<p>Yeah, @fireandrain is correct. I take a multi-vit (with Vit D and calcium) in the AM and a calcium tablet in the PM. </p>
<p>@abasket, in my case, when I called my gyn for results, I got from one of his staff: “Oh yeah, everything is fine, just keep doing what you’re doing.” When I called again the next year (I don’t remember why I was able to have the next one only a year later), they said the same thing, and that time I asked for my numbers. I blew a gasket when I heard them. </p>
<p>My gyn did tell me that lifting weights over your head “stresses” the entire spine. So I do a lot of lifting heavy things over my head, rather than using the machines. </p>
<p>Yes, 10 years was way too long to be on Actonel. Once again, my gyn . . . . (who was great when I delivered S2 but is not so great with old women, IMO. I really need a new one.)</p>
<p>I just read all the possible side effects. I’m not willing to risk the side effects for the possibility that I might develop problems in the future. They don’t know enough yet, and I am not willing to be a guinea pig! The question I have for myself is if I am concerned enough to make the exercise and dietary changes I need to to help prevent any more bone loss…</p>
<p>Bone density scan is considered a standard test for “women of a certain age”. I really don’t remember the age the doctor said but I had mine starting around age 50-52. The NP looked at my current one and commented that being overweight at menopause helped keep the bone strong, but I could start to loose the weight now without ill affect :)</p>
<p>I thought you were supposed to get a scan at 50. I put mine off a few years since I thought it had no relevance to me. It’s SO easy to ignore since you don’t feel like anything is wrong.</p>
<p>My wife broke her foot in May and it still has not healed. I do not believe she had any other choice but to try Reclast. She had taken Forteo for 22 months but it was not successful. </p>
<p>Thank you. She has been through a lot. These medicines are a double edged sword she has had to take various medicines for the past 30+ years to combat her disease but over time they cause serious other issues. She is now taking medicne to fight the conditions caused by other medicine.</p>
<p>I always heard that being heavy was protective against osteoporosis, too. At least, that was my excuse!</p>
<p>(JK, of course, being heavy does set you up for other problems. I do love the story about lifting weights and getting the disease under control. ) </p>
<p>tom1944, has she had to take steroids for some dastardly autoimmune thing?? It’s not uncommon for women who’ve had to do that to develop osteoporosis later in life. </p>
<p>VeryHappy yes prednisone for years. Could not have survived without it. We were aware of the risks but really there was no alternative that worked.</p>
<p>bunsen, my doctor said I was eligible for a bone scan one year after my last period. My only risk factor was that I am slender. Insurance covered it.</p>
<p>Thanks! Can’t wait for that last gift form Mother Nature. Then I’m going to march into my doc’s office and ask for a scan. I’m worried that I need to keep an eye on the issue because as a toddler I had rickets (talk about enduring that cod liver oil torture!) and have been consistently vit D deficient until I began taking supplements three years ago. Other factors… I’m neither thin nor heavy, and have never had a (diagnosed) broken bone.</p>