Osteoporosis

Dee · Post by **Dee** » Fri Oct 14, 2011 10:03 pm

http://www.onemedplace.com/blog/archives/9346

Post by **tex** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:47 am

Hmmmmmmmmmm. That's synthetic human parathyroid hormone. Interesting.

Unlike other treatments for osteoporosis that primarily reduce bone turnover, Teriparatide Acetate reduces bone turnover, stimulates the formation of new bone, and increases bone mass.

http://www.tapi.com/tapiteva/productPag ... de_Acetate

Thanks for the info.

Love,
Tex

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:35 am

Sounds promising, Dee. Thanks for posting.

Gloria

sarkin · Post by **sarkin** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 9:49 am

I wonder whether my doc would consider my parathyroid hormones worth reviewing, in our upcoming chat about my bone-density results. I had planned to pull out this list of tests as a counter-move to her likely proposing of Fosamax (nevernevernever gonna take that): http://www.womentowomen.com/understandy ... fault.aspx (it does include the parathyroid hormone test).

I wish I had not misplaced my recent bloodwork (hmm, could this messy desk be a symptom of MC) - I don't know whether it was checked as part of that panel. It would be interesting to track this over time.

Thanks for this,

Sara

JLH · Post by **JLH** » Sat Oct 15, 2011 6:53 pm

I won't take any more Fosamax although my oncologist keeps trying to push it.

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:00 pm

I'm off of it for good, too. I've read that it reaches it's maximum benefit (damage?) after five years, anyway.

Gloria

garina · Post by **garina** » Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:16 pm

Gloria, you're right, because after the first few years of Fosamax, my bone density test showed positive results, however, after 10+ years, it got worse than when I started. Go figure!

Never again.

garina