Re: Another question

Anne,

I'm sure I must have brought this up to you before, but have you considered the intravenous bisphosphonates like Pamidronate and/or Zometa? That would bypass your digestive tract completely.

Larry E.

Anne Brennan wrote:

I recently ran into a former neighbor I had not seen for a few years.
After I got home I remembered she belonged to the Christian Science
faith.  I remember she would never take any type of medicine for any
health problems.  Knowing this, I am wondering if there are any
statistics for people of the CS faith who have osteoporosis.  If they
adhear to their beliefs and I know she did,   Is their rate of
fractures, broken hips, etc  much higher than the population in general?

I have stated in earlier posts  that during the last 4 years I have
tried Foxomax, than Actonel and three months ago I began Boniva.  All
three prescriptions have given me very bad digestion problems.  I have
also stated that I am leary of FDA approvals due to short testing time.
I am ready to call it quits.  I  am afraid I am wrecking my digestive
system with this stuffr.  My Tscore is -1.9 in spine and  -3.5 in hips..
I  am now wondering about this group of people who  refuse drugs.  Are
they breaking hips, and experiencing a collapse of their spines  a lot
more often than the rest of us?  I dont mean this question to sound
silly but I think  research  would be interesting.  I see my regular
doctor Friday and am scheduled for an annual Dexa in mid September with
the encronologist.  I know he will suggest forteo.  I will probably have
the same side affects.     Anne

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