I mentioned a couple days ago that I had two medical appointments. One for a mammogram and the other for bone density.

I got the test results for the mammogram on Monday and the bone density yesterday. My mammogram was good. No problems. However, that is not the case for the bone density. I have known for many years that I have osteoporosis. The letter from the doctor suggested more medication and physical therapy. One of the medications suggested I eliminated because I was on it for three years and it didn’t work. The others involve a transfusion and injection. I’m not fond of needles, but it looks like I have no choice in the matter. Then there’s physical therapy. I don’t know what that will do. I walk every day getting anywhere from 6000-12,000 steps depending on my activities for the day and how much walking I can do when I go to the trail. I’m also hoping to get back into the pool soon.

Today I have another medical appointment. This one with my gastroenterologist. I need to schedule a colonoscopy. Not fond of those, or I should say not fond of the prep for those. I don’t expect any surprises for that one. So far, they’ve all been good, no polyps. I expect the same this time too. I only wish I didn’t need them anymore. However, I have ulcerative colitis so I can’t get away from them, though I will ask about it today. Maybe my age will say no more. We’ll see.

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