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Osteoporosis and lower back pain
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Hello FL Mary,
I just happened upon this site. I hope this finds you well.
I also do not want to take any drugs...my choice; even though the doctors say I need to now. My lumbar spine score just came back -3.4. I was very upset about this but really want to try to make this number better without meds. I started to go to a gym (just need to make sure they give me the correct exercises for my spine). I just realized what I have doing at home for Yeats was all wrong (touching toes, twisting etc). I wonder if that made my number worse??
Can you tell me what you do for supplements? I take a vitamin D3 (2000 units) daily. I am also on a statin and aspirin so need to make sure other supplements are okay to take with those. Any information you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
~ Patti
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Hi,
You need to take the d3 k2 combo of vitamins that I do daily.
I get mine from Pure Encapsulations online..I trust their source and wouldn’t order any vitamins from Amazon.
I have not changed my exercise regime and still walk daily and attend gym classes 3 times a week. I am doing more resistance and strength training at home. I do lift weights at home …use 8 lbs..and 7 lbs in the gym. And I love to stomp my feet….another bone strengthening move.
I am lucky not to have any thing organically wrong and do not take any medications. The other vitamins I take are tumeric cucurmim with black pepper which increases absorption and just started fish oil..these mainly are anti inflammatory….also an eye vitamin. I don’t know if any of these vitamins help but I don’t think they can hurt.
My diet is fish, chicken, vegetables as much as I can adhere to that. No processed foods other than cheese and minimal red meat. I don’t take calcium but do like yogurt so am getting my calcium through food as much as I can.I happen to like spinach and kale and vegetables in general and also a good pizza lol. I don’t deprive myself. I am about 5 ft 6.5 and weigh 110…and am thin boned so I am very aware of how fragile that can be. My weight never changes.
I do some floor exercises and touching of toes. I know what they say about the spine but this has been my lifestyle for so long that I don’t feel that I am injuring myself.
That’s all the vitamins I take..whether they are doing any good is unknown. I am 84 now and don’t intend to get another dexa scan. My big thing is not to fall so all these exercises are for maintaining balance which is what my gym instructor focuses on. I am just very careful how I walk and what kind of footwear I have on.
I don’t know if this is helpful but this is how I choose to live and you need to research and decide what’s best for you.
FL Mary
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I am on a statin. I also take D3 and K2. I also take meds.
-3.4 is not a good score, and vitamins/exercise will help but aren't going to fix it, unfortunately. I started out at -3.3 two years ago, and now I'm -2.0 or better - but that's after being on Tymlos.