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Has anyone improved bone density without meds?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 25, 2023 | Replies (487)Comment receiving replies
@lashu and @normahorn Forteo and Tymlos originally had a black box warning that use over two years posed a risk of bone sarcoma, which occurred in rats given huge doses.
That warning has been lifted and Forteo can now be taken more than two years. Not a single human has gotten bone sarcoma from these meds.
I have a grade 3 breast cancer and have had no problems with two years of Tymlos. It would seem that the mechanism by which these drugs work would only affect growth in bones (but ask a doc or pharmacist!).
I do not think that a natural approach works fast enough or well enough to reverse the loss of bone density that happens after menopause (this is from my docs). Those with osteopenia or mild osteoporosis can probably postpone meds and use more natural methods. For someone with DEXA scores below -3.5, my docs and McCormick said I absolutely needed meds.
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I think that is why my endocrinologist eliminated one of the pharms: I have a history of a soft tissue sarcoma, no chemo, just surgery, in 1983 and 2004. The fear of recurrence may be a factor: you have given me information that I shall consult with my doctor. My DEXA score is -3.8 for one of my discs/spine. He put me on caltrate, which is stronger than the D3 and zinc I've been taking for some years now. Being on the stronger calcium regimen, do I have to watch our for that problem of too much calcium?
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My endocrinologist will not allow me to take for teo or Tim Los because I had radiation to the breast many years ago. She said it would be too great of a risk. Is that no longer the case? My doctor said that my spinal column which was largely irradiated would be too susceptible to bone cancer. Do you have any updated data that indicates otherwise?