Chiropractic Before and After Surgery

[jsewell]

Thanks for the advice. I have been on testosterone for about 5 years now. I have an excellent endocrinologist. I flew from Georgia to So Cal to meet him back when i lived in Georgia. He is the greatest for diagnosing endocrine problems especially those that are out of the ordinary.

I did my research for months to find him. All the endo's I saw in the Atlanta area told me i was fine. I have hypopituitarism and replace many hormones. I also have adrenal insufficiency.
I always wonder if the years of untreated endocrine disease created the low bone density.
I always drank my milk and take supplements now and every time my vitamin D is checked it is way high.
judy

[Maria]

I was put on daily subcutaneous injectable Forteo supposedly for 24 months. I think I may have actually used it correctly for 9 months and up to 15 months not daily but it had such a plastic like odor to it that it would make me ill to smell it so my PCP said to hold my nose while injecting myself .. ummyeahh.. so anyway it got where I was so nauseated before and after the injection I just stopped. I Know this isn't so but I kept thinking it smelled like rat poisening even tho I don't know what that smells like!

I've yet to report my noncompliance to my Rheumatologist (prescribing doctor) altho I did to my PCP who didn't really care when I told her that.

I'm about 6 months late to get my BMD testing. Everything got thrown off when I went to Fla when Dad was in the hosp. and passed away and I had to take care of the estate solo.

One of these days I'll get back on track with this and I'll inquire about testosterone as well.

[ADR seeker]

Originally Posted by jsewell

Thanks for the advice. I have been on testosterone for about 5 years now. I have an excellent endocrinologist. I flew from Georgia to So Cal to meet him back when i lived in Georgia. He is the greatest for diagnosing endocrine problems especially those that are out of the ordinary.

I did my research for months to find him. All the endo's I saw in the Atlanta area told me i was fine. I have hypopituitarism and replace many hormones. I also have adrenal insufficiency.
I always wonder if the years of untreated endocrine disease created the low bone density.
I always drank my milk and take supplements now and every time my vitamin D is checked it is way high.
judy

I'm not a doctor but I took the time to think and I smelled an endocrine/hormonal disorder; of course I was not thinking of ways to exploit your illness and turn you into a cash vending machine.

GPs 40 years ago would have figured it out. It really is tragic that you had to go all the way across the country to get the right medical care and it is even more tragic that over 1 million Americans go overseas each year to get the help they need. I can't believe that the doctors today are as dumb as they act.

I hope that the testosterone does the trick and increase your bones. There are other minerals involved in bone growth. Vit K plays a role and vitamin C is also needed for bone growth and maintenance minerals magnesium and fluorine also help bones.

[jsewell]

It was pretty unbelievable to me to fly across the country to meet a doctor . I thought at times before i met him that i was a little insane. I now volunteer at his Tuesday night clinic and each week we have people who have done the same.
Seeing I've been on testosterone for a while, I'm not convinced it will help directly with bone density. I really don't know what could have caused it and continues to lower it every year. Last year i had 3 vertebral compression fractures.

Any more ideas ? I don't want to go on the poison .
judy

[ADR seeker]

Originally Posted by jsewell

It was pretty unbelievable to me to fly across the country to meet a doctor . I thought at times before i met him that i was a little insane. I now volunteer at his Tuesday night clinic and each week we have people who have done the same.
Seeing I've been on testosterone for a while, I'm not convinced it will help directly with bone density. I really don't know what could have caused it and continues to lower it every year. Last year i had 3 vertebral compression fractures.

Any more ideas ? I don't want to go on the poison .
judy

Are you absorbing calcium and vit D properly. Magnesium is important for bone health.

[jsewell]

My vitamin D levels are always at the high end of the scale and my calcium is in the normal range. It just is a puzzle as to why my bone density is so low. I have always been a milk drinker my whole life . i do need to solve this puzzle before i crumble
judy

[Maria]

You may have high enough calcium levels but does that mean your body is able to utilize/absorb it as needed? Or one of other balancing components that allows for proper utilization/absorption.

[jsewell]

Maria,
If it appears in the normal range in my blood, can it still not be absorbed? I thought if i had normal levels it would be absorbed and the normal levels are the proof.
judy