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Post by larrynz on Sept 24, 2007 19:21:04 GMT -5
Seems we only get bad news  . www.pulsetoday.co.uk:80/story.asp?sectioncode=23&storycode=4114776&c=2Paper of the Day - Lung disease boosts fracture risk 24 Sep 07 Patients with chronic lung disease such as COPD or emphysema have a small but significant increased risk of fracture of between 19 and 31% according to a Danish case-control study. The study of 124,655 patients who had a fracture and 373,962 age and gender matched controls, found an increased risk with both low and high doses of inhaled short-acting beta agonists. As expected there was a dose-related risjk of fracture with oral steroids. There was also a risk for low but not high doses of oral beta agonists, but no apparent risk for inhaled corticosteroids and most other treatments such as inhaled long-acting beta agonists, inhaled anti-muscarinic agents and oral leukotriene receptor agonists. |
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Post by morningstar on Sept 24, 2007 19:52:01 GMT -5
Well now we know the rest of my story don't we. d**n what a mess.
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Post by larrynz on Sept 24, 2007 22:38:11 GMT -5
When I read that article you were the first person I thought of Rose.
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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on Sept 25, 2007 5:32:41 GMT -5
Rose; have you taken a lot of oral steroids?
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Post by LindaNY on Sept 25, 2007 19:30:41 GMT -5
My doctor insists on an annual bone scan to make sure I don't have osteoporosis. AND I've used inhaled steroids for twenty years because of the asthma.
Rosie, do you have bone scans, and how often did you take oral steroids?
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Post by morningstar on Sept 25, 2007 19:40:41 GMT -5
No Linda never had a bone scans and maybe twice a year on the oral steroids. But I believe the ones that did me in were the ones given to me while I was in the hospital those 3 weeks and then less than a year later. For those 4 months. But I was being told they were fine. But two broken legs later they were even being checked. The pain pill took the edge off yesterday but the weather is changing here today and I am ready to pull my hair out. I don't know how to deal with anything like this I have never had a broken bone.
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Post by cocojax on Sept 25, 2007 22:44:03 GMT -5
Osteoporosis is also genetic, and that is where I get it from. My Mom had it, she broke both her collar bones, one from falling and the other when an elevator door shut on her. My older sister has it really bad, and now I have had two bone density scans, first one showed minor. Second one showed more, don't remember the #'s he gave me, but enough to warrant bone builder. I do drink a lot of milk, eat cheese, yogurt at least once a day. I have only been taking the inhaled steroids for about 6 years. I have been on prednisone at least five times by mouth and a couple of times through IV, again in the last 6 years..I know in order to get accepted for a lung transplant that is one of the tests they require you have...
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Post by morningstar on Oct 9, 2007 16:26:59 GMT -5
Ladies,
I was given massive does by I V's when in the hospital When I ask the one doctor why so much when it put me in more danger being a diabetic. He said his choice was to let me lungs go at a total white out or get it moving the last choice the vent. And he didn't want that as he felt I would never come off of it. I was in the hospital 3 weeks that time remember nothing but bits and piceces.The next was with the o2 I remember more of that 4 month stay in 2 different hopital but the meds were the same by I V's.
By the way the removed me off of all sugar meds. And took it every 2 hours only once in all that time did it go over 200 and it went one evening to 206. I still do not take anything for it.
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Post by Blossom/Jackie W. on Oct 11, 2007 6:11:42 GMT -5
After my Dr Visit yesterday, I asked a couple of questions....hope I remember correctly (the answers) So Much was on my mind and I had so many Q's for him.... Re: Inhaled steroids and bone brittleness. (Let's see if I can remember what I was told) There's a lot they still don't know about inhaled steroids.....it could be a contributing factor but also exercise (or lack of), diet etc would contribute as well. They've not yet been able to "isolate" the reason(s) (can't seperate it out in studies) Re: Bleeding /steroids. This one I'm having more trouble remembering. Yes it effects the small blood vessels and the skin (heck we knew that  ) thus easier bruising and marking and bleeding. Interestingly enough I asked if I should be stopping Symbicort (I bleed easy) for that reason, before surgery. NO was the answer. Now you know ... I feel like there was something else but darned if I can remember. |
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Post by bobbioh on Oct 11, 2007 6:58:05 GMT -5
thank you Jackie. bobbioh
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) thus easier bruising and marking and bleeding. Interestingly enough I asked if I should be stopping Symbicort (I bleed easy) for that reason, before surgery. NO was the answer.
