Bone Density Results Discover More Problems?

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Saw my Rheumatologist today who went over my bone density test

results advising my spine has borderline osteoporosis and my hip has

mild osteoporosis. She says since I am " mild " I don't need any

medication.

I have the Radiologist's report here in front of me from which I am

reading where he states the fracture risk for my hip is moderate.

My Rheumatologist lowered me to 7.5mg of Prednisone from 10mg for my

giant cell arteritis (GCA).

ooo!

I begin that dose tonight so maybe by the year 32,129 I will

finally be off this GAWD AWFUL e-vil drug!!!!!

LOL.

I always go to Medical Records securing a copy of all my test

results and DR's notes.

Looking at my Rheumatologist's notes, I am reading where she added I

now have chronic lumbar disc displacement.

I wasn't aware of this.

(I've had cervical disc degeneration [3 bulging discs] for years yet

this lumbar is a new one on me.)

Possibly this is simply another way of interpreting the bone density

test results?

Although, for some reason, over the last several weeks my lower

back has been hurting noticably.

But herniated discs???

And remember me saying how my left butt cheek hurts me a lot lately,

even standing or walking? Well naturally I asked her why and she said

maybe it's sciatica? I just looked that up and yep, sounds about

right. Maybe that's what this lumbar thingie is?

I know one thing - I am not the same person I was a year ago, health-

wise, and will reveal, that's a bit scary.

Man, I am only 55 years old and have all this crap wrong with me????

Oh well, I really do have a decent outlook about it all - ha ha.