@crisdI,ll be interested in hearing your results as I'm on the fence

@lioness I wish I could help you. I was wondering if you could tell me how to start a new discussion on Mayo Connect. Thanks.

cb772, click on Groups in the heading above; group directory. Then scroll down to the group you want to comment on. Click on that and you'll see the box "Start discussion". Hope that helps.

Here is the info sheet about AlgaeCal that your doctor can benefit from: https://cdn.algaecal.com/wp-content/uploads/Doctor-Information-Sheet-APSB.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2v6Jv5f0juDdvRhQDRjq69A9J0nFNmBTcII3A8ADcJPOrEbnlv0ybJiuI

Hey criss, thanks for the info. I recently added Boron to my bone supplement which has the plant based calcium, both vitamin Ds and Ks and Strontium, and mags. My nutritionist said you must have a fat for the vitamin Ds to assist absorption of the calcium so I had to add some fat to my diet. I'm having 1/4th of an avacado which is almost the 5g she said I should have. Since the Ds stay in the fat in the body, I don't have to take the fat at the exact same time that I take my bone strength supplement. All the best, Sunnyflower

@criss It sounds as if Lara Pizzorno may have an interest in Algae Cal. Do you know that she does not? Obviously if a person has a stake in it then they are going to recommend it highly.

I am still in the process of figuring out what course I will take. I have a DEXA at the end of the month and then appointments with two endocrinologists about my osteoporosis. I have heard from other sources that Algae Cal is no better than taking the recommended supplements like Calcium, Vitamin D, and possibly K and Boron. I have seen Strontium not recommended.

I am not an expert in this area at all, like all of us, I am just trying to make sure I have the most accurate information which can be difficult because there are those who favor drugs and those who vehemently oppose them. I was prepared to start with something but then it occurred to me that I tend to have negative side-effects very often from drugs. Knowing the potential side-effects of these drugs is pretty frightening.

I have this habit of not really looking into side-effects so then when one presents itself I am perplexed not knowing what could be causing whatever my problem is. That happened recently when I complained to a friend about my legs aching badly. She immediately asked me if I was on a statin which I had started a couple of months previous to that. Sure enough, that was what was causing the problem. I explain this because I would not want it to be thought that I read the side-effects and then immediately imagine that I have them.
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Your DEXA will show improvement if you are taking 680mg strontium daily because strontium is heavier than calcium and makes bone density look better than it really is.

Can I absorb the AlgaeCal calcium? I had RNY gastric bypass in 2000. I have been diagnosed with osteoporosis and really don’t want to take the meds if possible.

My doctor is on me unmercifully about getting another infusion of Reclast. I had high blood pressure, depression and hair loss with the last dose so I don’t want to repeat that bad time. Suggestions, please?
My bone density, BT W, remained the same after Reclast.
I’m not a proponent of any of these bone-builders.

Can you find out why the doctor is insistent on Reclast versus other options? And then get a second opinion from a different doctor. There are some drugs that are unique and have no good substitutes but I don't think Reclast falls into that category.