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Patient Blogger, wife, advocate, and caregiver

How Often Should You Have a DXA Scan: New DXA Scan Recommendations

If you've read the recent recommendations from the January 22 edition of Life and Style from HealthyRockford.com, or the article in the New York Times, they tell us that we don't need to have bone density testing as often as some of us have been doing.  But before you decide to hold off on your next scan we need to look at what the study... Read moreChevron
Tai

Tai

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Retired occupational therapist, musician, gardener, grammy, plus

Forteo side-effects

I am a 67-year-old woman living with osteoporosis.  I have been using Forteo since Oct. of 2008. My rheumy whom I knew from working together at a hospital and whom I trust said Forteo was the only med that would work.  My thoracic vertebrae were already starting to collapse.  It was a shock because I had been on Fosamax for... Read moreChevron
kare3n

Forteo complications?

I am 59 and suffered for about 12 years from osteoporosis. I also suffer from Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD) and have for 20 years. This condition seems to increase the early onset of osteoporosis. I took fosomax, boniva and then went to the boniva injection for a very brief period of time. I went on Forteo in Dec/2007 and have taken it... Read moreChevron
Amy Bates

Vitamin D Deficiency

I recently had a blood test to determine my vitamin D storage levels.  I found out today mine is 28 which is low.  My doctor is having me take two powerful vitamin D pills, then wait 2 weeks and repeat the dosage.  After a 2 month period we will check the levels again.  I learned that many doctors do not perform this test, but... Read moreChevron
Connie Ivey

Had to stop using Forteo

Hello, Wanted to give a up-date about my side effects. Took Forteo for 2-weeks, did o.k. Then I had severe pain in my spine after taking the injection, call my Dr., His reply was the Forteo had nothing to do with the pain, next time go the the emergency room. Is what I was instructed to do , also to continue the injection. Next injection of... Read moreChevron

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