On 11/20/2014 CouponQueen said: If I recall you have been on Prednisone for many many years..you do know all the side effects of long term use of that medication...Fractures are really very common with long term use..
I myself have severe back issues..my MRI reads like a medical text book..
I def sympathize with ANYBODY with any type of back issues/pain.
Ice/Heat both work! The rule of thumb my MD told me is if it feels good when you rub it..it is muscle!
Best of luck!
I kinda had a double whammy. Both my beloved mother and sister, now gone from cancer, also had osteoporosis and neither was on prednisone or any other kind of steroid. So it runs in the family. On top of that, yes, I was prescribed and took prednisone for RA and am still taking it at 6 mg per day. 6 mg seems to be the lowest I can go. So it is my own fault that my osteoporosis is just about as severe as it can get. I asked about doing another dexa scan and he said I can if I want to, but it's for naught because my numbers are already off the charts.
I have used ice/heat, but for some reason my ortho doc doesn't want me on ice this time. I do know when he put his thumb on the spot where it is fractured, I nearly jumped to the ceiling. So even before he took the x-ray, he probably knew it was bone and not muscle, and I did too.
Thanks for your good wishes . . . and back to you with my good wishes also.
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