Struggling with making an osteoporosis treatment decision

Any bone building program whether medical or physical takes two years to rebuild bone significantly. See if you can find a clinic that uses Echolight sonogram bone density which measures bone strength as well as bone density. (I found one in Asheville NC)
Better Bones with Dr Susan Brown offers a list of tests to request from your doctor to determine why you are losing bone. My endocrinologist discovered I had a kidney condition that was spilling calcium and a simple medication is treating that. I requested physical therapy sessions and now have an exercise program designed to build bone. Hope these ideas help. To motivate me I have a card by my bed that says “Forteo injections every night or do your exercises?”

Any bone building program whether medical or physical takes two years to rebuild bone significantly. See if you can find a clinic that uses Echolight sonogram bone density which measures bone strength as well as bone density. (I found one in Asheville NC)
Better Bones with Dr Susan Brown offers a list of tests to request from your doctor to determine why you are losing bone. My endocrinologist discovered I had a kidney condition that was spilling calcium and a simple medication is treating that. I requested physical therapy sessions and now have an exercise program designed to build bone. Hope these ideas help. To motivate me I have a card by my bed that says “Forteo injections every night or do your exercises?”

It's not so binary for some of us. I have done all the exercise, weightlifting, yoga, running, hiking, and eating healthfully, and still my bones are soft (as reported by the last surgeon who put my ankle bones back together). Exercise AND Forteo is where I am.

I don't think its a binary situation either. l And everything that you've done so far, and continue to do, will likely augment Forteo's ability to be effective. To me, that's the most we can do.

I'm hoping that better diet and exercise will me keep osteoporosis at bay, at least for a longer period of time. Also hope they help prevent a #!{* breast cancer recurrence but, since they're the best I can do and aren't onerous, I'm tossing them into the endeavor to stay healthy for as long as possible. The interesting thing is that, doing what that I can that also doesn't entail some overly-absorbing (yet alone goofy or obsessive or radical) life change has made forgetting about cancer and other health worries possible! That surprises me! And is a welcome surprise at that.

Does anyone have any experience with the outfit “Osteo Strong?”. I have 2 artificial hips, and an artificial shoulder from arthritis. I am taking an older drug, Evista, (raloxifene ) for osteoporosis. Have heard about the program but would like some info from a user with artificial joints. Thank you all!

Does anyone have any experience with the outfit “Osteo Strong?”. I have 2 artificial hips, and an artificial shoulder from arthritis. I am taking an older drug, Evista, (raloxifene ) for osteoporosis. Have heard about the program but would like some info from a user with artificial joints. Thank you all!

And I guess there is no known absolutely fracture-safe period without medications!

I am so scared to take bone meds! Trying to figure it out .71 yrs old with severe osteoporosis . This year I have had several compression fractures and I a great deal of spine pain from l. And r fractures . Wearing a brace hoping they will heal . As soon as I feel better I get another fracture from doing simple housework . Recomrnd Tymlos but all reviews seem so scary . Any feedback on this?