Prolia treatment for osteoporosis: What is your experience?
I received the results from my bone test and they have recommended I start Prolia. I have read the side effects and I am concerned. Has anyone use this drug and if so what side effects have you experienced. Thank you
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I bought TOFU & have no idea what to do with it. If you are sharing, please give the recipe for your 'delicious baked tofu dish' . THX so Very Much ! from Susan V
Buy a block of extra firm tofu. All tofu should be drained of excess water for 15min. Extra firm has the least amount of water and the most protein so for a beginner its the easiest to deal with. To drain it, wrap paper towelling around the block and place something heavy on top. I place a plastic lid on top of the tofu and on top of that a heavy stone rabbit that sits on my window ledge.
Get a baking dish. Place thinly sliced onion on the bottom of the dish. (Medium onion). Slice the tofu into slabs. Place on top of the onions.
In a bowl, mix:
2 tbsp soy sauce
4 tbsp water (if you have leftover chicken broth in a carton in the frig that works too)
1 to 2 tbsp canola oil
2 tbsp of grated ginger
Sugar (1/2 tbsp or less)
Sometimes I add a tbsp or more of ketchup or a tbsp of thai chili sauce. Not in the original recipe but adds something.
Pour sauce over tofu. Turn the slices so both sides are coated.
I like to do this the night before or in the morning to let the tofu absorb the flavors.
Bake at 350 for about 20 minutes. My husband likes the tofu chewier so sometimes I let it bake a little longer.
Serve with brown rice.
I hope you like it.
The tofu slices should lay flat, next to each other, not overlapping.
@sue225 I have only had tofu one time and did not care for it, but this recipe sounds like it might be good. One of these days I may try it. Thanks for the directions.
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Sorry folks but I am going to bow out of this chat room. Take care, Micki
You're welcome. My friend's daughter, who is a vegetarian, loves it.
@contentandwell THIS IS WHAT THE DR TOLD MY BROTHER IT ISNT EGG YOLK,S it was hereditary
Since I posted this, I have had a chance to look at cardiovascular concerns. I fell very hard on my back in a parking lot at the end of February (we'd had a lot of ice and snow,). In a freakish event, I landed so hard on my back that everything bounced up against my chest and broke my sternum. If you ever fall on your back and immediately have the most awful pain in your chest, you've probably broken your sternum. Good knews is that I didn't break a hip or vertebra, possibly due to 20 years of treatment for what was then severe osteoporosis (I was only 40). After almost 3 months, x-rsy showed no change in the fracture. I dutifully called my rheumatologist to report this. Her nurse called me back and said that Evenity was a possibility.
I immediately did more research. When I read the full prescribing information, I noted that increased incidence was also noted with women with no history of cardiovascular issues. I then found a free peer-reviewed article (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/30775535/?i=13&from=romosozumab) that answered my other question. The increased incidence of cardiovascular events continued AFTER the 12 months during which the drug can be taken.
I discussed this with my primary care provider. A previous chest x-ray taken to rule out pneumonia had noted that I have a "tortuous thoracic artery." He said this means "that I am 60" and that in spite of very low history of cardiovascular issues in ancestors who lived into their 90's, I have a little bit of calcification in this artery. It probably won't cause any issues, but he recommended that I NOT take Evenity--at least not until there is more research into the cardiovascular risk. I don't want to be the first person in my family to die of a heart attack or stroke. Just my view on this issue.
Yes, started at about the same and a bit lower in the spine. Just had 3rd injection. After one year, up 11.6% for the spine and almost 7% in the hip.
Got my bone density results in May after one year (2 injections) on Prolia. Spine: up 11. 6%, hip almost 7%. Endocrinologist very pleased with results. Had 3rd injection.