Hey folks, welcome to the new whine/general topic thread. Feel free to use this thread to discuss anything that is on your mind. Caregiving- related stuff, life after a loved one's death, your own emotional wellbeing. Whatever..........anything on your mind.
Is Dexa, the bone density scan? Yes, my doctor had me do one of those. How often do we need to do that?
I’m due for my mammogram. I don’t know how long we have to do those either.
I was always shocked that my mom never broke any bones. She took quite a few tumbles.
Her bone density test were always great! She did love milk. She drank it all of her life. She was just lucky to have good bones and not break anything.
I broke both bones in my arm in my 40’s, but it was from a really bad bicycle accident. I didn’t see a tree branch in the street and I wiped out.
My husband broke his arm at age 2! He was swinging and told his mom, “Off!” He jumped off and broke his arm. At least I waited until my 40’s to break my arm. LOL 😆
I haven’t taken many vitamins. Mom gave us multivitamins as kids. I think they were Flinstones or something like that.
And eating properly? Must be a joke! My favorite foods through life is most dairy! I should not have a home density issue based on that!
I suppose it all depends on an individual’s situation.
cw,
Hahaha, doctor kickbacks. My dad actually suspected that. He had a doctor that put him on a bazillion vitamins and supplements. They were very expensive! My dad switched doctors.
Sometimes, I think about people who are involved in those MLM’s who are looking to make money. The only people who make money in those pyramid schemes are the ones at the top! Remember Herbalife? Is that still around? Or Amway? I never purchase anything from those kind of businesses.
The plant based calcium actually helps.to increase bone density, chalk based.stops progression of bone loss. Calcium carbonate is superior to calcium citrate in absorption rates. So plant based supplements are calcium carbonate.
Doc did say to find plant based supplement will work best. She wasn't pushing a single brand. The only time I have seen products sold in doctor's offices is dentists and dermatologists. I don't think kick backs is an issue.
I will keep shopping there are other options available. Thanks all.
"YOU matter.”
"It’s never easy being the responsible one.”
"Everyone makes their own decisions.
Stop being responsible for other people's bulls*****t."
"Listen to your heart
It knows everything"
"May the bridges I burn light the way."
"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends "
MLK
"Don't count the number of friends you have,
but the number of friends you can count on."
Someday, when we're rich and famous, we'll look back on all this and laugh.
—bundle of joy
Sometimes all you need are some gentle words from a friend or stranger to lift your spirits.
—bundle of joy
Sometimes all you need is $5 million.
—also bundle of joy
I seemed to have caught the train to Stressland this week..
Then I stopped to read your many lovely notes today. Like looking up & reading the poems on the London Underground 😊.
I am now picturing disembarking. Sitting on a bench in the sunshine, admiring the flowers in the station's hanging baskets & listening to birdsong.
Easter to do list...?
Family obligations...?
What *really* needs doing?
What can I reduce to reduce stress?
What brings me & others joy?
I can choose to catcha different train. On the Joyville line.
Happly Easter!
of course, easier said than done, but:
“Removing stress from your life in a time of needing to heal is also mega important. There have been multiple studies that show that stress wrecks your body in all kinds of ways.”
"WARNING:
Awesome sense of accomplishment ahead!"
"If you surround yourself with clowns,
don't be surprised when your life resembles a circus."
"Sometimes in life
you have to create the thing you want to be a part of."
"The greatest accomplishment is not in never falling,
but in rising again and again after you fall."
"Your mind is a garden.
Your thoughts are the seeds.
You can grow flowers or you can grow weeds."
"Waste no more time arguing
about what a good man, woman, should be.
Be one."
"Be around those who feed your soul,
not eat it."
"How to be happy:
Ignore people who think they know more about you than you do."