I was told 5 years ago that I had osteoarthritis in my knees. They did test and said I did not have osteoporosis. That was odd, but that is what they said. Then I was also told that I had hyperthyroidism. The PTH numbers were already high when they told me this several years ago and the numbers are now 336 and that was Feb 2020. Pandemic hit right after a needle biopsy and ultra sound on my thyroid and no cancer and there is a nodule on the thyroid and swollen. Doctor told me to let them know if I have trouble swallowing, cough a lot and other issues. Most of those I did not have but I definitely noticed over the year of the pandemic on lockdown that I have hip pain now and sometimes my toes curl and lock up. I live by myself and this does concern me.
Hi
Osteoporosis means a person has brittle bones and break easily. This isn’t what you have per your Dr. and testing.
You have Osteoarthritis in your knees. Overtime you lose cartilage which is cushioning for your knees. Losing cartilage means the knee movement is now bone on bone. This process is progressive and pain will get worse. Without knee replacement your pain and your ability to walk gets worse.
You can do corticosteroid injections in you knees. This is only allowable once every three months. At some point even those injections stop helping your pain as the Osteoarthritis progresses.
In the end your choice is to have knee replacement or lose you quality of life.
Osteoporosis means a person has brittle bones and break easily. This isn’t what you have per your Dr. and testing.
You have Osteoarthritis in your knees. Overtime you lose cartilage which is cushioning for your knees. Losing cartilage means the knee movement is now bone on bone. This process is progressive and pain will get worse. Without knee replacement your pain and your ability to walk gets worse.
You can do corticosteroid injections in you knees. This is only allowable once every three months. At some point even those injections stop helping your pain as the Osteoarthritis progresses.
In the end your choice is to have knee replacement or lose you quality of life.
Post Edited (Snoopy) : 4/29/2021 6:40:43 AM (GMT-6)