Calcium and Vitamin D for bone density

@kahli One thing you may want to look at is Hydrolized Collagen our bones and organs need collagen I take bone meal powder 1 rounded teaspoon a day in smoothie or add to cereal. It is naturel but you will have to add a Vitamin D 3 I take 5000 units as my D was low on lab results. I get this from Amazon it is the Kal brand

@hopeful33250, @lioness
Thank you for your replies and help. I bought collagen from Amazon, not sure it would help. Obviously I am on the right track. Take K2. once a day, collagen hydrologized one a day in hot tea. The nih (National Institute Hospital) report was excellent.
Prolia warnings say pain in thigh and hip. also possible femur fractures. Since it is injection, you can't take it back! Have had 4 doses, 1 every 6 mon. Not sure I will take it again. Bone density due next Feb. In the meantime added the Vit K and collagen and trying to get 3 glasses of milk everyday. So Feb. will tell if any improvement. Costco now carry's the Vit. K2 .

@hopeful33250 @lioness,
Sorry, nih (National Instutute of Health)

It sounds as if you are doing a lot of the right things, @kahli. I'll be interested in hearing how your February bone density looks. I hope you show improvement (or at least no decrease) in bone density. Have you had any fractures?

Will you post again and let me know if the supplements and injections are helping with the bone pain?

I think the bone pain is fro anastrazole causes the osteoporosis and the prolia is supposed to increase cells making bone - nut side effects are horrible. Yes, I will let you know the results of bone density in Feb. Thank you both for your replies and support. Maybe we can help others.

I am an avid gardener living in sunny California. You cannot get enough vitamin D3 from the sun anymore because of too much particulate in the air. When I got my vitamin D3 level checked, it was an abysmal 3 ng/ml. My DEXA scan came back at -5.7 (serious osteoporosis is -2.5). This loss of calcium in my bones came about because of a pituitary tumor that caused serious hormonal deficiencies, more specifically a loss of human growth hormone. The tumor and HGH deficiency were not detected until I was 61 years of age. I went back on estrogen (low dose) and progesterone at age 68, as well as supplementation of Human Growth Hormone. I take 1200 mg calcium (600 mg in morning and 600 mg at night) with 2,000 IU of vitamin D3, Vitamin K2, boron, and 500 mg of magnesium. You MUST take Vitamin K2 or your calcium will wind up in your arteries instead of your bones! I take these supplements two hours away from anything else I am taking to avoid interactions. I eat piles and piles of kale and arugula with sliced almonds and pieces of cheese. I am lactose intolerant, so I take digestive enzymes to get the cheese in me. I eat salmon three times a week. Try to eat as much calcium as you can and subtract the mg of calcium you are getting from your daily total. (I have a kidney stone, so I have to watch that I don't get excessive amounts.). ConsumerLab has thousands of medical journal articles about supplements posted for you to read and they test to be sure your supplements are exactly what they say they are and nothing extra (e.g., lead, etc.). I have also increased the amount I walk each day in an effort to increase my bone strength. I take this very seriously as I have started fracturing. I just can't do sardines. I am avoiding the drugs like Prolia after speaking with woman who took it and have irreversible, devastating side effects (osteonecrosis of the jaw, etc.). Also, when you go off the drugs like Fosamax and Prolia, the new bone you made suddenly disappears. Those drugs seem to me to be very dangerous. I am getting a new DEXA scan early in 2020, and I'll try to remember to come back and give an update. I have only been on this regimen the past six months, but even a modest reversal of my bone loss would encourage me. Good luck, everybody!

@kahli Let us know your bone density next Feb . Will be interesting to see what it is . I just ordered the grass fed collagen will get it on 14th Walmart had it .

I too have very low vitamin D level and calcium. 6 months ago a Rhuematologist explained to me why I needed a prescription for Vitamin D with 50,000 eug’s and not just an over the counter vitamin. She explained that for some unknown reason my body was not absorbing and retaining the daily recommended amount, and unless I took this supplement my osteoarthritis and osteopenia would continue to increase. I would like to add this, along with some lifestyle changes and only taking this supplement much of my chronic pain has dissipated. I make sure I get the recommended sun exposure, using a protective SPF that has UVA/ UVB protection, and I eat a plant based diet almost daily.

Hello @051703 and welcome to Connect. I see this is your first post and I'm glad that you added your own experience to this discussion on Vitamin D and bone health. I am glad to hear that your chronic pain has diminished, that is good news!

How often do you take the prescription Vitamin D? Will you be having another bone density test soon to determine if you have improved?

I take Alive Calcium it has Vit D 3, K2, magnesium citrate, strontium.