Questions & Answers

Is there any cure or is there anything that would lessen the stooping caused by osteoporosis?
It hurts me to try and stand up straight so I compensate by stooping lower and lower which I don't want.
What treatment or advice have other people had?

my Gp has just put me on this medication after fracturing my T5 & T6 vertebra my dexa scan was -1.9 I am still having severe pain in my back nothing seems to work to relieve it I on pain patches 15mg hour is this medication going to make the pain worst he has also put me on combined calcium & vitamin k the specialist I saw said because of my spinal injury I now have hyper vertebra kyphosis I cant walk very far before having to sit down have been referred for physio can’t even go shopping… read more

My problem is with balance
I want to be able to go up and stairs and to able to be ambulatory without a rolator. I can a little. Does anyone know of any exercise that might increase my chances?

I was prescribed vitamin D 800iu daily last year when I had my blood tested before my Prolia injection. It was 34 & deemed to be too low. I took it every day religiously. A few months later I started having palpitations which were getting really bothersome. The only thing different in my diet was the vitamin D. I had a heart tracing but doc was ok with that but my blood test came back at 83. The doc wasn't convinced the palpitations were connected to the vitamin D but I decided to cut them… read more

I have slept with my TV on all of my life and I'm wondering if that contributed to my osteoporosis. I've heard that the radiation may have something to do with it. I also have eaten a lot of oxalated foods on a daily basis, food I thought was healthy. Spinach, egg plant, brown rice, corn, ovaltine, to name a few. It was only after I was diagnosed that I found out that oxalated foods prevent calcium absorption.

Keep seeing so much advertisement and promotions on above product............wondering if you have any opinion or experience with this product?

I have had this problem twice. My Orthopedic and my Arthritis Doctor has taken me off calcium supplements all together. They now have me on Vitamin D3 instead.