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@mayblin

Teri, thank you very much for sharing your experiences with fosamax and exercising suggestions. From what I read, it seems most op meds help lumber vertebrae more than cortical femur bones, maybe with the exception of ProLia.

It is unfortunate that we couldn't single out one exercise to evaluate its effectiveness. Lots of opinions suggest that impact exercise such as jumping and stomping give cortical bones a load to keep it healthy. I for now have to give those high impact exercise a rest to keep my knees happy. If appropriate, please share if you get improved dexa results after your starting mini trampoline.

Your results are very encouraging for sure! How long will you and your doctor plan to be on fosamax?

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Hi @mayblin, after five years on alendronate (Fosamax) you're supposed to take a drug holiday - go off it, due to the risk of atypical fractures. Dr. Fishman commented that alendronate usually increases bone density for the first two years, then stops.
I started my third year this summer...reluctantly.
You can google specific exercises to increase bone density in the hips...there are some that are gentle on the knees.
Do take care!