There is help available through this web site and others. The main thing is to learn as much as you can to protect yourself, both now and in the future. Prescription drugs can save lives but we cannot simply turn our lives over to them and expect everything will always turn out perfectly. We have to be good stewards of our own bodies and sometimes that is learned through hard lessons, such as two broken bones and a broken back. These breaks were non-traumatic--at least until the aftermath!
The Internet is a vast community of information, but do not simply take the word of a site or two or a person or two. Even many good doctors are just learning the ill effects of taking drugs that are intended to help the bone loss problem. Fosamax being one of those drugs. Also, any of the other osteoporosis drugs can have the same effect over time. The only solid thing, by my choice mind you, is Calcium supplements (1200 mg per day) and Vitamin D3--at least 1,000 mg per day. The other wonder drug, Forteo, which is administered by daily injection to build bones, has a bone cancer warning that I chose to adhere to given my weak-bone condition. It does not make sense to me to subject my porous bones to a cancer-causing element. I know there will be other drugs available, some perhaps soon, but we can only hope there will truly be something that is effective to turn this dramatic bone loss phenomenon around.
I encourage anyone who has suffered a bone break to get a nuclear bone scan to check for stress fractures--a sure sign of an impending larger break. Also seek a urine NTX test along with other bloodwork to check calcium and vitamin D levels. Be proactive--and be patient with yourself--which is MUCH easier said than done!
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There is help available through this web site and others. The main thing is to learn as much as you can to protect yourself, both now and in the future. Prescription drugs can save lives but we cannot simply turn our lives over to them and expect everything will always turn out perfectly. We have to be good stewards of our own bodies and sometimes that is learned through hard lessons, such as two broken bones and a broken back. These breaks were non-traumatic--at least until the aftermath!
The Internet is a vast community of information, but do not simply take the word of a site or two or a person or two. Even many good doctors are just learning the ill effects of taking drugs that are intended to help the bone loss problem. Fosamax being one of those drugs. Also, any of the other osteoporosis drugs can have the same effect over time. The only solid thing, by my choice mind you, is Calcium supplements (1200 mg per day) and Vitamin D3--at least 1,000 mg per day. The other wonder drug, Forteo, which is administered by daily injection to build bones, has a bone cancer warning that I chose to adhere to given my weak-bone condition. It does not make sense to me to subject my porous bones to a cancer-causing element. I know there will be other drugs available, some perhaps soon, but we can only hope there will truly be something that is effective to turn this dramatic bone loss phenomenon around.
I encourage anyone who has suffered a bone break to get a nuclear bone scan to check for stress fractures--a sure sign of an impending larger break. Also seek a urine NTX test along with other bloodwork to check calcium and vitamin D levels. Be proactive--and be patient with yourself--which is MUCH easier said than done!
Vicki
January 20, 2010 - 6:45pmThis Comment
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