I am in a world of trouble. I'm 73 & was very athletic & strong into my 40's. 38 yrs. ago I had 2 children in 51 weeks, which caused Pediatric Osteop. 8 mo. later, I fell on snow/ice & shattered my left leg & foot. Soon, my Doc said my Ped Osteo was gone. When I turned 50, I learned I had RA/OA, and also Celiac Sprue (which prob. linked with the arthritis). I was on Methotrexate (7 yrs) + Prednisone (9 yrs), but the arthritis still was awful, so I resolved them via diet. (Yep!) But, at age 61 I had Osteopenia. I took Calcium & kept the strict diet---but in 2020, my DEXA spine was -4.5!---and in '22 & '24, it was -4.7! I'd refused to take drugs bec of my Metho/Pred. fails, and I still won't because of their side-effects. In 2021, my rt shoulder was disappearing (arthritis), and was replaced. My surgeon said my bone broke in surgery, so he packed it with Calcium Hydroxyapatite, which healed fine. I asked why CH wasn't used for Osteoporosis treatments then, and he said the AMA wanted docs to "stay in our own lanes." :O In 2022, I fell on concrete & should have broken many bones---but only my left pelvic bone had some tiny fractures (maybe my strength helped?). So, 3 mo later I started taking some CH with my reg. Calc Citrate (total 1200 - 1400 mg/day). That might be why most of my '22 & '24 DEXA scores did slow in progress, stop progressing, and even reverse a BIT each test (not my spine score). New DEXA scan soon.
My question is: does THRYVE really work? I take Resveratrol & Quercetin already, but nothing to prompt Osteoblasts except the Calc Hydroxyap. Is there a med that promotes Osteoblast creation? Thank you for your input. terithethin