Osteoporosis Support Group
Osteoporosis is a disease of bone in which bone mineral density is reduced, bone microarchitecture is disrupted, and the amount and variety of non-collagenous proteins in bone is changed. It is estimated that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 5 men over the age of 50 worldwide have osteoporosis. It is responsible for millions of fractures annually, mostly involving the lumbar...
My prayers are with you all. My dear Mom who passed two years ago had moderate Osteoporosis and the nice old gal across the lane, Mickey, who is I guess about 60? though I daren't ask but who's lawn I mow has it very bad.
Mickey, my neighbour who's been bringing us cakes, pies, pastries etc going back years before my mam passed even, has just this weekend broken a rib. she believes she did it sitting in a lawn chair which quickly shifted somehow when her weight settled into it, just a couple inches but it jarred her torso. I had no idea it could be so bad. She's just the nicest most helpful happy old gal too, helping, feeding, spay and neutering all the stray cats and dogs in the neighbourhood. I came here to see what more I could find about osteoporosis to see what, if anything there was I could do or find out for her but apparently that is not much it seems sadly. I guess apart from doing anything heavy or vigorous around her home that she needs done, there's not much I can do or find out for her that she wouldn't already know about or be doing through her doctor.
The IDIOT Canadian government here has shifted her from a medication that was working for her and onto an other one that they say is shown to be equally effective but cheaper (I'm not referring to generic either, I mean a whole different drug). She's quite certain it's not as effective, I think she may actually have been on it before but regardless, now she will have to stay on this other drug because she can't afford to self pay for the prior drug that worked, until it shows she has accellerated bone loss and then she can apply to get her old drug back. Well she's already falling apart if she breaks a rib sitting in a damned chair, how much worse can she afford to get!!! Her doctor is attempting to fight it the best he can and at least has got her a whack of sample packs so the danger isn't imminent yet. What an awful system though.
Bless you all and may god make you and my neighbour Mickey strong and healthy. May he heal you, and if not give you the strength and the assistance to get everything you need to make your life happy and comfortable.
Mickey, my neighbour who's been bringing us cakes, pies, pastries etc going back years before my mam passed even, has just this weekend broken a rib. she believes she did it sitting in a lawn chair which quickly shifted somehow when her weight settled into it, just a couple inches but it jarred her torso. I had no idea it could be so bad. She's just the nicest most helpful happy old gal too, helping, feeding, spay and neutering all the stray cats and dogs in the neighbourhood. I came here to see what more I could find about osteoporosis to see what, if anything there was I could do or find out for her but apparently that is not much it seems sadly. I guess apart from doing anything heavy or vigorous around her home that she needs done, there's not much I can do or find out for her that she wouldn't already know about or be doing through her doctor.
The IDIOT Canadian government here has shifted her from a medication that was working for her and onto an other one that they say is shown to be equally effective but cheaper (I'm not referring to generic either, I mean a whole different drug). She's quite certain it's not as effective, I think she may actually have been on it before but regardless, now she will have to stay on this other drug because she can't afford to self pay for the prior drug that worked, until it shows she has accellerated bone loss and then she can apply to get her old drug back. Well she's already falling apart if she breaks a rib sitting in a damned chair, how much worse can she afford to get!!! Her doctor is attempting to fight it the best he can and at least has got her a whack of sample packs so the danger isn't imminent yet. What an awful system though.
Bless you all and may god make you and my neighbour Mickey strong and healthy. May he heal you, and if not give you the strength and the assistance to get everything you need to make your life happy and comfortable.
is OK in my book.
I would say listen to nanny she is successful in her quest for bone health. And sounds like your neighbor's diet needs to be cleaned up
a bit.. In my opinion wheat and sugar take away from the good food
that she eats. But that's just my opinion.
I think the Vit K and the strontium are 2 of the best supplements but there are others Check nanny's list. I take them also and gained 3/4 inch in two years.. And it does take time for the supplements to work.
I wish you the best of luck with you neighbor