Experiences with

Ibandronic acid

Hello my lovely ladies, it's me again, .....so my last post was about 10 weeks ago, quick update, had vaginal bleeding last year due to Tamoxifen...., in January 2020 had hysteroscopy and womb biopsies done( all clear), thank god! Polyp was found 4cm, surgery was booked for February, cancelled because

Hello everyone. I'm new here and am exploring help and advice for my 88 year old mum. Mum was diagnosed with RA about 6 years ago and has been taking Methotrexate for this. Mum was never able to come of prednisolone completely which she had to start when she was newly diagnosed and though her dose is

I'm so worried. I had a mirena coil fit in March, to help stop heavy periods. I have bled every single day since. The GP wouldn't remove it, as I hadn't given it enough time. Instead I ended up taking 9 Norethisterone a day (usually you take 3). Then I ended up in hospital because I couldn't handle the

One topic that seems to come up regularly on this forum is the issue of poor sleep or insomnia and it seems very common in PWP so I thought I would try another experiment to see if I could improve on my current sleep regimen and if I could, I wanted to share that information here on the forum. On that

I have b12 deficiency and possibly epi (no diagnoses have been made) and I ordered some multi minerals and vits for daily use along with oregano oil to take with caprylic acid for a three week treatment that may help with fungal or other infections - i also ordered niacinamide but for the life of me

Has anyone been prescribed Ibandronate sodium for the prevention of osteoporosis while on Prednisone?

Good morning all, it's a lovely day on Englands south coast and the sun is shining. Getting to my question, I need advice please. Newly diagnosed in early May with PMR. Put on Pred 15mg all symptoms and pain disappeared the following day. Felt great and after 3 weeks tapered to 12.5mg. No issues. Further

Hi, I haven’t been on here for a while I suppose because I have been sleeping well and my anxiety has been ok, I’ve had a lot of problems at work and also family issues, this has triggered my anxiety to come back, so I’m reading the posts on here and trying to figure out how to settle my mind. To some

Hello, I don't know if this forum is the appropriate one, but I need to get a malabsorbsion mystery solved. I have just received a call from GP regarding blood test results. She mentioned that my calcium is still under range. She asked me if I eat high calcium food. I told her that I crave dairy products

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/L28VFRM I recently wrote about our concern that the FDA had reset the clock on OCA, obeticholic acid, which is the first potential treatment for advancing fibrosis due to NASH. The core of my objection is that it was done without patient input. As patients, who face potential

I’ve read good things and bad about omega 3fish oil capsules..Dose anyone know if it’s safe to take before and during pregnancy? I know cod liver oil is a no no because of the vitamin A in it..Anyone tried them?

I was diagnosed with PMR in January. Started on Prednisolone 30mg and now down to 20mg. I am also on blood thinners, anti cholesterol, stomach protection and now Calcium and Vitamin D with Alendronic acid. Would love to reduce medication particularly the Alendronic Acid. Should I see a Rhumotologist

Happy Sunday morning! I was doing a little research this morning as I was increasingly bothered by the idea that I had been taking fish oil with EPA and DHA for over a year now and recently read so much on here about what I [i]thought[/i] was DHA's negative effect on fertility for some women. However

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I’m at a bit of a state at the minute and any suggestions are welcome. Long story short year ago came off everything to give my body a break stopped Zoladex Mirena coil came out. Great until 6 weeks ago pain is back worse and heavy bleeding so bad I’m doubling up on protection and having to change in

Hi, I've been on pred 4 yrs almost now. Currently on 3mg. Mum has had PMR for years and her oesophagus is shot to pieces. She is 91 but struggles hugely with eating and has regular bouts of sickness. Because of this I refused Alendronic acid originally believing it to be the main culprit for her peptic

Had a fall at the weekend resulting in a broken wrist. It is an uncomplicated fracture but I have a feeling that the Rhumatologist will try to put me on Alendronic Acid and this is something I really dont want. My first reaction would be to ask for a Dexa Scan to see if its really neccessary and if

Hello all I was diagnosed with osteoporosis four years ago after t scores of spine and hip were -2.8 and -2.5. I had been on prednisolone and a PPI for five years for Polymyalgia and still am. Early on I had a bad reaction to Alendronic Acid and the rheumatologist wanted to put me on Denusomab. On the

I have Valvular Heart Disease,Angina and COPD. I also have Calcified Blood Vessels. I was reading that if you have Calcified Blood Vessels you might be better off by not taking any Calcium tablets. I'm not sure what to do about it, whether or not to take the Calcium tablets or not. I know that none

I was just wondering if anyone can give me some advice. In hospital 2 years old they attempted to do as Angiogram in my groin ( The 4th one )but they couldn't do it and tore my main blood vessel and I had a major Bleed. They also attempted to do it on the inside of my wrist 3 times, but they couldn't