Has anyone improved bone density without meds?

Yes! Quality Calcium/Magnesium/ k2, ect, .. High dose vitamin D. Plus multivitamin for woman. A good natural pathic dr can help with this. I'm 66 & have been through cancer treatment's, surgeries. Most medical drs are not educated in vitamins, good diet ect. I was scolded for taking so much vitamin D over the yrs. After my lab work, I was told to keep taking my vitamins, and that it was unusual to not, have bone loss. My bone scans always, are good.

Yes! Quality Calcium/Magnesium/ k2, ect, .. High dose vitamin D. Plus multivitamin for woman. A good natural pathic dr can help with this. I'm 66 & have been through cancer treatment's, surgeries. Most medical drs are not educated in vitamins, good diet ect. I was scolded for taking so much vitamin D over the yrs. After my lab work, I was told to keep taking my vitamins, and that it was unusual to not, have bone loss. My bone scans always, are good.

Need to redo BTM. In the past it has shown that I'm turning over bone too fast. How does one stop this? HRT is out for me. I had breast cancer. And my Marodyne LIV is being delivered tomorrow. Plus I've started taking collagen with Fortibone peptides. Praying this will all work, in addition to daily exercise.

Welcome to Connect @naomid. I enjoyed your introduction. This forum is all about sharing and you have a great start. Knowledge is power. Connect will help you become a powerful patient who can advocate for themselves based upon knowledge gained from other members and from their own experience.

I understand your dislike of drugs, injections, and other types of medications that don't sit well with your medical history. I too dislike taking medications of any kind. I prefer being active and busy.

This is your first post so I will make my response brief. To fight off the effects of osteoporosis, at some point we have to face reality. My mother actually never recovered from a fractured hip, created when she opened the door to her apartment to welcome my visit. She never walked again.

I didn't pay attention to reality until I was 75+ years old and realized that I was approaching the time to wise up about bone health. My journey has been difficult with a couple of near disasters. Here is what I learned. Some of us cannot handle injections whether they are once a month or twice a year. They place too much medication in our bodies and we cannot handle it. So..to cut to the chase I had reactions to monthly and semi-annually injections. What I chose to do was begin with a product called Tymlos which is injected daily and builds healthy bone. After two years, my span scores had improved and I was ready to protect the new bone as well as the existing bone.

Then I did succumb to the every six-month injections for bone protection. That was quite the disaster. A sensitive endocrinologist at Mayo Clinic listened, applied his medical knowledge, and changed my medication to a weekly Monday morning tablet which does not overload my body and has no side effects.

So....stay true to yourself and be part of what I call a "shared decision" process in which you work together with your medical professional to meet your special needs. This support group will be very helpful. I am hoping that @windyshores can respond to your greeting. She has encountered fractures, found the appropriate medication, and will be moving on to the protection arena very soon.

May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris

Can I ask what your Monday morning tablet is? I will discuss it with my internist. Can't delay any longer! Maria.

Thanks Chris! You must have just started it. So you won't know for a year? Maria.

Hi there,
Nope...started on June 13, 2022. The scans are every two years here in MN.
Chris

Hi there,
Nope...started on June 13, 2022. The scans are every two years here in MN.
Chris