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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: Feb 5 5:19pm | Replies (47)
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@kujhawk1978
It is a fact that ADT weaken your bones. My doctors specifically recommended, calcium, and vitamin D to help offset that. The longer you are on ADT the more important it becomes.
That’s not the only thing to do to keep the bones strong. I was on Fosamax for six years And have been on a Zometa infusions for almost 2 years. They also keep the bones strong, which I need after eight years of ADT.
Did you had a DEXA scan to see what your bone density is like? Without that you really have no idea what’s going on. Are you really saying nothing changed after 18 months, That would be unusual. Are you saying your T scores didn’t change at all over that time?
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@jeffmarc
Not taking issue with your statement..."It is a fact that ADT weaken your bones."
Nor that "My doctors specifically recommended, calcium, and vitamin D to help offset that." again, not the issue.
I do not dispute "The longer you are on ADT the more important it becomes."
What I am saying is the time periods I have been on it, 18, then 12, months, have not required me to be on D3 and Calcium. In part, maybe because I do resistance training almost every day. My diet generally provides what I need...
Maybe were I to be on ADT continuously, longer, perhaps the need for supplements would come in play.
I did have Dexa scans, no issues other than being old and the usual arthritis here and there..
I think you may not be focusing on my issue, automatically telling us to take supplements without assessing where we are and a plan to monitor throughout the duration of our treatment.