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I am 65, 5'5" & weigh 105. I dance, do Zumba & yoga twice a week & have...

Posted by lovelydancer

I am 65, 5'5" & weigh 105. I dance, do Zumba & yoga twice a week & have had osteoporosis for a long time. I took Miacalcin for 2 yrs & Fosomax for 9 years, & continued to loose BMD. I had an endocrinologist do blood work to see if something abnormal was going on. The answer was that I'm fine, just one of those people! It's been about 2 1/2 yrs. w/out any meds & I took another 3 site Dexa in July 2011. The comparison was from my July, 2009 Dexa.
2009 2011
Lumbar Spine: -3.4 -3.5
Femoral Neck: -3.0 -3.1
Total Hip: -2.6 -2.2
Wrist: -1.5 -0.2

It seems that my Total Hip has gotten better & my wrist has become normal. The other 2 readings have only gone down 1/10th of a %. I've always taken taken 1200 mg of calcium divided each day & now taking a larger dose of Vit D3, since Oct. 2009. On Oct. 1, 2009, I was diagnosed with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia & the next day with Mitral valve prolapse & moderately severe regurgitation. I am stable with both. In May of 2010, diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. After 2nd surgery this year, I had BCG treatment for 6 wks. because it was invasive, but not to the muscle. Hopefully, that has taken care of the cancer, but who knows. I have a big decision to make. I have 5 doctors telling me to take Reclast, Prolia, or Forteo. After lots of research, I don't want to take anything. The Reclast is just another Bisphosphonate, that didn't seem to help after 13 years. Prolia has so many contraindications for all of my new health issues and after you stop Prolia, you go back to your baseline within 12 months. You can only take Forteo for 2 yrs., then what? Forteo has some unpleasant side effects also. I don't know whether the increase of activity (started Zumba 3/09 & yoga 6/11) was what made the difference in the Total Hip & wrist. The Zumba is high impact & the yoga should help strengthen my body. I've always worked out at the gym, but maybe better concentration on body parts will help; it seemed to, with my wrist & hips. Please give me some guidance, as the meds really scare me, worse than breaking something. Thanks for any helpful feedback.View Thread

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Thanks for the suggestion to Marianakel; I will take it to my next appointment and...

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