Osteoporosis

Iris: I got a letter out of the blue, I think it was in March from [name] and she was something to do with the rheumatoid department and she just sent me a, I think it was a letter or a phone call saying, I understand that you've had a break recently, and it's my job to go through, you know, the, the records to see why people…, you know, and to see women your age to see, you know, why they have breaks and everything else. And she said, I wonder if we could invite you in for a Dexa scan just to see because the damage that you sustained on a on a trip and fall was quite severe, you know, for someone your age.

Robert: The good examples are really easy with, when you when you consider the metabolic bone specialist  I see well as soon as  I started seeing that person then all of a sudden the picture became clear, it was instantly identified that it was spinal osteoporosis. It was explained to me clearly, I understood the condition, I didn't need to ask too many questions. I was, you know, I was given enough information to digest and where I could get even more information. And that was a good…, you know, he was a brilliant he had a brilliant way of describing things and.

Sarah: The hydrotherapy really helps, beautiful, even if it's just psychologically you come out feeling gorgeous. You’ve had half an hour, oh no an hour just being able to float and not have problems with your back.

So that's nice.

I wish I could carry on with it.

Emma: Because I know this is there all the time and everything I adopt the changes. It doesn't affect a lot to me. If I can't do certain things today and I don't have anybody to rely on, I try to make way how to do it. So you, you have an alternative way to do it.

Pat: Stick to your treatment. Make sure you have a high calcium diet, that is a must I don't care what anybody says it’s a must, even if you don't like broccoli, which I didn't, now I can eat it in and enjoy it now because it's such a high calcium content. And that's what, that's what I do to try and keep ambulant, even if I'm only puttering around here. At least I'm doing some weight bearing exercise.