Comments on: Fractures Due To Osteoporosis Skyrocketing

By: Sherryl-Annette

Sherryl-Annette — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:18:32 +0000

I have had osteoporosis for years. The pain gets worse each year But I was told in 93 I would be in surgery and/or a wheelchair by the end of the year.

So I went for a 3000 mile walk pitching my small tent in a different place each night. It is now many years later and I am still on my feet. Although I do get fractures. I do not go to the hospital. I rest, read and do some of my outdoor camping chores, which include building a mud hut by myself.

I will be 70 in September. My daughter has come to visit me and went “WOW! MOM. You are my hero.”

My reply was Me? “Sure. Why not.”

Yes I replied. I think I am now my own hero.

By: Margaret

Margaret — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:07:28 +0000

You are right that prevention is better than acting after the fact, but unforunately bone scans don’t prevent fractures. Also some cultures where people have lower bone density than Americans have almost no osteoporosis – like some Asian cultures where they follow healthier lifestyles. Yes they eat less calcium in Japan, but they also eat less animal meat, more vegetables, less processed food, less sugar, etc… all these things make their bones stronger, not weaker, than ours. Read the book Better Bones, Better Body – it was really interseting if you’re worried about osteoporosis. I think she has a website too.

By: Rajesh

Rajesh — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:15:41 +0000

My understanding is that Osteoporosis is even more prevalent among the Asian population. Apparently, this is because of Calcuim deficiency in the Asian diet pattern.

By: aynoor

aynoor — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:00:03 +0000

http://liujiaoourhealth.blogspot.com

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:30:45 +0000

Ooops…. got to take a nap. A bone scan would be a lot LESS costly. If there are anymore mistakes, deal with it! heehee

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:27:30 +0000

Sorry about the misspelled word – Medicare. Also the extra s before the word, sreening. It’s not easy to type when your cat is laying on the computer desk and the keyboard is on your chest (lol), He does this everytime.

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 22:23:24 +0000

Let’s see…..People are living longer so more people will get osteoporosis which will mean more fractures and hospitalizations, which will mean more health care costs. Got it. But here’s what I don’t get. Medicar will only pay for s screening(dexa scan) once every 24 months. Would it not make more sense to allow bone scans YEARLY,BEFORE fractures occur? If my math proves correct, a bone scan would be a hell of a lot costly than treating a fracture in a hospital and then rehab. Helo… how dumb can these insurance decision makers get?