Hi ryman, yes I sent some info to someone on Connect re osteoporosis and eating 6-10 prunes a day as that may help the bones recover to come degree. A study was conducted and it gave indication that prunes might be effective again osteo. I think it was to sandytoes to whom I sent what info I had. Best of luck with your issues. @ gailfaith

Hi. I think I will try the prunes. I need them anyway for another problem. Thank you

Hi ryman.......Every time I tell someone about using prunes for osteoporosis, I get a shy smile from them. But in any case we know it is standard a solution for things other than osteo. And with no adverse side effects and cheaper than most Rx.

I have been eating prunes now for several weeks and I also do a lot of walking which also helps osteoporosis as I have a form of muscular dystrophy. I will be having a Dexa scan later this year, and I will post if there is any improvement. However, because of my walking we won't be sure what causes, if any, improvement is noted. It was only two years ago that they Dx was changed from osteopenia to osteoporosis so hopefully some change for the better will be seen. In other words it doesn't have to revert back TOO far to change the Dx!. So I guess I am saying, I for one am being a guinea-pig for this unofficial "study". Hopefully if anyone acquires any personal info on the benefits of prunes on osteo, they will also report it. Are we circumventing Big Pharma in our "own" study?

Aw, yes, prunes are useful for other things, too. My pc is supposed to be finding something else for my osteo. Maybe she will be happy that I am taking prunes. I can have my next DX in June.

@sandytoes 14. I started you a long note about Fosamax & Boniva @ my medication program interrupted it & now I cannot locate it again.Ultimate Bone Support is OTC, no Rx needed. I have taken it for a good 5 years & cut to twice a week due to my husbands passing & now I am trying to survive on $1000/month Social Security. My rent went to $1000/month plus utilities, trash, etc. Not manageable. My son offered for me to move to his home in Tampa, FL & he has given me his Master Bedroom & bath. At times it can be difficult & over the holidays he was unemployed for 9 weeks. He found another job and started working again on Feb. 1. There are other annoyances but I won't bother you.Ultimate Bone Support comes from Advanced Bionutritionals, PO Box 8051, Norcross, GA 30091-8051 or Phone: (800) 791-3395. The lady with the company that I have dealt with in the past has retired. She came up with the formula and the fact that calcium supplementation does not help osteoporosis, but creates kidney stones. Vitamin D is good as are strontium,  hops and the other ingredients. You can not take calcium within 4 hours of the Ultimate Bone Support as it causes a reaction, so I always take the Bone Support at bedtime. I cut to twice a week after my husband died and I'm trying to Survive on my Social Security retirement of $1000/mo. My rent in Cary, NC went to $1000/mo plus utilities + other essentials like food, medications, etc. so, my son offered to have me move in with him in his home in Tampa, FL. I will have been here 2 years the end of July.I took Fossamax for five years, then it started making me vomit it back up after I took it. My Dr changed me to Boniva and the same thing happened. Now I have problems swallowing pills & sometimes food. I have to grind my food up small to eat it &!someyimes I still throw up. The Dr wanted to swiitch me to something else that was IV every 6 months but it got lost in the office & I never followed up. I wanted to take something natural. I hope this helps. I feel like I have a structure from the Fosamax. It is actually a poison and not good for any of us. I am an RN, BSN, I graduated from UCLA School of Nursing in 1958. I retired at 70, having worked all that time, I worked about all areas of nursing.All for now. Wish me luck on Friday, Feb.24, I'm having a cardiac cath & possible insertion of 2 stents.Sincerely,RobbiRoberta J Lumsdon

@robbi Your nursing degree is put to good use here on Connect. I appreciate how you share your insight. Thank you! As a post menopausal woman with a high risk for osteoporosis, I will look into the Ultimate Bone Support. Right now I take calcium with D3 and MSM.
I'd like to introduce you to @lisab62 who has had cardiac catherization done before, and @huge was recently sharing about having 6 stents. You can find them both in our Heart & Blood group on Connect. http://mayocl.in/1XWwPwo
You will be in my thoughts and prayers when you have your cardiac cath this Friday.
Jen