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Anyone got any advice about osteoporosis?

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M0nica Wed 11-Oct-23 21:42:09

I was diagnosed with this abiut 6 months ago. It came completely out of the blue and was found by chance.

I have no symptoms, beyond slightly more than the usually loss of height with age and I have never broken a bone and I have a weak ankle which I go over on it and quite often end up flat on my face. I taught myself to fall safely years ago, but as I said, I have never broken a bone

Since my diagnosis like Bluebelle, I have been continuing to do the things I have always done, climbing ladders pruning the wisteria and painting the outside of the house and standing on step stools and library stools to reach to the tops of cupboards

No one has given me any advice of any kind beyond advising me to take a Vitamin D supplement, which I already did.

Personally, I would avoid calcium supplements they are not absorbed half as well as calcium in food. I now supplement my calcium by snacking on 2 low fat mini Baby bel cheeses each day. Each contains only about 40 calories and contains 20 % of the recommended daily requirement for calcium. Two of them are well under 100 calories nd give you 20% ofthe recommended daily calcium intake.

BlueBelle Wed 11-Oct-23 21:13:00

I wouldn’t worry too much I was diagnosed about four/ five years ago I ve also lost 3 plus inches but not any weight
I have had 3 or 4 falls since and not broken anything
I have had four annual infusions as I can’t take the alendronic tablets and it’s made a few percent degrees difference to my bone density but not a whole lot
I really don’t think about it and I do everything and more than what a lot my age do in the way of manual work I lift and move quite a lot of loads at work and have a garden and an allotment I go all year round sea swimming and otherwise potter around and fall asleep when I m not working 😂😂( I m 78 )
Don’t dwell on it at all and take it in your stride it could be a lot worse

Dollymixtures Wed 11-Oct-23 20:59:45

I’ve just been today for a bone scan and I’ve definitely got osteoporosis. I had no idea obviously, it was just advised by a doctor as a general thing. I’ve lost over three inches in height and I’m suddenly a stone less than I was as well! I’ve got to be careful walking about in slippy conditions and don’t stand on stools etc in the house! Frightens you to death, seeing as I hadn’t the faintest till this afternoon!

On this same doctor’s advice I’ve started taking vitamin D each day but I’m told my GP will probably give me calcium as well and maybe another medicine as well. Anyone with a similar story?