Well here we are nearly three weeks from the injection of Prolia aka denosumab. I am still alive and kicking!
Let's call it so far, so good. During our frigid spell last week, my hands hurt, I got a slight headache, and I had a shoulder ache. So all my interior alarms went off thinking I was in for some issues.
Truth is, none of it was an issue. I did as the nurse told me to do, took a Tylenol and drank lots of water. The thing is, none of the aches and short lived pains may have been from the medication side effects.
By later in the day I felt my normal self whatever that may be. As long as I could get outside [which I did in the frigid temps] and move around I felt much better. Moving makes me feel calm and takes my mind off from most things.
I spent hours with the VA Website trying to get my husband's email account [similar to an account used by health care centers] upgraded to their new and improved and super duper secure sign in change over.
Let's just say that if I were an aged disabled veteran with both memory issues AND PTSD, anxiety, and depression, the computer would have been thrown through a window and promptly beaten to a gazillion pieces.
I finally got through most of it and came to the very last step. The site asked for a phone number that is in hubby's name. So I put in our land line which has belonged to hubby since 1996. The same phone number that the VA uses to contact us.
The message came back to me: Phone number incorrect or not found. After 3 tries I got another message.
You will receive a code to finish this set up via USPS in 5 to 10 days. Please return and use this code to confirm your identity.
I had other things to take care of that day, but shut my laptop down and walked away from it.
I had enough.
However, I feel good and am encouraged with each day regarding this new medication for Osteoporosis.
Now on to the next step. Getting Hubby ready for his grandson spending the weekend and his daughter and her hubby showing up for a visit.
One day at a time. I hope your weekend is quiet.
We are getting a Winter Storm.
I am so glad to hear you aren't experiencing side effects! My appointment about my tests is on December 24th, Merry Christmas. I had labs yesterday and there is craziness there, too. My appointment is with my doctor around my age so he may just dismiss everything and give me a one year reprieve.
ReplyDeleteOne of the comments on my dexa report is that I have a 15% risk of a broken hip in the next ten years. I found the odds of a broken hip for a woman of my years with the hhs.gov and it is 11%. Which doesn't seem that much of a concern to me. But I guess I will see.
The thing to watch for is your T score. My T score was really at the top of the charts in the uh-oh range. I'm hoping that the medication and exercise along with mobility classes help me out.
DeleteI'm for things that will prevent falls and breaks. Hip fractures are a bad deal. :)
Yuck for an appointment on Christmas Eve!