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| Thread ID: 125683 | 2012-07-12 21:28:00 | Hip operation | kenj (9738) | PC World Chat |
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| 1288131 | 2012-07-13 23:43:00 | (snip) Osteoporosis is typically not a male condition... (snip) Hi SJ - sorry to hear of your travail, but I just wanted to challenge your above comment, because I understand it to be a common misconception rather than a fact. I have osteopenia, which is the forerunner to osteoporosis. Fortunately it was discovered by an alert surgeon when he was putting me back together after a bad motorbike accident in 1997, and though I have lost more than 2cm in height, the condition is largely controlled by the treatment I have received since its discovery. My understanding is that both men and women lose calcium from their bones throughout their lifetime and both genders are susceptible to osteoporosis. The major difference is that men experience the loss in a gradual process over the years, whereas women have a very steep loss during menopause - the loss is so marked then that it is well known, and thus osteoporosis has come to be seen as a women's disorder. Men need to be aware that it can happen to them too, and if they experience symptoms like unexplained fractures (ie fractures from relatively minor causes) they need to have a bone scan. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1288132 | 2012-07-13 23:49:00 | Hi Ken - a number of my friends have had hip (and knee) replacements. In all cases, their life has been immeasurably better after recovery from the surgery. The recovery from a hip replacement seems to be far more straightforward (and less painful) than from a knee replacement (which requires lots of painful stretching exercises). One friend of mine had been told for a long time that she had serious back problems and she was in enormous pain, with very restricted movement and ability to get through the day. Once the hip replacement was done, all her so-called back problems disappeared - the problem had been wrongly diagnosed. Presumably her back problems came from compensating for the hip disorder. Enjoy being pampered by the nurses, and look forward to a very enjoyable time after your recovery. |
John H (8) | ||
| 1288133 | 2012-07-14 01:17:00 | Hi SJ - sorry to hear of your travail, but I just wanted to challenge your above comment, because I understand it to be a common misconception rather than a fact. I have osteopenia, which is the forerunner to osteoporosis. Fortunately it was discovered by an alert surgeon when he was putting me back together after a bad motorbike accident in 1997, and though I have lost more than 2cm in height, the condition is largely controlled by the treatment I have received since its discovery. My understanding is that both men and women lose calcium from their bones throughout their lifetime and both genders are susceptible to osteoporosis. The major difference is that men experience the loss in a gradual process over the years, whereas women have a very steep loss during menopause - the loss is so marked then that it is well known, and thus osteoporosis has come to be seen as a women's disorder. Men need to be aware that it can happen to them too, and if they experience symptoms like unexplained fractures (ie fractures from relatively minor causes) they need to have a bone scan. The female osteo as noticeable and diagnosable as it is seems to be exacerbated by the sudden loss of estrogen, whereas a male just slowly loses his testosterone levels on a long slope after the magic 36th year or so. In either situation, one needs SOMEONE's hormones to keep bone density closer to original/norm. However testosterone is poison after a certain age point - with BPH and coronary disease and such. So female hormones have come into vogue here in the US as a HRT treatment for males, with certain inhibitors to keep the side effects to a minimum. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1288134 | 2012-07-14 01:38:00 | @ SJ. Eeek. | John H (8) | ||
| 1288135 | 2012-07-14 02:44:00 | So female hormones have come into vogue here in the US as a HRT treatment for males, with certain inhibitors to keep the side effects to a minimum.Side effects. :eek: Refer Hazardous Materials Data Sheet. |
Iantech (16386) | ||
| 1288136 | 2012-07-14 11:23:00 | That's really very funny, thanks Iantech | zqwerty (97) | ||
| 1288137 | 2012-07-14 14:24:00 | Side effects. :eek: Refer Hazardous Materials Data Sheet. Well ------yeah. Every 28 days your voice goes up an octave. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
| 1288138 | 2012-07-14 22:42:00 | @Iantech lol :thumbs: |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1288139 | 2012-07-14 22:45:00 | Brother in law has HRT as part of his cancer treatment. He gets hot flushes | gary67 (56) | ||
| 1288140 | 2012-07-14 22:46:00 | Brother in law has HRT as part of his cancer treatment. He gets hot flushes Wow - he should cut back on the Tai food. |
SurferJoe46 (51) | ||
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