I had a bone scan done yesterday that was obviously abnormal. Enough so that the tech who did the scan told me I have at the very least osteopenia in my spine. I've been off the stuff nearly a whole year and been on calcium and multi vitamins and my bone density of still too low. I shutter to think about what it was while I was on the stuff.

I can tell you from experience and from being married to an attorney, never underestimate the power of a good freak out<g>. I started getting somewhere with this when I walked into an ER literally crying-and I have a very high pain threshold-and told the doctor very bluntly they were going to do something or I wasn't leaving and would be phoning my attorney unless someone started trying to figure out what was wrong with me. At that point I couldn't move my head at all and had not felt my left hand in weeks. Because I am not the typical age of someone with these problems, no one bothered to look for them. They actually had me in physical therapy for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome-very much not what I have and the treatments for it are all contraindicated with c-spine disk disease, seeing a chiropractor- again a big fat no with disk disease, I even started doing more yoga than usual that just hurt me more. We went through drug after drug and no one could figure out why I kept getting worse for 8 long miserable weeks. After that last ER trip I was sent on an emergency appointment to an orthopedic surgeon who had an emergency MRI done that night and put me on steroids and different drugs. Five herniated/bulging disks and spondylosis was not what any of us expected.

I'll send you some info and links having to do with your situation. I've been able to find a lot of information, just not so much with people our age. I do know there is a link between your 2 conditions, I used to work with a vet who had them both. But for details I'd have to do some looking.

This is the law firm that's starting the first rounds of lawsuits, has some decent info attached to his site.

Other good sites are       

 

I also have access to stuff through my insurance company that I can get to online that I'll check for you.

 

Good luck.