Anyone have any experience with Osteoporsis at the time of surgery and how that affected your healing if at all. I have osteoporsis and will need AVR and mitral repair. Thanks
Osteoporosis/healing after surgery
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netmiff
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I was diagnosed 2 years ago at 50 years of age with osteoporosis so bad (and I quote my family doctor) " if you fall, you will break"! I had AVR just two months ago, and got him to put me on a stronger osteoporosis treatment a few months before I went in, and am continuing it. Because we have government-funded health care here, and I am on their drug benefits, there are restrictions on what you can get and when. You have to be on Didrocal for a year before the "better" stuff, but I think I might have been able to push for it earlier, but I had enough to cope with (MIL died in the spring, she lived with us and we are still sorting through her stuff there is so much of it !) I have not had a bone density scan done recently, but I think I will do the full physical thing in January and get it done then. I did miss a dose or two when I was in hospital (I am on Fosavance, which is a weekly pill and daily calcium) and the calcium, but was not too concerned .. I had no problems that I am aware of as far as the osteoporosis was concerned, not a lot of pain at all - only had regular OTC Tylenols after hospital.
Walking is good for both heart and bones, and may also help the mental game, too.
Don't let it worry you too much, it is much moe important to get the heart thing taken care of, that could kill you, our at least seriously impact your quality of life, just don't forget totally about the osteoporosis - priorities and all that jazz lol
Good luck
me me me !
I was diagnosed 2 years ago at 50 years of age with osteoporosis so bad (and I quote my family doctor) " if you fall, you will break"! I had AVR just two months ago, and got him to put me on a stronger osteoporosis treatment a few months before I went in, and am continuing it. Because we have government-funded health care here, and I am on their drug benefits, there are restrictions on what you can get and when. You have to be on Didrocal for a year before the "better" stuff, but I think I might have been able to push for it earlier, but I had enough to cope with (MIL died in the spring, she lived with us and we are still sorting through her stuff there is so much of it !) I have not had a bone density scan done recently, but I think I will do the full physical thing in January and get it done then. I did miss a dose or two when I was in hospital (I am on Fosavance, which is a weekly pill and daily calcium) and the calcium, but was not too concerned .. I had no problems that I am aware of as far as the osteoporosis was concerned, not a lot of pain at all - only had regular OTC Tylenols after hospital.
Walking is good for both heart and bones, and may also help the mental game, too.
Don't let it worry you too much, it is much moe important to get the heart thing taken care of, that could kill you, our at least seriously impact your quality of life, just don't forget totally about the osteoporosis - priorities and all that jazz lol
Good luck
hensylee
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I have osteoporosis and had a different (abdominal) surgery that was a major surgery, as heart surgery is. Seems somehow they moved me a certain way causing my hip to be knocked out of place and I couldn't walk without pain upon waking up. The nursing staff didn't MAKE me get up and walk when I told them I wasn't going to walk. I was doped up and didn't know what I was saying and wasn't alert to tell them I couldn't walk. They just left me lie there, pushing the pain button for pain med and I developed pneumnia - nearly died. When that pneumonia was cleared enough to go home, I couldn't walk except with a walker for quite a long while. Went to a number of doctors who disagreed that I was injured during surgery so I quit trying to get help. It cleared eventually a year or more after the event, but I am left with a hip that pops in/out. I can't say that osteo kept me from healing from the surgery; I did ok with that part but just want you to tell them to be very careful when dumping your body around so that they don't injure you during surgery. After all, we wake up not having a clue what all went on in that room and can't prove a thing afterward. then we may be too doped to know something's not right. Blessins.......
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Netmiff and Ann I just wanted to say thanks for your input. It puts my mine at ease on that point. I appreciate the support.
I will be so excited when I get this behind me.
Thank
Netmiff and Ann I just wanted to say thanks for your input. It puts my mine at ease on that point. I appreciate the support.
I will be so excited when I get this behind me.
