Re: Adrenal Hump/Dowagers Hump
From: Lakefever2 (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:19:41 -0800 (PST)
The lady you saw all hunched up probably has
osteoporosis. I have it. I found out I have it when I
was 21 when mom begged me to do a bone scan. I
finally gave in and did it. I don't have the hunched
back but I'm trying to avoid it!!!
However, I wouldn't think this has anything to do with
PCOS!!!
--- Nancy <anonymous@obgyn.net> wrote:
> At Thu, 20 Apr 2000, Lydia wrote:
> >
> >Adrenal Hump/ Dowagers Hump.
> >Is anyone familiar with this term? If so, does
> anyone have it? Do you
> >know where I could look at a picture of one?
> >
> >Thanks in adavnce for any response.
> >
> >Lydia
>
> Hi Lydia,
> My name is Nancy and I believe that I have Dowagers
> Hump. I also think
> I know when it started... I had a serious neck
> injury and had to have
> shots in my neck. Shortly after those treatments, I
> had my hands shaking
> like a leaf, and a hump on my upper back, (neck) and
> it has steadily
> been
> getting worse ever since. I've been here to try to
> find out what kind of
> help I could get for this. It's very ugly and you
> can tell that I have
> have it from the way my shirts are when I get
> dressed. You can tell it
> is getting worse. I saw a lady last week who was
> all hunched over and
> couln't
> stand up straight if she wanted to. I asked myself
> if that was going to
> be me. Also, when I went for a physical, low and
> behold I had shrunk
> 2"... I was devasted.. still am. I'm only 50 and I
> feel like 80 becasue
> of dowagers hump.
>
> nancy
>
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