@sunnyflower @migizii @lioness @dappy @catharbert
The decision on what to do when we discover we have osteoporosis is an incredibly difficult one. I discovered I have somewhat advanced osteoporosis just about a year ago. The endocrinologist I went to wanted me to get a Reclast injection but I was hesitant, I had another health situation that I wanted to address first. Since then I have learned more and more and now am not sure that I want to take one of these drugs. It dawned on me recently that I have had to stop a number of drugs due to difficult, and rare, side-effects so I worry that I could be that 1 in 10,000 with side-effects from these drugs. I had been thinking that I would do Reclast, I don't want to risk having a severe fracture, I have already had a minor upper femur (hip basically) fracture.

I am reading all of these posts hoping they will help me to decide what course to take. I have a DEXA coming up and appointments with two endocrinologists so hopefully something will come out of all of that. I have been supplementing my diet with calcium, vitamin D, and K, and trying to up my protein consumption. I discovered that protein is really just as important as calcium because our bones are half protein. When I tracked my protein consumption I realized I needed to eat more.

I have told my daughter who is in 30s to be pro-active so she will not get herself into this position, but a big contributing factor to my osteoporosis is having to take prednisone due to having had a liver transplant.
JK