

2006-02-01 Thread cherpent
Hi Sandy, I am so very sorry to hear about Terry. And boy I can certainly understand why your shoulders are not as big as they used to be. How much can one carry. Please tell Terry that he is in our thoughts and prayers. I certainly hope the doctors have some good answers/solutions for this. It

RE: [TMIC] Osteonecrosis

2006-02-01 Thread Deb Casey
Hi, Sandy. Sorry to hear about the trouble Terry is having. So far my bone density test results have been ok, but I'm down to 7.5 mg every other day. I have broken quite a few bones though, but they've told me that is common.I've been trying to wean off of the pred. for quite a while. It