I saw him for a follow-up visit after I broke my leg when I simply put my full weight on my left leg when I raised my right leg to step up onto a step stool. Other ignorant doctors had prescribed OxyContin for 6-1/2 years needlessly after I had a stroke. All opioids cause severe osteoporosis and this is what caused my leg to break. He didn't know this and wanted me to do weight-bearing exercises immediately. He didn't believe me until I told him to look it up on the National Library of Medicine's website. When he found the truth, he said "oh, I learned something today." Well, why didn't he learn this in medical school? If I had followed his advise, my leg would have broken again. read more