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STOP! Don't do this if you have osteoporosis
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Hi, I don't remember what my scores were, but my osteoporosis was pretty bad. I did not have any fractures, but probably would if I didn't do what I did. I knew I didn't want to go through what my mom did. She really suffered with it and had to take painful injections in her knees. I took and still take Garden of Life Vitamin Code Raw Calcium along with Vitamin D, at one point I also took MK-7 (its a form of K2) with this. I make up the difference of the Calcium that my doc recommended with plain calcium tablets . Sometimes this Raw Calcium is hard to find, sells very quickly, so I try to buy as much as I can when it's available. The Garden of Life also has a Growth Factor to go along with the Rain Calcium, but I do not take it. Somewhere I read that the strontium will give miss readings on your DEXA. I'm 72, and started going to gym about 6 years ago. I hope this helps and wish you well on your healing. I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.
God Bless
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Thanks for sharing what you’re taking. My husband is the one with osteoporosis from taking prednisone for over a year. He didn’t have a choice and is still on it trying to taper down. Steroids can cause bone issues but no one told us. So by the time we found out it was too late for any hope of treating his with alternatives. Which is my preference.
It’s been a rough year. He first developed PMR in May 2023 and just when he was doing well tapering down the prednisone he developed giant cell arteritis in Feb 2024. He’s been on high doses of prednisone for over a year and it’s taken a toll. He’s 75 and before this he was so healthy. He had the stamina of a 45-year old man. Now he is covered in bruises from the prednisone, he can’t bend down or lift more than 5 lbs until his fractures stabilize and he’s constantly exhausted and falling asleep. The one good thing is he’s no longer in constant pain. Thanks to the prednisone he didn’t develop more serious consequences. So we have to be thankful.
I wish you the very best!!
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Laurie, I think your positive attitude is/could be your natural healer 🥰. With that said, it would be quite helpful, if, since you stated your OP was "pretty bad" possibly giving us you DXA score? If it can be tracked back.🤷♀️ So many of us wish we could find, just the right holistic approach, then to find out when we give it our all the actual numbers declined.
Some people may never fracture with OP and some suffer immensely b/c of it.
Thx, for all the info.