and here is a really scary fact, given to me by an orthopedic doctor--the half life of Fosamax (the amount of time it stays in your body) is as follows: if you take it for 5 years, it stays in your body for 15 years. He looked it up for me when I expressed concern over long term effects. I didn't want to take it!
Ant, hope you are feeling better soon, that's really a bummer.
Best wishes, Beverly
Another Rib Fracture, and selfish indulgence
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Beverly wrote:the half life of Fosamax (the amount of time it stays in your body) is as follows: if you take it for 5 years, it stays in your body for 15 years.
What a bummer! They sure don't advertise that fact. 
Tex
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Really, really sorry about the rib and I hope the pain is easing by now.
My personal belief is that about the only improvement the meds make is to cause your bones to look denser for the test. I believe the extra bone is dead bone that your body can't remove because of the meds. If I'm all wet, I'm sure someone will set me straight.
And that is OK.
It's really a bad situation. I know how much those fractures hurt. I know someone who has them and she suffers.
(very loose one though)
Shirley
My personal belief is that about the only improvement the meds make is to cause your bones to look denser for the test. I believe the extra bone is dead bone that your body can't remove because of the meds. If I'm all wet, I'm sure someone will set me straight.
And that is OK.It's really a bad situation. I know how much those fractures hurt. I know someone who has them and she suffers.
(very loose one though)Shirley
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Hi Ant!
Oh my, another fractured rib. That sucks.
You have already received some good advice. FWIW, here is my personal opinion: take a good "bone health" supplement with all of necessary the trace minerals/vitamins, avoid Fosamax and other similar drugs, and get the MRT as soon as you can so that you can tease out all of your sensitivities and hopefully eliminate the need for Entocort. Meanwhile take the Entocort as needed. Also, you might check out the strontium further - isn't it used readily in Europe or maybe even Asia? I think I recall reading something about that.
Ant, dear, I have always believed that you are cursed with as many food sensitivities as I. Your list is so similar to mine plus your MC course has been more rocky than most. I suspect that there are some everyday foods that are aggravating for you that you would never guess. I was stunned to learn, for example, about my sensitivities to carrot, celery, cucumber, yellow squash, sesame, mustard, raspberries, avocado, almond, cashew, pork and many, many more. But it has made a HUGE difference for me since I have eliminated all of them.
Please keep us posted on your progress. I hope you heal quickly with minimal pain. And here is a great big gentle hug for you
Love,
Polly
Oh my, another fractured rib. That sucks.
You have already received some good advice. FWIW, here is my personal opinion: take a good "bone health" supplement with all of necessary the trace minerals/vitamins, avoid Fosamax and other similar drugs, and get the MRT as soon as you can so that you can tease out all of your sensitivities and hopefully eliminate the need for Entocort. Meanwhile take the Entocort as needed. Also, you might check out the strontium further - isn't it used readily in Europe or maybe even Asia? I think I recall reading something about that.Ant, dear, I have always believed that you are cursed with as many food sensitivities as I. Your list is so similar to mine plus your MC course has been more rocky than most. I suspect that there are some everyday foods that are aggravating for you that you would never guess. I was stunned to learn, for example, about my sensitivities to carrot, celery, cucumber, yellow squash, sesame, mustard, raspberries, avocado, almond, cashew, pork and many, many more. But it has made a HUGE difference for me since I have eliminated all of them.
Please keep us posted on your progress. I hope you heal quickly with minimal pain. And here is a great big gentle hug for you
Love,
Polly
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Wow, wow, wow!!
So much love and info from this wonderful family to one who went AWOL
I am hugely, very touched.
I am going to do a new dexa scan (including ribs) to get a sense of the problem. I am, I think, up-to-date on the bisphosphonate debate and the strontium alternative (but welcome further enlightenment). I will take wide council before diving in but these continuing rib fractures cannot be ignored
Many thanks for all your (light) hugs and suggestions, best ant
So much love and info from this wonderful family to one who went AWOL
I am hugely, very touched. I am going to do a new dexa scan (including ribs) to get a sense of the problem. I am, I think, up-to-date on the bisphosphonate debate and the strontium alternative (but welcome further enlightenment). I will take wide council before diving in but these continuing rib fractures cannot be ignored
Many thanks for all your (light) hugs and suggestions, best ant
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I believe you are right on target with that observation. What really bothers me about medical tests and treatments in general, is that there seems to be an unwavering trend toward treating the patient with the sole goal of correcting the test results, rather than correcting the patient's problems. IOW, doctors tend to treat the labs, (the test results), rather than treating the patient, and/or the patient's clinical symptoms.Shirley wrote:My personal belief is that about the only improvement the meds make is to cause your bones to look denser for the test. I believe the extra bone is dead bone that your body can't remove because of the meds. If I'm all wet, I'm sure someone will set me straight.
In the "good old days" when tests were few and far between, and much simpler, in general, doctors treated the patient. The problem with the current procedure, (treating the labs), is that once the labs are resolved, the doctor is happy, and usually refuses to provide additional treatment options, so that if the patient doesn't fit the one-size-fits-all mold, he or she is left unhappy, with unresolved symptoms. Treatments for hypothyroidism are a prime example of this. Hundreds of thousands of hypothyroid patients are undertreated, because so many doctors rely almost exclusively on TSH readings, and the "normal" ranges that are specified for the results, are waaaaaaaaaaay too wide, especially on the upside.
Love,
Tex
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Ant I am so sorry about your rib fracture, must be scary bones that break so easily. I hope you will recover soon. Also must so disappointing since you were doing so well lately.
I really hope you'll find a good solution for the osteopenia.
good luck with it and a big
I really hope you'll find a good solution for the osteopenia.
good luck with it and a big
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Ant - I hope the pain is starting to subside. I had a fractured rib one time and remember it hurt to breath. I was given a girdle type thing that went around my ribcage and velcroed (not sure that's a word) together. It really helped, but I think an ace bandage would work as well.
I have a prescription for actonel for osteoporosis. I keep forgetting to take it. I think with everything I've seen posted here, I'm going to stop taking it all together.
Gentle hugs,
I have a prescription for actonel for osteoporosis. I keep forgetting to take it. I think with everything I've seen posted here, I'm going to stop taking it all together.
Gentle hugs,
Denise
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Tex I totally agree with you. It's of course a good thing, many tests exits nowadays, but all the tests should stay a helping tool in treating the patients not a goal in itself. And that's what happens very often.The problem with the current procedure, (treating the labs), is that once the labs are resolved, the doctor is happy, and usually refuses to provide additional treatment options, so that if the patient doesn't fit the one-size-fits-all mold, he or she is left unhappy, with unresolved symptoms
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