Osteoporosis and Menopause: Is It Too Late to Do Anything?

Dr. Gonter -

 

I just wanted to tell you that I am very impressed with your blog - with both your writing skills and your knowledge of the disease state! Your summary of the FLEX article is great - I learned a lot more about it myself! 

 

Keep up the good work,

Lindsay

Thanks for the great information. A wonderful explanation of the mechanics of bone loss.

I'm 50 and have been through menopause. I'm not taking hormones, so I'm taking Fosamax.  My GYN  recommended calcium/vitamin D supplements when I turned 40. My bone density test showed "some" bone loss. My mother has moderate loss at age 76, and one of my brothers in his mid-40's has loss as well.

My grandmother lived to age 91, and spent her last 6 or 7 years in assisted living and then a nursing home. She was lucky not to break a hip or wrist, but she had very painful compression fractions in her spine.

Gretchen

My mothr is almost 96 and has had 4 relatively minor fractures (pelvis, hip, rib) in the last 18 months.  Until this last fracture, she had never been prescribed to take one of the Osteoporosis medications.  Has there been any research that could tell us whether adding boniva or fosamax or actonel would help?