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Gastric Bypass Patient w Osteoporosis - What Type of Doctor to See?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Dec 8, 2023 | Replies (19)Comment receiving replies
I, too, have osteoporosis and had gastric bypass about 15 years ago. My rheumatologist recommended the Prolia injection. I’ve had two personal friends tell me it is the worst injection they ever had. After being on Prolia about 3 years one friend had jaw necropsy after having a tooth pulled. She ended up losing all her teeth and getting dentures. She screamed at me, “Don’t do it!” My second friend is a teacher and was walking down the school hall and her thigh bone fractured and the bone penetrated her skin. It was a months-long recovery…and she still limps to this day. I mentioned this to the rheumatologist and he said those instances are rare.
All I can say is I will not take that injection. I may live to regret it. In the meantime I take calcium, D3, magnesium, multiple vitamin. I eat yogurt and do my best to “eat” my calcium. I just can’t bring myself to take Prolia.
My sister has a yearly infusion of Reclast and has had no problem. She pooh-poohs my decision not to take one of the medications, but I just won’t do it.
Good luck with your decision!
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@eljay Are you taking K2? In the form of MK7? It helps to keep calcium out of your arteries.
I too have opted not to go the medicine route.
Your friend's experiences are exactly what I have been seeing elsewhere and what makes me totally afraid of the shot. Once you do it, it's too late to go back and I am seeing many cases of people being sickened from the 1st shot. I am currently on zero prescription meds which probably makes me even more fearful. All the side effects I see make me feel like I should do what I can with food, exercise and supplements and hope for the best. If I end up with fractures, how is that any different than the people who take the meds and then end up fracturing once they stop the meds? Anyway, good luck to you!!
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ican only say from mu experience i had 1 shot and it caused me a lifetime of heartache. unfortunately i did not research this drug and i will forever be sorry i didn't if you take a certain collegan and b12 along with the right calcium and other supplement it may help. what bothers me so much is these drs hand out these drugs so quickly and without any real knowledge of what they can do. yes. prolia has helped may but the ones it didn't have suffered severly. all these new drugs are great when they work for you but if you have a reaction the conequences can be life changing it is very hard to make a decision about what to take and how to take it pill form infusion or injection all very complicated. i think from reading posts here an endrochrinologist may be right for you