Hi....wow, this scared me.....and oh my goodness, your poor mom!! I have some people telling me how 'good' Fosamax is.....how 'bad' it is....and SOME, that I'm just not very 'smart' for not taking it. That's all o.k.! To be honest, I am so confused about it....all I have READ in medical reviews on it is that it IS bad....sure, your next scan may show an improvement (or not), the 'number' may be a better one, but what I read was that your bones are not actually more dense....or stronger, but that they are made harder and more brittle with Fosamax, and the article also stated that after being on Fosamax, a person's bones were MORE likely to break or fracture, than NOT taking it. So.....I am still just putting it off. Am I taking my chances? I guess I am....I look at those boxes of Fosamax every night, sitting on my dresser, before I go to bed. I don't want to worry. I am now waiting to be scheduled for another open-heart surgery...to repair a leaky valve. I've had to do my OWN research on that, too....they wanted me to go to The Cleveland Heart Institute in Ohio or Northwestern Hospital in Chicago at FIRST....then mentioned Mayo Clinic in Rochester....for a 'full-on' open heart....I finally asked why I could not have a mitral clip instead, to stop the leaking blood...minimally invasive, so now I am waiting to hear from another hospital...he kind of 'frowned' on that one, University of Iowa Hospital, Iowa...I have researched them ALL & the Drs. they mentioned....I'm not sure if I should go there (it's only about 60 miles from here)....but he did as I asked, sent my medical records to them. They ARE the first hospital in Iowa that started using mitral clips...and for decades it stated....so I hope I am a 'candidate' & can have it done & over with. Didn't mean to get on THIS subject. Just seems like life is always throwing SOMETHING at us lol! Seems like we are always having to make one kind of medical decision or another....and hoping that our decision is wise. Well, I have my 18 yr. old Cocker Spaniel to carry outside, to see if she'll 'do anything'.....you all have a nice evening now....stay safe and hopefully happy! < 3