re: When Will the Insanity of Mammogram Recommendations End?

N.M.McConnell — Sat, 30 May 2009 15:34:26 GMT

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE GREAT INFORMATION ON HEALTH ISSUES! IN NOVEMBER OF 2007 IT WAS ADVISED THAT I TAKE BONE DENSITY MEDICATION, CALCITONIN. I SPRAYED THIS IN MY NOSE THREE TIMES. TWICE ON THE RIGHT SIDE. THE FOURTH DAY I COULD HARDLY GET OUT OF BED, MY LOWER BACK WAS AFFECTED. IT TOOK TWO WEEKS BEFORE I COULD STRAIGHTEN UP. THE BACK PAIN AND BONE PAIN IN THE RIBS WAS SO EXTREME THAT IT WAS 6 MONTHS BEFORE I COULD WEAR A BRA. I STARTED P.T FOR MY BACK. DIDN'T HELP. CHIROPRACTOR WAS BETTER. TWO DAYS AFTER I TOOK THE MEDICATION MY LEFT KNEE STARTED SWELLING AND I GOT A LUMP ON MY ELBOW. MY NOSE STARTED BLEEDING! WHEN I HAD MY BREAST EXAM IN MAY OF 2008, I HAD CYST,

DURING THE 19 MONTHS!! I HAVE HAD TO HAVE KNEE SURGERY, NOSE BLEEDS ALMOST EVERY DAY,ARE ABOUT EVERY 3 WEEKS NOW, THE LUMP ON THE ELBOW WENT FROM A MARBLE SIZE TO A GOLF BALL SIZE IN THREE MONTHS AND SURGERY ON THE ELBOW. I HAVE BEEN IN P.T SENSE EARLY 2-2009 FOR BACK AND KNEE. THIS MEDICATON SEEMED TO HAVE AN AFFECT ON MY B-12 FOR SOME REASON AND I HAVE TO TAKE B-12 SHOTS.

GOOD NEWS! I AM FINALLY GETTING BACK ON TRACK WITH MY HEALTH FOOD @ NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS. A GREAT P.T. I AM BACK TO THE GYM 2 TWICE A WEEK AND I FINISH THE P.T NEXT WEEK. KNEE IS NOT SWELLING AS MUCH. THE MAMMOGRAM IS NOW NORMAL! I AM 76 AND WAS IN GREAT SHAPE AND WORKED OUT 3 TIMES A WEEK BEFORE THIS MEDICATION.

TWO OTHER BONE DENSITY MED THAT I TRIED WERE SIDE AFFECTS TOO. I BROKE OUT IN BLISTERS, LOOKED LIKE CHICKEN POX, THE OTHER ONE I WAS SO OUT OF IT I DON'T REMEMBER MUCH FOR ONE WEEK. MY WHOLE BODY WAS AFFECTED, BONE PAIN AND HEADACHE, COULDN'T MOVE MY ARMS, COULDN'T BEND AT THE ELBOWS. IT TOOK ABOUT 3 MONTHS BEFORE I WAS BACK ON TRACK.

I AM STILL WORKING WITH THE SAME DOCTOR ON V-D AND BONE CALCIUM. SO FAR I HAVE NOT LOST ANY MORE BONE DENSITIY.

WITH MY AGE AND BONE LOSS I HAVE TO EXERCISE! I FEEL BETTER AND I AM NOT STIFF, DON'T HURT MY SELF AND BETTER BALANCE. NELLIE