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Reply: kyphoplasty Or Vertebroplasty

So sorry, but I have absolutely no idea. Maybe an orthopedic surgeon could answer that.

Posted by bonebabe

3 Replies | Reply | Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:kyphoplasty Or Vertebroplasty So sorry, but I have absolutely no idea. Maybe an orthopedic surgeon could answer that.

Reply: kyphoplasty Or Vertebroplasty

Wow, that's a new one to me. Plenty of our patients have had these procedures and have had...

Posted by bonebabe

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Reply: Prolea

Absolutely you should follow your doctor's advice and take the shot. Do you know that ...

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Reply: Prolea

Prolia is usually given after other meds have been tried with no success. With your...

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Reply: My 2 boys were diagnosed yesterday and i don't kno...

While those are a lot of fractures, none of them sound like nontraumatic fractures,...

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Reply: Who specializes in osteoporosis

I'm not a physician, so looking at your labs wouldn't mean anything to me. Look again at...

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All kids will test with osteopenia. It's because their bones are still growing. This in...

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Reply: Who specializes in osteoporosis

Yes, that's what I would do. Once you have a good basic scan that you know is done...

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15 Replies | Reply | Watch This DiscussionReport This| Share this:Who specializes in osteoporosis Yes, that's what I would do. Once you have a good basic scan that you know is done...

Reply: Osteoporosis medication side effects

What a dilemma you have! Sometimes there just aren't any good and clear choices and then...

Posted by bonebabe

What a dilemma you have! Sometimes there just aren't any good and clear choices and then you have to weigh the risks and benefits.

We know you're at a very high risk for fractures. We know that without medication, your risks will increase and your quality of life and independence will be affected. We know that you have vertigo when on the Forteo. We know that the spinning sensation will certainly increase your risk of fracturing. We also know that medications work and can increase your bone density.

What we don't know is if the Prolia will affect you like the Forteo did.

With these facts, you need to make the decision to take the Prolia or not.

As for the Fosamax not working. It may not have. Every medicine doesn't work for everybody. To say that you went from osteopenia to osteoporosis can be a big deal or not. It depends on your T-scores. If your T-score for the osteopenia was -2.3 or -2.4, you did not in all likelihood have a significant change. How we explain this to our patients is to give the analogy of obesity. If, say obesity was defined as 200 lbs and you were at 199, according to the parameters, you would not be obese. So does that mean you're OK until you hit 200 lbs? Osteopenia is a huge area that can be nearly normal or nearly osteoporotic or just low bone density.

I'd log my calcium intake for a few days if I were you, remembering that the body can't absorb more than 500-600 mg at a time. Many people think they are getting plenty when they're really not. It's very difficult to actually get more than 1500 mg into the body in a day. You'd practically have to set your clock to take the calcium.

I don't know how you feel about putting on some weight or if that's a problem for you,but I think that would be of benefit to you too, for a lot of reasons.

As I said before, all medications have risks, but sometimes we have to take the risks to get the benefits. These decisions are not always easy or clear cut and there is no right or wrong for you. You just need to look at your life in the long run and how it would be with either choice. I certainly wish you success.View Thread

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Reply: Who specializes in osteoporosis

Correct. They will do the diagnostics and should make recommendations as to treatment...

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