Osteoporosis - help and advice

[Guest guest]

Good Morning Gretchen and Everyone I hope all is well ... I would

like to ask you if there is any help for osteoporosis? ... I am now back

in London again...just starting my gym exercises here....but I was

unwell for sometime. I wonder if anyone heard about a drug called

Reclast, it is for the treatment of osteoporosis.

I have been in Brazil for while and done a bone scan, found out my bone

is not very good The doctor told me to exercise but not to do weights

etc.. I have been on fosamax for 4 years but even then my bone density

is poor....hum Gretchen, do you have any news or database on bone

heath here? I would like to thank you all for the help and support

always All the best wishes God Bless Hugs

Joana in London

[Guest guest]

HI....The " dronates " , eg. Fosamax, Actonel & Boniva are prescribed for

osteoporosis; is related to osteopenia (low bone density). They reduce

occurrence of wrist, hip & spine fractures.  The first 2 are taken once/week;

require sitting/standing positions when taken orally with H2O & no eating for 30

minutes. Actions: Trigger apoptosis/'death of the osteoclasts; with the

osteoblasts continuing to build the bone matrix.   Also, I've taken both

personally & had stomach upset & muscle pains.   I've just attended a

pharmacologic nursing seminar today.  RECLAST is a 15 min. infusion done 1/year

; decreases vertebral fracture by 70%; hip by 41%. I presume this is more

expensive than the pills.    Last Jly./08, I fell 3 stairs down into the

basement.  No fracture for the rest of the body (was that good?) but I broke a

bone that is attached to the last toe of my right foot that required 6 weeks to

heal.  This is a downside for all even reclast.  It was mentioned too,

re:osteonecrosis of the jaw as a side effect.     I don't know if this is an

issue for persons affected with CMT.  My son has CMT_x and I'm a carrier. 

   I hope this helps.

A concerned mom.

[Guest guest]

Godmorgning.

My mom has osteporosis. She get medicine for this and you need to consult a

doctor to give you the right treatment.

It´s important you have this medicine and I believe it can help you. -To what an

extent I do not know.

All my best.

Anne in Denmark