[tri-med] Re: kam orthopedic update



>>>>i am  tying not to freak about the bone density thing and will email  on
mon....we will do whatever we have to do.<<<<<<<

Rebecca also has VERY  thin bones :0(  she has also had to fractures :0(  ,
on xray her fibula ( small leg bone) is as skinny as the bones in My fingers
which were holding her leg (( ............. This is what the  paediatric
orthopedic surgeon told me. " the calcium regimes that they put older people
with osteo porios on are not for kids untill they have stopped growing"  she
just suggests a calcium supplement.  our chiropractor tells me that calcium
citrate is the most absorbable form, blends with magnesium are also easier
to absorb.  osteopenia is a common problem for kids like ours, esp. those
that don't weight bear as weight bearing exercises are good for bone density
so using a walker or stander is good exercise :0)

Never give up on anybody.  Miracles happen every day.

Susan mom to Rebecca trisomy 18 m  11! and Mark ADD/LD  10!
Ontario, Canada

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