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Who is managing your bone health, oncologist or endocrinologist?
Breast Cancer | Last Active: Aug 26 12:32pm | Replies (68)Comment receiving replies
I chose not to do hormone therapy because I came into my cancer journey with osteoporosis. I take calcium/vitamin D supplements plus eat a mostly organic diet with tons of meat protein and a concentration of high calcium and vitamin D foods, and I limit my carbs. I also do some weight training and get plenty of exercise, in general. I am 2 years into remission, and my bone density rose 5% last year., plus all my lab levels are in the normal range, including blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. I feel fantastic! I am 64 years old and am quite thin at 5'7" and around 128 pounds, with very thin bones, so the weight training has really helped me maintain bone mass. I am not on any prescribed medications, which I'm thrilled about!
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@carklo Thank you for sharing! May I ask what kind of breast cancer you were diagnosed with? I also came into my cancer journey with osteoporosis and have been taking Anastrozole with Verzenio for about a year as I was diagnosed with Invasive Lobular Carcinoma 2B and my oncologist feels that I'm high risk.
Due to weight training, wearing a weighted vest, jump training, AlgaeCal and a clean protein forward diet, I improved my osteoporosis numbers by 2%. I refuse the osteoporosis meds, and so far the strength training has been a huge help. My goal is to reverse the osteoporosis to osteopenia in 2 years.
The Anastrozole causes Trigger Fingers, so I only take it 3X/week as I'm tiny...105lbs and 5'2". I'm determined to maintain bone mass and am SO happy you are not on any medications. I can't wait to be off them.
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Congrats! Sounds like things are going very well for you. Keep up the good work!