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I just lost 8% of my bone from using omeprazole to control my reflux a
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Thank you for the information about the longer infusion time. My T scores were -3.7 I think and I was told I lost about 8% of my bone in 2 1/2 years. It's probably due to the omeprazole which I have to take because of terrible reflux because of my esophagectomy and gastroparesis Fotteo is not recommended for people who have had cancer because it could cause bone cancer I had radiation and chemo and then had my esophagus removed in June 2019. I'm not willing to take the chance that I could get bone cancer. I don't want to die what I'm going to do is take the infusion and then go to a physical therapist and get physical therapy to gain bone lifting weights safely under supervision because I always tend to overdo everything and even though I do 40 minutes of exercise with bands every morning for the past six years, and walk over two hours a dayit's apparently not enough to counteract the omeprazole. And Pepcid,. I also work with a nephrologist because I make kidney stones so I have to drink 10 glasses of water a day between walking for exercise and drinking all that water and eating four small meals a day and taking extra calcium due to my 24 hour urine test results I'm on a very very rigid schedule. It's all I can do to keep happy with teaching cello, maintaining my connections being a loving partner and trying to do regular things like book clubs, etc. sometimes I think I'm in way over my head.
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@naoshapiro1 Hi! I play the cello too but no longer teach due to Dupuytren's disease in my hands. It is a daily battle isn't it? To just keep going and doing the things we love. I also have reflux and did not know that omeprazole could reduce my bone density. You mentioned Pepcid, is that a good alternative? I have been trying for over a year without any luck to find a bone drug that I can tolerate.
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Do you have hypercalciuria or hypercalcemia? If you have the former, adding calcium may not help, but rather might make those kidney stones worse.
My rheumatologist gave me a primer about taking in too much calcium - we generally get about half of the RDA (1300 mgs) in our everyday food intake and only need to supplement with another 650 mg.
We are told “the more calcium, the better” which may in fact be causing more harm than good. Some of us have systems that process calcium differently and we are feeding the OP monster by overdoing it. There is only so much calcium we can utilize.
I have hypercalciuria and currently take chlorthalidone to tell my body to direct the available calcium back to my bones, rather than literally peeing that valuable and bone-sustaining mineral down the drain.
Take heart, OP is not a death sentence, but the complications can be devastating. Talk to your doc and remember we’re all in this leaking boat together patching holes and bailing water!
Happy Masters Tournament Sunday. Cheers!