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There have been reports in the lay press on jaw osteonecrosis in patients taking this class of drugs. The reported cases were in cancer patients taking IV forms of bisphosphonates for and NOT oral medications for osteoporosis. Thoughts?
Posted on 07/28/06, 08:07 pm
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Reply #1 - 08/27/07  7:43pm
" Sounds scary, can they fix a persons jaw when that happens? "
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Reply #2 - 09/16/07  1:30am
" I take Forteo injections and they scare me because its a new med for osteoporsic. In 2 years it should make my brittle bones back to normal. Make it very dense like a healthy person.I hope "
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Reply #3 - 09/17/07  8:21am
" I took Fosamax for about 7 years, I had a lot of side effects. If you want to know about the side effects look at a web site called Fosamax side effects askapatient.com/viewrating. After viewing this site I realized I had all the side effects that I had due to the drug. I just thought I was getting older and it was normal. Now that I am off the drug I feel wonderful. "
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