I didn't get nearly as much done this morning as I wanted. Thought I would login to work and deal with emails, but looking up last minute osteo details took too much time.

The Dr appt wasn't such a life-changing event. He said that hemochromatosis may still be an issue, but my type may be a rare form, so I should go to a hematologist and have my liver examined, basically.

He encouraged me to continue with yoga and tai ji because they have other benefits, even if they don't help with bone density. I had basically planned to eliminate them because there is only so much time in the day and I'm supposed to do weight-bearing exercise first and foremost.

He said at this stage at my age, I don't have any restrictions on my exercise or activities. Part of his message is that I shouldn't worry too much about it yet, but continue to exercise and watch the calcium and vit D.

The exercise information in the books I mentioned to him are for postmenopausal women because they are the primary audience for those books.

He suggested looking in the library for books on men and osteoporosis, but they don't have anything. A search on amazon only came up with textbooks.


My appt was at the hospital. This turtle has been out on the corner in front as long as I've visited the hospital. There used to be a gravel path around the turtle, but they replaced most of that with grass and put in benches. The plaque next to it is not about the turtle. That green stuff in the mulch is something that the gardeners sprayed, herbicide probably.