topic Re: Bone Medication in Wellness

Bone Medication

puttypiesmom — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:32:49 GMT

Which do you take? Has it been put to the test by protecting you against a broken bone when you fell? Or maybe you've been on bone strengthening medication for awhile and never fell? Which category are you in and do you feel it helps to take those medications. Please list them and explain as I have entered the decision process that will affect me forever.

Re: Bone Medication

software — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:19:08 GMT

I'd like to check back with you on this.

I have a diagnosis which depletes my calcium

Right now I'm only doing Vit D & calcium by mouth.

At the end of the month, I'm scheduled for a bone density.

I'm curious if my doctor may bump me up to something like Boniva or another more aggressive treatment than just the Vit D & calcium.

I fell a couple of years ago and broke my arm. I really don't want to break anything in my spine or hip.

Am I going down the right road? Your post is a bit cryptic.

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Which do you take? Has is been put to the test by protecting you against a broken bone when you fell? Or maybe you've been on bone strengthening medication for awhile and never fell? Which category are you in and do you feel it helps to take those medications. Please list them and explain as I have entered the decision process that will affect me forever.

Re: Bone Medication

puttypiesmom — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:34:28 GMT

@softwareAre you going down the right road is exactly the question I need answering. Please keep me posted and thank you.

Re: Bone Medication

KingstonsMom — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 16:47:12 GMT

After taking calcium/bone strengthening drugs for many, many years, my dex scan showed I still have osteoporosis in spine & femur.

My Dr. suggested I try Prolia injections. The regimen is 1 injection every 6 months for 3 years.

I recently had another dex scan and my osteo is almost gone compared to my last scan!

Prolia rebuilds bone and after a 6 month break (recommended by my Dr.), I will resume it until it's totally gone.

I had several falls last year trying to adjust to a BP med that made me really dizzy and one fall resulted in bruised ribs, which I'm sure would've been broken ribs before Prolia.

I had no side effects at all with Prolia.

Re: Bone Medication

SilleeMee — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:22:40 GMT

I take a bamboo silica powder sup. Good for the bones, joints, nails and hair.

Re: Bone Medication

cherry — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:50:44 GMT

When my husband was healing from cracked vertebrae, I asked the Dr if he should take calcium pills

He told us to take them if we wished, but there was no evidence that indicated they would do any good

Re: Bone Medication

CelticCrafter — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 19:53:15 GMT

One of my neighbors took Fosamax and lost jaw bone and a tooth from it. She had to have a bone graft and implant.

Re: Bone Medication

chrystaltree — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 23:12:08 GMT

What "bone medication" are you talking about ???? Do you have osteoporis?

Re: Bone Medication

puttypiesmom — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:15:27 GMT

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I take a bamboo silica powder sup. Good for the bones, joints, nails and hair.

@SilleeMeeI've never heard of this. Where do you buy it?

Re: Bone Medication

SilleeMee — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:40:27 GMT

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I take a bamboo silica powder sup. Good for the bones, joints, nails and hair.
@SilleeMeeI've never heard of this. Where do you buy it?

@puttypiesmom,

I buy the Bulksupplements brand from Amazon. Search 'bamboo extract powder' and you'll see the bag of it there. I take a rounded 1/4-tsp daily. It mixes well in any liquid and is completely tasteless. Makes my hair grow really fast and it makes it shine, too. My bone density results came back normal after having an abnormally low one that indicated osteopenia, which I don't have currently. This happened after I started taking the bamboo powder, about a year later I got the good news about my BD. It was the only thing I did differently so for me that was proof enough that the bamboo worked for me. Of course everyone is different.

Re: Bone Medication

BirkiLady — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:39:28 GMT

@puttypiesmomBoniva was my choice for six years. It has been a wonderful medication with zero side-effects. I'm currently taking a "rest" from it (my choice) and may or may not resume it when I have another bone density test in 2019. Haven't had any broken bones since being on Boniva, which is amazing for me!

Re: Bone Medication

Theresa1121 — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:49:28 GMT

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I take a bamboo silica powder sup. Good for the bones, joints, nails and hair.

Can you tell us more about this please? I don't want to take the meds and looking for an alternatve.

Has it been proven to work per your follow up scans and where to you get it?

tia

Re: Bone Medication

SilleeMee — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 00:53:02 GMT

wrote:
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I take a bamboo silica powder sup. Good for the bones, joints, nails and hair.
Can you tell us more about this please? I don't want to take the meds and looking for an alternatve.

Has it been proven to work per your follow up scans and where to you get it?

tia

@Theresa1121,

Please read my post up thread. If you look at the product description on Amazon, it gives a brief description of what bamboo extract (silica) powder does. HTH

Re: Bone Medication

SilleeMee — Mon, 12 Feb 2018 01:08:37 GMT

Here's an article from the NIH website about silicon (silica) and bone health:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658806/

@puttypiesmom @Theresa1121

Re: Bone Medication

gacat123 — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 03:59:27 GMT

@SilleeMee

Thank you for the Bamboo Powder information!

I went to Amazon and ordered the powder with no S/H via Prime.

My Doctor put me on FOSOMAX and I had a horrible headache for 2weeks. I rarely have headaches. ?? I am sensitive to medication in general. Threw the Fosomax into the trash.

Bone tests indicate early osteo.

I read that calcium and Vite D do not really make much difference according to studies. I am still taking the Rx once a week Vite D since I avoid the SUN to avoid Skin Cancer and extra wrinkles. Low Vite D levels are all too common these days.

The bamboo powder may help my hair, skin, nails, joints and bones.

I am willing to give it a try. <G>

CAT

Re: Bone Medication

software — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 20:10:57 GMT

Vit D & calcium are good for more than just strong bones.

Don't drop your supplements.

If your prescription is expensive, OTC "generic" supplements give me the same results as prescription or brand name supplements.

I have a diagnosis, unrelated to bones, that require me to keep up my Vit D & calcium.

@gacat123

Re: Bone Medication

cherry — Sat, 17 Feb 2018 20:18:17 GMT

Magnesium builds strong bones. You might be low, a blood test will tell you. You can buy it over the counter