Re: Osteomalacia - was: Animal protein = weak bones in women?

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Is there a test for osteomalacia?

Nerissa Belcher wrote:

> I don't think last years DEXA was misleading due to weight loss simply

> because I had back and left hip pain for several years which went

> away once on calcium supplements. I was on alendronate (generic

> Fosamax) last year also for about three months but stopped it due to

> my concerns it is going to be proven eventually to be a dangerous drug

> for me. This thought due to reports that alendronate may make

> osteomalacia worse. I suspect I have mild osteomalacia due to calcium

> absorption problems rather than osteoporosis.

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