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Has anyone improved bone density without meds?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 25, 2023 | Replies (487)Comment receiving replies
Like you, I have had breast cancer and now have osteoporosis. Took five Prolia injections over two and a half years, but elected to stop because I felt it contributed to significant hair loss.
Started Evista but read a person should not take if they’ve had breast cancer so I stopped that. GI issues so many oral medications are out. I decided to use supplements, an inexpensive vibration platform, diet and exercise. I’ve included collagen powder in this regimen for bones, hair, skin, nails but now have read that collagen is not recommended for breast cancer survivors/patients! Not sure what to believe. I have ceased the collagen but was reluctant to do so as I believed in the benefit.
All so confusing.
Best wishes, Cindy
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Cindy, I double checked with a doctor who specializes in these issues and is a breast cancer survivor herself. She said go ahead and take the collagen. It's all so confusing, and we all have to hope and pray that the choices were making are the right ones for us. I go on instinct as well as research. Good luck to you. Good luck to all of us!
According to what I read, collagen is good to help prevent cancer to spread. But the book recommends to use chicken and fish bone broth. I think the author might want to avoid diary products. Collagen might contain heavy metal too. So choose your brand carefully.
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@cmdw2600 I didn't know Evista was not recommended if we had breast cancer. I would have thought it was like Tamoxifen in some ways. What is the reasoning? Thanks!