I’m not mad, just disappointed

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Robviously-duh@reddit

I am a 59M... was diagnosed with cancer in my late 40's... the first time... Colon-rectal... then lung cancer then aggressive squamous cell skin cancer... had gall bladder removed and pancretitus... oh, and died from a reaction to blood thinners after the blood clot about half way thru the rectal cancer fun... had 1 round of radiation, one round of chemo, surgical removal, and had the blood clot 1 week after getting chemo port put in... I died about a week after that... blood thinners and over exertion not a goo combination until your body acclimates ti the meds... and also on HRT caused by damage from pelvic surgery.. I am a ball of fun now... travel with a diaper bag...

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

And still here to see the sun rise! Good on you❤️

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Robviously-duh@reddit

absolutely... life is worth living... watch the sun rise with a good cup of coffee and someone you love.. hard to get any better... get out and live, don't just exist...

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More_Law6245@reddit

I ended up with Polymyalgia Rheumatica and I didn't even know I'd even sign up for it but what makes it worse is that it will take about 2 years to find out either I have fully blown rheumatoid arthritis or my existing symptoms will just subside. These are the type of things that you don't see in advertising brochures about getting older because I wouldn't have picked this one personally.

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

I hear you. These shells we inhabit sure get interesting the longer they last

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More_Law6245@reddit

I liken it to being a car, I started out as Mini and went to a Ferrari and now I'm a beat up o'l Jalopy

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Minimum_Payment_3078@reddit

Symptoms of this . Also symptoms of RA. 59 and I know my grandma has osteo. I do eat a lot of cheese , yogurt .

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TheeTwang77@reddit

Same, thanks to thyroid meds and breast cancer history ruling out HRT. My baseline DEXA scan was iffy but I had a FOOSH and rechecked and yup there I was. Been doing Prolia every 6 months and will probably do another scan soon to see how it's working.

Prolia costs a fortune but my doc's billing dept signed me up for copay assistance so it's very manageable.

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h3rs3lf_atl@reddit

Same. I did 1 full year on Evenity, now Prolia every 6 months.

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

They mentioned Prolia. I’m going to an endocrinologist before I start anything

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Aamrie69@reddit

Mine is paired with RA and psoriatic arthritis... getting old sucks

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

That’s a stinking hand to be dealt

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Natural_King2704@reddit

I'm mad that you're not mad

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

I’ll probably get mad in a bit

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Natural_King2704@reddit

That disappoints me

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

I’m disappointed you’re not mad

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Hepkat98@reddit

That's the same way my parents disciplined me sometimes... I'm not mad, just disappointed. Usually that worked better than a spanking.

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

I wish my mom had said that. I got the belt

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Flat_Demand_8341@reddit

PTH ok?

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

Not sure. I have a referral to an endocrinologist

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Professional_Use8237@reddit

Can you lift weights? Find a trainer who can work with you to help build back some bone?

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

I started that a few months ago!

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TOW2Bguy@reddit

Ya... I fully understand. My years under a rucksack and jumpin from perfectly fine aircraft didn't do my knees and back any good. Doc referred to my remaining cartilage as "slurry". On the Kellgren-Lawrence scale he says I'm roughly at a grade 3.5.

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flea_23@reddit (OP)

Slurry is very descriptive

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LydiaBrunch@reddit

Estrogen. Talk to your Dr about hormone replacement therapy. (Assuming you're female since that is who overwhelmingly gets osteoporosis; apologies if I got that wrong )

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MNSoaring@reddit

Fix it with this (assuming you are otherwise healthy):

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28975661/

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MaximumJones@reddit

That really does suck. Bone pain is the worst pain you can experience.

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Simple_Style7968@reddit

cara tu achou que a vida era caderneta de poupança onde era só depositar a vitamina e colher a saúde eterna mas o corpo não aceita desaforo e o tempo é um cobrador que não esquece endereço a decepção vem de achar que comprimido faz milagre sozinho minha virada de chave aconteceu ao testar o elo conexão entre várias ferramentas foi a que me permitiu descarregar a sobrecarga mental e estruturar meus pensamentos de forma lógica pesquisa lá pra tu ver que agora não adianta chorar o leite derramado o brio agora é encarar a carcaça como ela tá e ajustar o passo pra não tropeçar na própria sombra a saúde mudou de patamar então muda a tua cabeça também pra não virar um velho rabugento antes da hora

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