Hey guys! Sorry I haven't written in awhile! I just got out of the hospital.... I got a really bad infection in my leg as a result of my femur fracture.  I have been in getting IV antibiotics. I got out saturday just in time to spend Easter with my family! So that's how I spent my spring break... WOOO HOOO! (scarcastically) Anyways... I would have let you know sooner but the hospital didn't have...

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So after two years I finally went back to the Neurologist yesterday. Too long for someone like me with Migraines and an as of yet unidentified neurological disorder to go.  Anyways the Neurologist I saw yesterday was new because my old Neurologist had quit between the last time I saw her and the time I was suppose to go back to see her; hence my not going to see a Neurologist for a while.... But...

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Hey All!!! So yesterday was a medical filled day for me!! On wensday I drove home from college and spent the night at home so we could leave at 6 yesterday morning to drive down to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. Once we got there we saw my ENT of many years. I love this guy he is simply amazing. There were a few concerns that needed to be addressed but the biggest was the amount...

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Ok here it is! I told you guys that I was writing a paper for my sociology class about culture shock in the Disabled culture.  Well here it is.... I got an A so it can't be that bad. Culture shock: A look at Disable Culture in America Connection Paper 1 Brianna Hartmann Brian Fogarty   When one thinks of Culture shock they often think of a person going to another country and the feeling...

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Hey ALL! So I was diagnosed with Vocal Cord Dysfunction on Monday.  For all of you who were like me until I was given the assignment by my doc to look it up before my testing and don't know what  that is I will explain because I think its pretty important. VCD or Vocal Cord Dysfunction is a rare disorder occuring more commonly in women than men.  In VCD a trigger sets off an abnormal...

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Hey! A warning to all of you that are taking Fosamax! There was just a story on my local news about how people who have been on fosamax for a period of 4 years or more are expericing severe displaced femur fractures.  The company that makes Fosamax is looking into the large number of incidents and they believe that fosamax initally works to prevent bone loss but when you have been on it for an...

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Hey ALL!!!   SO I am taking Intro to Sociology this semester at College.  One of the many things we have to do is write a series of Connection papers. For my first paper I got my Professor to let me write about the culture shock that comes with being newly disabled. What I am looking for from you guys are stories! Please help me out, share your experiences. I know what it was like...

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Hey!!!!!!!!!!! So Sorry that I haven't been on in awhile, but I broke my femur last friday. Actually to be acturate I should say my Femur broke because I had nothing to do with it. I woke up two weeks ago on Friday, and my knee really hurt. I looked at it and it looked fine but really hurt, but because I couldn't see anything wrong with it, I went to my first class of...

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Hey guys!!! I told you I would update you when I had started the Forteo and I have. I started taking it on wensday and I am relieved to say it is really not all that bad.  The needle for the shot is really short. It is the size of a typical needle used by diabetics for giving insulin shots. I hardly feel it go in.  It does sometimes hurt when I inject the actual...

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Hey guys!!!!! Most of you know that I have been fighting a battle against low Vitamin D. well yesterday a key piece to that puzzle was uncovered and I want to warn all of you about it so it doesn't happen to you and if it is you can rectify it right now! Yesterday I got my latest levels back and despite the addition of 100,000 IU of vitamin D a week, It was still...

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Hey all! Does anyone know how common it is to have Osteoporosis in your late teens to early 20's? Brianna

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Hey all!  :) So I won the battle with my insurance company over my forteo.  They did not want to cover it because well basically because it was a brand name and has no generic available.  However we got my doctor to fill out exception forms which went up for review and were rejected. When that happened he wrote a note to the insurance and I have no clue what he said but after they...

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Hey guys!!! Does anyone know anything about Scapular Diskinesis?? My PT told me I have this along with other shouler problems, so I am wondering if anyone knows more about it. Thanks! Brianna

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Hey all!!! So I am doing pretty well. My wound has finally healed.  Thank goodness! Though it is on to new challenges. I am fighting with my insurance company to get my forteo covered, and my shoulder is so so loose that it could literally dislocate with any movement.   It seems to be one thing after another. Oh well such is life. Brianna

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So guys, I am just going to put it out here.... I am a bit scared about taking these Forteo injections. I haven't started taking them yet... but still.... I know that I need them and they are the only option but at what price? Has anyone else taken them? Please comment if you want! Brianna

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Hey guys!! So today was the day I had been waiting for!! The day I got the results of my bone biopsy.  DRUM ROLL PLEASE...... AND they finally found something!!! I never thought I would say this but THANK GOD!! So here is the gist of what they told me.... In our bodies we have two types of cells Osteoclasts and Osteoblasts. Osteoblasts build bone and Osteoclasts break bone down.  The thing is bone is...

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Hey Guys!!!!   So I am just checking in! I have been sick which is why I haven't been blogging. My asthma is really bad right now due to the fact that it's winter and in Minnesota that synominous with COLD with a capital C. Also its viral season.  So all that combined means my asthma sucks!!!! Plus H1N1 makes the viral season even worse. As for my biopsy site, its starting to heal.... but...

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Hey ALL!!   So is there some kind of record for not healing? If so I am pretty sure I have beaten it, If not I am pretty sure I have set it.  Today is 5 weeks since my original bone biopsy and 2 weeks since my emergency surgery, and I still have not healed!!!! The outside of my wound has finally somewhat healed only because of the fact that I had stiches put in when...

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http://physical-therapy.advanceweb.com/pediatrics/Article/Building-Relationships-3.aspx I like this article and think it makes a lot of sense let me know what you think!! Brianna

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In my blog entitled a sitaution please tell me what you think!!!! I gave you a situation that outlined a patitents choice over two treatment plans for a infected incision and bone from a bone biopsy. I gave you a chance to voice your opinion in poll and urged you to tell me what you thought!! Now I want to tell you that that situation ISN'T hypothetical!! That situation is real!! and it's happening to...

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