Experiences with

Tiludronic acid

Following a course of IV steroids over 3dsys ,I was prescribed alendronic acid . I have since declined to take due to side effects as am already on enough meds . My pulmonary nurse tells me that if I get a chest infection I am now at risk of broken ribs and a pneumothorax from coughing and that I should

Hi everyone, Here's an easy salad bowl that I made today by cooking red lentils and quinoa together and when it was cooked I added chopped cucumber baby plum tomatoes and chopped white onion with a little chopped coriander and black pepper. I would have added chopped sweet peppers but forgot to buy some

Here https://www.researchgate.net/publication/330483705_Stopping_Denosumab Including detailed protocols for how to switch to Alendronate or Zoledronic acid, in order to minimze the risk of multiple vertebral fractures associated with stopping Prolia.

I’m about to order the ultravit well woman test. Do I have to stop my vit b complex, magnesium, multi vit and omega 3 supplements before I do it? Also will it give me a cortisol reading or should I order that separately ? Thanks x

Goat milk is considered one of the healthiest foods. It contains vitamins B1, B2, B6 and B12 that are important for the strengthening of the nervous system, and abounds in minerals (calcium, phosphorus, zinc, selenium) that play an important role for bone strength and maintenance of immunity. Goat milk

Nine years ago I had 3 years of Ibandronic acid 3 monthly injections. Whilst on them I suffered with blood blistering of the soft palette and down the throat. I also had reoccurring oral thrush. I was also diagnosed with thrush in the gullet.The bone specialist said it was nothing to do with the injections

New study below [1]. I can't recall when the United States Preventive Services Task Force [USPSTF] advised that men who have reached age 70 should not screen for PCa. But knowing that the life expectancy at age 70 is close to 15 years, & that PCa incidence increases with age, I thought it was bad advice

Here I am - yet another newly diagnosed dithering A common story - referred for a DXA scan following a fractured wrist - said to be a fragility fracture but was it? (Knocked over with some force by a large, boisterous Labrador) Scan results head of femur-2.5 rest of hip readings in osteopenia

Lately I’ve been experiencing unbearable pain in my lower left pelvis. It got so bad last month that I had to rush to the emergency room to get injected with tramadol because oral mefenamic acid was not working. I’ve had 2 surgeries already. First one, partial removal of both ovaries (the diseased parts

Hi everyone I'm brand new to this, but hopeful I'll find some answers and great advice. I'm 39 years old, have pcos, over the last two years my periods have gone crazy. I bleed so, so heavily, I'm on 20 pads a day, (the heavy flow ones) huge clots through our the day and I've bled for 35 days like this

Obviously I do not want to be on AA so please do not advise me that I should not take it at all. I have tapered my Prednisolone dosage over the last 15 months from 20mg daily down to 4mg daily. At this level of Pred, can I discontinue AA?

I had sex two days ago and I can barely walk the pain is unbearable, how can I help with the pain? I’ve tried paracetamol and mefenamic acid

I want to come off Alendronic acid. I remember PROpmr suggesting Magnesium. Which one? There is Mag Phos and Mag citrate. Will either do and what is the difference? I will also take Vit D, as I understand that is good too. I’ve just had a bone density done which is within normal limits. Have had PMR

Hi I am currently on 23 mg pred and 25 mg methotrexate subcutaneous and I'm doing fine. But today I had a visit from a very dear friend whom I've not seen in ages. His skin on his face looked like the results of bad sunburn, red and flaky. Later in conversation it comes out that it is a fungal infection

Hi all. Apologies if this posted elsewhere. I have 3 verrucae on my feet. Initially only the one for some years and slowly but surely has spread with one to the right foot and recently, another. I have tried EVERYTHING that can be bought over the counter and no change whatsoever. This includes: silver

I have been a GCA sufferer for over ten years (6 months of Polymyalgia). And I have made mistakes - and sometimes - I just haven't been told or been made aware of important factors. Hands up for the following: 1 Did you know that you are safe if you chose to sit tight on your level of prednisolone proving

Here is a copy of the list that you probably could not read in my last post

Yes I take creatine (5g day) and several amino acids (all 21 if possible). All of the above are very good for optimum muscle performance, especially recovery. Some amino acids are needed for cellular functions and brain health. No doctor will tell you this. You have to find out yourself. Lots of good

Hello, It's been a week of daily CBD oil capsules (30mg). It is recommended that the dose for beginners is around 10mg working your way up from there, but I was never one for gradual. Go Big or Go Home! I held my expectations in check maintaining the observers perspective on the effects and was

Age 47 2016 ovaries removed. Surgical menopause Not given HRT but after 3 months lost 3 cm stature and developed kyphosis on spine Started HRT because of loss of stature and kyphosis A year after oophorectomy started NDT DX hashimoto's and hypothyroidism T3 and T4 always in range TSH always suppressed