Bone Density Test

I am so sorry for these little gaps in my blogging....here are a few short updates. God is good, and things are going well.

My GYN wanted me to do a bone density test to establish a base line since I have had the hysterectomy. Apparrently, my body had a jump start on things with my induced menopause from the chemo, and I had 3 spots already showing some bone defiency. Once again, I am blessed to have caught it early. I am not in full osteoporosis yet, and hopefully with the medication, I will be able to avoid that.

I do worry about our elderly in America, though. When the pharmacist gave me my medication, she smiled and said, "Your total is 42.03." I smiled back, and said, "Oh. I guess they gave me a year's supply since I take it only once a month." "No," she said, "that's for ONE pill. Without insurance, it's 100.00." Yikes! What do our older folks do, on fixed incomes? I know we are blessed though...that question is not even an issue in many places of the world, where healthcare is so minimal that it is frightening, and old age is a luxury. Yet, I know our older friends must struggle, and that makes me sad.