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NEW OSTEOPEROSIS PATIENT

just got the diagnosis and endocrinologist want me to have reclast infusion. I would be so grateful for patient experiences pro and cons

just got the diagnosis and endocrinologist want me to have reclast infusion. I w...

•9 months ago

severe Osteoporosis and Kyphosis

I've been dealing with chronic pain for more than 24 years and have also developed osteoporosis. Around last September I started to develop kyphosis which is...

I've been dealing with chronic pain for more than 24 years and have also develop...

•9 months ago

What to wear with a curved back and 'osteo tum' ??

I have osteoporosis with 7 compression fractures in my spine.I realise my posture isn't good and I'm trying to hold my shoulders back as far as possible. I...

I have osteoporosis with 7 compression fractures in my spine.I realise my postur...

•9 months ago

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Knee Pillow??

Hi, I am needing to try a different type of knee pillow for side sleeping. For the past nine months I have been unable to move off my side and have tried...

Hi, I am needing to try a different type of knee pillow for side sleeping. ...

•9 months ago

BC pharmacare not paying for romosozumab

I am from BC Canada. My GP gave me a prescription for romosozumab/Evenity. I have 6 fractures of the spine the last few months and treating lymphoma also....

I am from BC Canada. My GP gave me a prescription for romosozumab/Evenity. I ha...

•9 months ago

OP + M.E, anyone have both?

I think there was someone on here that had both these conditions, as have I, and wrote in Action for ME mag about it. Would like to contact them if interested?...

I think there was someone on here that had both these conditions, as have I, and...

•9 months ago

ppi before zoledronic acid infusion

Best time to take my ppi before my zoledronic acid infusion.

Best time to take my ppi before my zoledronic acid infusion.

•9 months ago

Tight chest T3+ T4 fractures

I have T3 and T4 vertebrae fractures. Sometimes (like this afternoon) I feel tight chested. Could that be because of the fractures (and not a heart......

I have T3 and T4 vertebrae fractures. Sometimes (like this afternoon) I feel ti...

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•9 months ago

calcium supplement

do you have to take a calcium supplement before a zoledronic acid infusion,because I am having my second infusion tomorrow, I can't take a calcium supplement...

do you have to take a calcium supplement before a zoledronic acid infusion,becau...

•9 months ago

just done frax calculator,

major osteoporotic =11,hip fracture 6.3,bmi is 18.1,10 yr probability is %,don't know how accurate it is. do I need my second infusion, why don't gps do the...

major osteoporotic =11,hip fracture 6.3,bmi is 18.1,10 yr probability is %,don't...

•9 months ago

Understanding your osteoporosis diagnosis

In this Royal Osteoporosis Society BoneMatters session, specialist nurses Julia and Sarah explain what it means if you have been told you have osteoporosis and...

In this Royal Osteoporosis Society BoneMatters session, specialist nurses Julia ...

Partner•9 months ago

why am I still walking about

after reading a lot of stories about how some people are suffering trying to do everyday things and I feel sorry for them, and yet I have mild to moderate...

after reading a lot of stories about how some people are suffering trying to do ...

•9 months ago

Calcium and D3 supplementation decreases cancer risk and increases CVD risk

Full access to this article is behind a pay wall. Nevertheless the reduced article might be interesting for those who take those supplements. Unfortunately it...

Full access to this article is behind a pay wall. Nevertheless the reduced artic...

•9 months ago

do I need medication

I have been reading a lot about how people treat a mild to moderate wedge compression fracture of t12, how do you know if you need osteoporosis drugs, some...

I have been reading a lot about how people treat a mild to moderate wedge compre...

•9 months ago

Broken right clavicle, 2011, even now shoulder blade pops out, and...

In 2011 I had a seizure, and 'hurt' my shoulder, went down to A&E and had it X-rayed, gave me a couple of pain killers, 'pushed' me off home,🙄 and went back...

In 2011 I had a seizure, and 'hurt' my shoulder, went down to A&E and had it X-r...

•9 months ago

Zoledronic acid infusion

Has anyone had Zoledronic acid infusions & tolerated well with no / minimal side effects ? OR if there were side effects how long did they last ? All...

Has anyone had Zoledronic acid infusions & tolerated well with no / minimal si...

•9 months ago

On Nutrition & Exercise

Excellent Zoe Pod Cast/YouTube with Prof Cyrus Cooper & Prof Tim Spectre on explanation of osteoporosis and latest thinking on nutrition, exercise and...

Excellent Zoe Pod Cast/YouTube with Prof Cyrus Cooper & Prof Tim Spectre on expl...

•9 months ago

scan or not? if the scores are improved, great!; if the scores are not improved, what gets done differently?

i dunno but i don't see the point in (Mum) getting another scan, due in a few months, scheduled every 2 years. maybe someone can set me straight. if Mum gets...

i dunno but i don't see the point in (Mum) getting another scan, due in a few mo...

•9 months ago

Hi everyone

Hi I have osteoporosis, diagnosed 2 years ago and take allendronic acid . I also have spinal issues and joint issues with oa and now a possible connective...

Hi I have osteoporosis, diagnosed 2 years ago and take allendronic acid . I al...

•9 months ago

starting Romosozumab soon

I am new to this forum and have just been reading the wealth of information about osteoporosis.. Thank god for what a wonderful group I can learn from. T12...

I am new to this forum and have just been reading the wealth of information abou...

•9 months ago

calcium supplement before reclast infusion

is it best to take a calcium supplement before my infusion, I have had a blood test prior to my infusion but a blood test doesn't really show how much calcium...

is it best to take a calcium supplement before my infusion, I have had a blood ...

•9 months ago

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Teriparatide

I finally decided to stop the daily injections, even if just for a drug-holiday. so last night no injection. The relief was instant. I had more strength to go...

I finally decided to stop the daily injections, even if just for a drug-holiday....

Teriparatide2024

•9 months ago

Is drinking milk bad for osteoporosis?

I've just heard Heather Mills on TV make this statement! I am shocked to say the least. I always have a large bowl of cereal in the evening and go to bed on...

I've just heard Heather Mills on TV make this statement! I am shocked to say the...

•9 months ago

osteoporosis treatments

Looking for some recent updates.

Looking for some recent updates.

•9 months ago

Teriparatide

is there anyone out there who has stopped the 18 month Teriparatide treatment halfway through? Or even after a few months? I am really struggling with the...

is there anyone out there who has stopped the 18 month Teriparatide treatment h...

Teriparatide2024

•9 months ago

blood test for reclast infusion

I have just been for my blood test prior to my second infusion, after my first one I ended up in a/e at 4am in the morning peeing blood I am dreading...

I have just been for my blood test prior to my second infusion, after my first o...

•9 months ago

vertebroplasty

I have been to see my gp and have been advised to have a vertebroplasty where cement is injected into a injured bone,bit of a shock never heard of this, has...

I have been to see my gp and have been advised to have a vertebroplasty where c...

•9 months ago

are bisphosphonates not suitable for certain osteoporosis patients?

or was my Mum's specialist a lazy useless ignorant git? i am trying to see what has happened. the doctors are spouting that Mum delayed treatment for many...

or was my Mum's specialist a lazy useless ignorant git? i am trying to see what ...

•9 months ago

Best Vit K2 Supplement UK, Anyone?

Hi all, I have osteoporosis but no fractures. Consultant says my spine is not bad on my latest MRI. I'm 66. However, he wants me to take Risedronate 35mg...

Hi all, I have osteoporosis but no fractures. Consultant says my spine is not ba...

•9 months ago

hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

A friend of mine with osteoporosis recently broke her leg and used Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy which accelerated healing and apparently stimulates osteoclasts....

A friend of mine with osteoporosis recently broke her leg and used Hyperbaric Ox...

•9 months ago

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