I had some x-rays taken a couple weeks ago for my chest, and the results included showing my “bamboo spine”. (They also showed I have some granulomas in my lungs, but she said not to worry about it.) Well, I had told them I had a diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis (aka Bamboo Spine or Marie-Strumpel’s Disorder). But they ignored that, and, on the basis of this one x-ray, said I had DISH (Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis, or Forestier’s Disease).<\/p>\n
So what’s the difference?<\/p>\n
Forestier’s Disease usually gets diagnosed in one’s 60s and rarely earlier. Marie-Strumpel’s Disorder usually gets diagnosed by the time one is in one’s 30s. There may be a genetic aspect to Marie-Strumpel’s. The writeups in Wikipedia and WebMD say they are entirely different, and then talk about their similarities.<\/p>\n
The first known onset of this disorder was when I was about 33, but it was not diagnosed until my chiropractor in Asheville took x-rays (my previous chiropractors never took x-rays, which is interesting as most chiropractors do that first thing).<\/p>\n
What about treatment?<\/p>\n
There isn’t any, other than chiropractic or massage therapy. NSAIDs (naproxen, ibuprofen) are shown to slow the spread and deal with the pain.<\/p>\n
Here’s the good part. Due to my medically-compromised kidneys, I’m not supposed to take NSAIDS.<\/p>\n
Well, heck.<\/p>\n
Hugs,
\nMe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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