It appears you have not yet Signed Up with our community. To Sign Up for free, please click here....



Back Problems Message Board
Post New Thread   Closed Thread
LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread
Old 03-21-2010, 10:50 PM   #1
Senior Member
(female)
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Oklahoma,US
Posts: 278
Precious55 HB UserPrecious55 HB UserPrecious55 HB UserPrecious55 HB UserPrecious55 HB User
Post Steroid Shots And Osteopenia

Hi Everyone,
I have severe Osteopenia with a fractured T12 because of it. Would it be a good idea for me to take Steroid shots because of my back problems or not?

 
Old 03-22-2010, 07:21 AM   #2
Senior Veteran
(female)
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 3,305
BlueAtlas HB UserBlueAtlas HB UserBlueAtlas HB UserBlueAtlas HB UserBlueAtlas HB UserBlueAtlas HB UserBlueAtlas HB User
Re: Steroid Shots And Osteopenia

That's a tough question. I have osteoporosis and did have some injections, but only because the ridiculous pain management doctor wanted me to and because I was applying for disability at the time, I didn't want it to look like I wasn't trying everything possible that was recommended. They did nothing to help me, so fortunately they weren't repeated.

Have you asked your doctor this question? It's a legitimate concern, but sometimes the benefits outweigh the risks. Hopefully your doctor will listen to you and give you a thoughtful answer, not just brush you off.

Are you on one of the osteoporosis meds, Actenol or Fosamax or one of the others? They do help.

Hang in there,
Emily

Last edited by BlueAtlas; 03-22-2010 at 07:22 AM.

 
Sponsors Lightbulb
   
Old 03-22-2010, 08:55 PM   #3
Senior Member
(female)
 
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Oklahoma,US
Posts: 278
Precious55 HB UserPrecious55 HB UserPrecious55 HB UserPrecious55 HB UserPrecious55 HB User
Post Re: Steroid Shots And Osteopenia

Actually, I'm on Evista. I've been getting really bad reflux for the past few weeks, even wake up at night with it. I already take Prilosec, and have my head raised. It's hard to sleep like that because I cannot lay on my back because of the problems with the back.

 
Closed Thread




Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off




Join Our Newsletter

Stay healthy through tips curated by our health experts.

Whoops,

There was a problem adding your email Try again

Thank You

Your email has been added




Top 10 Drugs Discussed on this Board.
(Go to DrugTalk.com for complete list)
Ibuprofen
Lyrica
Morphine
Neurontin
Oxycontin
  Percocet
Soma Tylenol
Valium
Vicodin




TOP THANKED CONTRIBUTORS



teteri66 (956), SweetPeainSF (78), gmak (74), maltluver (71), pebblebeach3 (63), cheryl1213 (52), Moldova (50), ibake&pray (41), twohands (36), workinmom572 (33)

Site Wide Totals

teteri66 (996), janewhite1 (822), MSJayhawk (793), Apollo123 (729), sammy64 (656), Titchou (650), Gabriel (628), BlueSkies14 (610), midwest1 (594), SpineAZ (520)



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:38 AM.



Site owned and operated by HealthBoards.com™
Copyright and Terms of Use © 1998-2013 HealthBoards.com™ All rights reserved.
Do not copy or redistribute in any form!