I also have had bilateral femur fractures and have had rods inserted in both femurs, one in 2007 and the other in 2008. I had been on Fosamax for nine years. I have been off of it since January 2008. I think there are many of us out there who have suffered this trauma. Our stories are all similar; long term Fosamax use, unexplained thigh pain, nontraumatic femur fractures, rod placement and rehab. When I read an article in my local newspaper last July about the connection between femur fractures and Fosamax, I used google and found Dr. Jennifer Schneider, whose femur fractured in 2001 while she was on a New York subway. I e-mailed her and joined her list of women who have had this experience. It's a great supportive group and we have shared a lot of helpful information with each other. Jennifer has also written an excellent article about what has happened to all of us. To find it, google Bisphosphonates and low impact femur fractures: current evidence on alendronate fracture risk by Jennifer Schneider, M.D. She is a great support and a wealth of information. Her e-mail address is [email protected]. If you would like to be included in our group, e-mail Dr. Jennifer Schneider. We welcome anyone struggling with this issue to join us.
Four of us from the e-mail group have joined a mass tort law suit against Merck. The attorney who has taken our cases is Karen Menzies. The web site for the firm she is with is www.orangecountylaw.com. Karen's e-mail address is kbmenzies @rcrlaw.net and her phone number is 1-888-701-1288.
I think that the more of us who can connect the more we will learn about how to help ourselves. I hope many of you who have found your way to Empowerher will join our e-mail list.
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I also have had bilateral femur fractures and have had rods inserted in both femurs, one in 2007 and the other in 2008. I had been on Fosamax for nine years. I have been off of it since January 2008. I think there are many of us out there who have suffered this trauma. Our stories are all similar; long term Fosamax use, unexplained thigh pain, nontraumatic femur fractures, rod placement and rehab. When I read an article in my local newspaper last July about the connection between femur fractures and Fosamax, I used google and found Dr. Jennifer Schneider, whose femur fractured in 2001 while she was on a New York subway. I e-mailed her and joined her list of women who have had this experience. It's a great supportive group and we have shared a lot of helpful information with each other. Jennifer has also written an excellent article about what has happened to all of us. To find it, google Bisphosphonates and low impact femur fractures: current evidence on alendronate fracture risk by Jennifer Schneider, M.D. She is a great support and a wealth of information. Her e-mail address is [email protected]. If you would like to be included in our group, e-mail Dr. Jennifer Schneider. We welcome anyone struggling with this issue to join us.
Four of us from the e-mail group have joined a mass tort law suit against Merck. The attorney who has taken our cases is Karen Menzies. The web site for the firm she is with is www.orangecountylaw.com. Karen's e-mail address is kbmenzies @rcrlaw.net and her phone number is 1-888-701-1288.
I think that the more of us who can connect the more we will learn about how to help ourselves. I hope many of you who have found your way to Empowerher will join our e-mail list.
Take good care,
June 11, 2009 - 4:59pmPhyllis
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