A word of warning about Fosomax... I was prescribed it (about 2 years ago) after I broke my leg just falling to the floor. Along with that, they prescribed Prilosec to counter the stomach acid Fosomax generates. THAT IS A BIG HINT!!
I took both for three weeks until i finally made the connection between the severe AD I suffered the day after my weekly dose, but by then the damage was done. Fosomax' stomach acid had already eaten through my esophagus. Since then I never know what food(s) will ignite the pain from acid reflux. I'm always careful to avoid fatty foods (hamburgers are totally off the menu), but all but mashed potatoes are a crap shoot. No fun. At 09:44 AM 3/4/2010, t crook wrote: >Thanks Bob- >My doc wants me on Fosamax, calcium, and vitamin D. >Tim > > ><http://www.whoopiekat.com/>WhoopieKat.com > >--- On Wed, 3/3/10, Bob Vogel <[email protected]> wrote: > >From: Bob Vogel <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] bone density.... >To: "t crook" <[email protected]> >Date: Wednesday, March 3, 2010, 9:26 PM > >Hi T, > >If you are an "average quad" the good news is your upper body should have >normal to above normal bone density. The bad news--you are probably at the >fracture threshold in your lower body. Osteoporosis means you have a chance >of breaking a bone from a "standing fall" means 32% or less than 100% bone >density of a healthy sanding 30-year-old male. > >Fracture threshold is around 50% bone loss and you run the risk of fracturing >a bone from a sloppy transfer or even taking off socks, or rolling over in >bed. I know, I'm 25 years post injury --a T10 complete para, complete with 4 >femur/hip fractures. > >You can read all the info in the article I wrote in New Mobility >magazine--along with input from the leading researcher on the planet in SCI >and osteoporosis, Dr. Douglas Garland. >The article is available at: ><http://www.newmobility.com/articleView.cfm?id=11538&srch=Osteoporosis>http://www.newmobility.com/articleView.cfm?id=11538&srch=Osteoporosis >When the article opens up, scroll down to the end and double click on "read >more" in red and the entire article will open up. > >Sincerely, >Bob Vogel > > >On Mar 3, 2010, at 6:03 PM, t crook wrote: > >>My bone density is -4.3; so I have osteoporosis. Does anyone else have >>numbers this low? I am a c5-c6 21 yrs. post; a mere 44 year old male with >>what.... not enough female hormones (ha-ha). >>Thanks- >>Tim >> >>What your T-score means: >>A T-score between +1 and -1 is normal bone density. Examples are 0.8, 0.2 and >>-0.5. >>A T-score between -1 and -2.5 indicates low bone density or osteopenia. >>Examples are T-scores of -1.2, -1.6 and -2.1. >>A T-score of -2.5 or lower is a diagnosis of osteoporosis. Examples are >>T-scores of -2.8, -3.3 and -3.9. >> >><http://www.whoopiekat.com/>WhoopieKat.com >
