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Blood Marker Testing

Posted by babs10 @babs10, May 17 2:19pm

Hi Everyone,

I had P1NP and CTX serum tests. I expected the numbers would be wonky somehow, but both are in the normal range. Are the numbers only useful as baselines for the sake of comparison once taking medication?

Thanks.

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drsuefowler | @drsuefowler | May 22 11:12am
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@lynn59

Interesting. I’m sorry if you already wrote this somewhere, but are you on teriparatide? I am in my second month and wondering if I should worry less about getting 1200mg of calcium through food. I’ve upped my dairy considerably and I’m noticing bloating and weight gain even though I switched to lactose free skim milk. I also eat yoghurt and more cheese than normal.

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@Lyn59, I am on Tymlos and I have been doing the same as you. I've been adding milk products and other high calcium foods. I was looking up the amount of calcium in everything and making sure I got 1200 MG of calcium. I too have gained weight and have bloating. I'm going to stop counting and go back to my old way of eating when I felt better.

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lynn59 | @lynn59 | May 22 11:19am
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@drsuefowler

@Lyn59, I am on Tymlos and I have been doing the same as you. I've been adding milk products and other high calcium foods. I was looking up the amount of calcium in everything and making sure I got 1200 MG of calcium. I too have gained weight and have bloating. I'm going to stop counting and go back to my old way of eating when I felt better.

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I don’t think I got enough calcium before, so that worries me a little, but I really don’t like how I look/feel with all the dairy. I was wondering if I should try organic milk? Are you going to supplement with calcium pills or liquid?

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drsuefowler | @drsuefowler | May 22 11:39am
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@lynn59

I don’t think I got enough calcium before, so that worries me a little, but I really don’t like how I look/feel with all the dairy. I was wondering if I should try organic milk? Are you going to supplement with calcium pills or liquid?

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I take 250 MG of Now Red Algae Calcium twice a day. My endo said to continue doing this. This is half of what I was taking before Tymlos.

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babs10 | @babs10 | May 22 1:32pm

@drsuefowler, do you worry about cholesterol? I am eating more cheese than before and wonder about that. I like it 🙂 but not at the expense of raising my numbers. Thanks.

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drsuefowler | @drsuefowler | May 22 1:48pm
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@babs10

@drsuefowler, do you worry about cholesterol? I am eating more cheese than before and wonder about that. I like it 🙂 but not at the expense of raising my numbers. Thanks.

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I do. Now that I know I have too much calcium, I am going to cut back on dairy. I've gained weight on it too.

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babs10 | @babs10 | May 22 2:04pm
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@drsuefowler

I do. Now that I know I have too much calcium, I am going to cut back on dairy. I've gained weight on it too.

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@drsuefowler, I'm getting chubby my own self! Cutting back.

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windyshores | @windyshores | May 22 8:02pm

On Tymlos, not sure we need that much calcium. I did 800/day. I saw a study with 500mg/day but not sure if that was in addition to dairy. I do supplements due to a dairy allergy.

Evenity lowers calcium but Forteo raises it (temporarily). I upped calcium for Evenity but not for Tymlos. As always ask a doctor or nutritionist.

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