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Dear Dr. Roach: One week ago, my 99-year-old dad tripped over a metal strip that connects carpet to tile in a brightly lit concession area at a local movie theatre and broke his left hip.

Dear Dr. Roach: My two girlfriends began a weight-loss program (we are all overweight by 30 to 40 pounds) with a medically supervised HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) program. They both have lost nearly 20 pounds in three weeks.

Dear Dr. Roach: I have been diagnosed with a severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome, which developed within the past two years. I also have peripheral neuropathy not due to diabetes. I had thyroid cancer and my thyroid was removed. I am on Synthroid.

Dear Dr. Roach: I just found out that I have bone loss in my spine. What does that mean for me? Will I get so that I can鈥檛 walk? I am very worried. I am 82 years old. B.F.H.

Dear Dr. Roach: I enjoyed your informative article on spinal stenosis. I also have acute and chronic pain in my lower back. I am 75 years of age and have had vertebroplasty on seven vertebrae. I realize that my back will not be normal again.

Dear Dr. Roach: I will be having a full knee replacement in early November. Because I am metal-sensitive, my surgeon will be using a titanium knee. He told me he would be using the Zimmer product.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am 88 years old and in good health except for a small stroke I had a year ago with no lingering deficiencies. I have had an enlarged prostate for most of my adult life, but a biopsy showed no cancer.

Dear Dr. Roach: At the age of 19, our son started having seizures in his sleep. The first one was a grand mal seizure and we were able to get him to the hospital.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am an 82-year-old male. In my younger years, I participated vigorously in sports. As a result, I ended up with a degenerated joint in the big toe of my right foot. Forty years ago, the doctors gave me an artificial joint.

Dear Dr. Roach: Two years ago, I was operated on for spinal stenosis. The pain I had in my lower back was virtually eliminated. However, the drop foot I had been experiencing in my right leg continues.