I was told I had osteop. after a DEXA scan in 2017, numbers were 2.6 spine and 2.3 hip. I started on Solgar bone pills my self, bought online, and by the next scan in 2021 the numbers were 2.3 spine and 1.9 hip - not sure but I think that’s an improvement? However since then things have gone steadily downhill and I’m now very immobile due to arthritis. Mainly steroid-induced as I’ve got Addisons disease and take steroids daily for life. I’m in constant pain and cannot stand for more than ten mins which is making a huge impact on daily life, cooking/housework etc.
I’ve never been offered any treatment apart from Co-Codamol which is great and does work! But surely there is more help or advice out there? Can I just go to the gp and ask or will they say oh you’re 76, what do you expect!
EDITED; I have to say I was given an infusion away back at the start of this, Zoledronic Acid. I ended up in A&E with an adrenal crisis due to the Addisons and told never to touch that stuff again as my system couldn’t handle it.
It sounds like you’ve had such a lot to cope with, particularly with the constant pain and reduced mobility now having such an impact on your everyday life.