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What decision to make regarding osteoporosis

Posted by bettersleep68 @bettersleep68, Mar 6, 2023

I am going for my dexa in a few weeks..I am concerned it will show more bone loss..I am scared to start any of those medications and side effects..anyone else feel like this ...maybe just whatever will be ..

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lindamaegirl | @lindamaegirl | May 4 6:57am
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I think there’s lots you can do in lieu of drugs. You can lift weights, walk and walk and walk. Join an exercise program. I go to Osteostrong and it’s been very successful for me. Good luck to you.
I’ve been told by a physician friend that it’s important to have your Dexa done on the same machine every time. I’ve been looking into Echolight, a new and supposedly more accurate reading of bone density.

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@patjack2 check out harbor health in Gloucester ma. They do the rems scan there

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lindamaegirl | @lindamaegirl | May 4 7:02am

Get into an osteoporosis exercise group. there is one in concord ma and lexington ma. Take a good supplement. I take algaecal plus/no strontium. Eat 5-6 prunes a day, Eat onions, gets a rems scan gloucester ma. no radiation $250 (better than a dexa) Consider going whole foods plant based

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lindamaegirl | @lindamaegirl | May 4 7:09am
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I marched right in took scan had back surgery no worries of side effects …I was so wrong !! Was not informed enough on alternate plan or what I was even doing to my body ! Surgery went poorly Reclast as nitemare I have been Sick for months the headaches. And joint pain are the worst . I cannot drive on Norco for pain and just realized tonite I may never play tennis again or bike ride with grands as my headaches and pain is continuing since Reclast..I have lost 30
Lbs and feel like I am dying please help ! I am 75 not ready to die yet headache is so severe! Normajean

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@nhubbard1 I am so sad to hear this.Hopefully the reclast side effects will deminish. I chose no meds and there is no guarentee no matter what we do. I went for osteoporosis exercise class, walking lifting weights and algae cal plus ...next dexa scan on june 2 and rems scan in august. I will keep u in my prayers.

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lindamaegirl | @lindamaegirl | May 4 7:13am
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Thanks for your comments. I'm just starting to take Algecal. I also ordered Strontium. Any info you have in the future on these supplements is appreciated.

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@paint4me I am taking algaecal plus no strontium...next dexa on June 4 will let you know if i have improvement.

Bone Mineralization Issues: Because strontium is denser than calcium, it accumulates in bones, which can cause them to appear denser on DEXA scans, masking the actual bone health. Long-term, high-dose usage may interfere with normal bone development and strength.

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j1976 | @j1976 | May 5 9:36am
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I think there’s lots you can do in lieu of drugs. You can lift weights, walk and walk and walk. Join an exercise program. I go to Osteostrong and it’s been very successful for me. Good luck to you.
I’ve been told by a physician friend that it’s important to have your Dexa done on the same machine every time. I’ve been looking into Echolight, a new and supposedly more accurate reading of bone density.

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@patjack2

Please see Margaret Martin's comments about the latest research on the Echolight REMS technology:
https://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-prevention/rems-bone-scan/
A bit disappointing but perhaps it will spark something better to come out...

Hope this is helpful

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kfhoz | @kfhoz | May 5 1:00pm
In reply to @j1976 "@patjack2 Please see Margaret Martin's comments about the latest research on the Echolight REMS technology: https://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-prevention/rems-bone-scan/..." + (show)
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@patjack2

Please see Margaret Martin's comments about the latest research on the Echolight REMS technology:
https://melioguide.com/osteoporosis-prevention/rems-bone-scan/
A bit disappointing but perhaps it will spark something better to come out...

Hope this is helpful

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@j1976 Thanks for posting this link to this sobering REMS research. We had REMS done in January and the research outcome is disappointing as you said.

Love your upbeat "... perhaps it will spark something better to come out..."

Here is an EXCERPT to tempt others to also read this:
"Age and weight alone explained over 90% of the variance in REMS-BMD. To put that in perspective, when researchers built a simple formula using nothing but the patient’s age and weight, that formula alone could predict more than 90% of the REMS bone density result and more than 95% of the femoral neck fragility score. That leaves very little of the result that could be coming from the actual ultrasound measurement of your bone. By comparison, when the same kind of formula is applied to DEXA, age and body composition only predict about 20–50% of the result, the remaining 50–80% reflects real differences between one person’s skeleton and another’s."

And another link to another source:
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00198-026-07960-4.pdf

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