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Afraid it the treatment meds for osteoporosis
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I feel I’m constantly fighting nature. Although I fully believe in science and know many medications are essential in our existence and have helped to save lives ( I’m a retired Nurse)- it also seems, we have the capability to make a pill or injection for every problem, but our bodies nature isn't made to accept it always…. Drs, for the most part are eager to recommend these meds without any other consideration. These medications for osteoporosis seem to go against and do alot to mess with our nature and I just feel maybe we go too far trying to solve every problem. Of course I’m saying all this without having experienced a fracture - maybe I’d feel different if I’d experienced that🤷🏻♀️
I’m urging my 36 yr old daughter to start now - researching and learning what to do during her youth so as to hopefully not live this dilemma. What I wouldn’t do to have known more and tried hard to prevent when I had the chance. I never recall any Dr ever bringing this up to me or discussing plans to prevent osteoporosis.
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@mahonlye. As you know, as a nurse, a big problem for elders in particular, is having so very many health issues/meds, too many…i have seen some people get really sick from bad drug interactions… i really like my cancer team, as they are super careful and I even check with them before taking a supplement…they have so many blood numbers to balance in caring for CRC patients !
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@mahonlye I agree with everything you’ve said 100%.
When I was in cancer treatment 22 years ago, my oncologist had on staff a lovely woman who helped with the “healing” side of things: acupuncture, massage, nutrition, etc. She was amazing.
And I think medicine would do so much better to integrate the two. As a nurse and a healer, I know that your practice was to provide both the science side of your care AND the more emotional, healing side.
That’s why you should be paid more than docs, in my opinion. I know so many agree.
I know our parathyroid glands are tiny, but they’re powerhouses. I don’t necessarily want to mess with them. There must be a way to be nicer to them if we’re asking them to ramp up the bones, you know? 😂
I, too, bought calcium supplements for my daughters in their 20’s and have asked them to take them and drink just one glass of milk a day, eat yogurt, any yogurt, I don’t care. I want to spare them from these decisions too.
And even still, with these drugs…do we ever get advice or recommendations on good calcium supplements? Vitamin D with K or without? What SPECIFIC exercises should we do to build bone, because WE WILL DO THEM.
I have asked. I get a wave of the hand, so I’m left to google. Or Mayo Clinic Connect. 🙏🏻
I am sending you my very best for a beautiful day, @mahonlye