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Treating Osteoporosis: What works for you?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 3, 2023 | Replies (1084)

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@sue225

@contentandwell what happens when you have a "minor" hip fracture? Can you still walk on your own? (Cane required or walker) These are things we need to keep at the back of our mind before going the no treatment route.

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@sue225 I did use a walker for a while and we had to fly to Denver for my son’s wedding less than a month month later so I had airport assistance. There was no way I could have navigated walking to the gate if it was far, and it always seems as if no matter where we go we end up at the furthest gate. I was able to walk without the walker and did not use it at my som’s wedding but did bring it along in case I tired. So basically I could walk short distances without assistance, and didn’t go out to the supermarket for a while, my husband had to do the shopping.

@rosemarya you are so fortunate that you didn’t have to remain on prednisone for long as I have had to due to low blood counts. I was told by my endocrinologists that Prednisone Is the culprit in my osteopenia degrading to advanced osteoporosis.
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