Granny's gone and done it again

[BigBlueHen53]

Good night, Granny.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Guess I'll go, too. Good night everybody, and thanks, y'all.

 

[SourRoses]

 

[lovesfarms]

It sure is a life changer that's for sure.

One of the major side effects of Prolia is that it can cause bone death in your jaw if you lose a tooth or have intensive dental work done.. This can even happen for a period of time after you stop taking it.

As for already having those symptoms, So do I, Imagine them being worse. A LOT worse.

Is there any reason that you cannot take one of the many oral drugs for osteo? Fosmax, etc?

The rheumatologist said fosamax does that to your jaw too. Dentist says the jaw rot goes on into the sinuses. It's a very serious condition.

 

[lovesfarms]

As for the tooth thing, the Prolia web site says if you have to have a tooth extracted, do it when your next Prolia injection is due and before you have it, for best results. When your Prolia level is at its lowest, in other words.

Dentists are still scared. DH started getting his teeth fixed in December. One tooth, let it heal. Another tooth, let it heal continue the process.... We have been going to the dentist since December. His roots have cavities. They want to do a deep clean because his gums are loose, so he stops getting cavities. His teeth also break off at the gum line. Thanks to all the steroids
They will also fill teeth if the enamel gets thin.

As scary as if may sound, go to the dentist every 6 months to avoid extractions and you will be fine.
We get overwhelmed with all of DH appointments and don't get to the dentist as often as we should.

He has had tons of dental work and no problems with his jaw. He also has 4 falls in the last half year and no broken bones.

 

[lovesfarms]

Here, read this. This is not from AI but from the medication's own web site:

Taking a bisphosphonate medication such as alendronate for osteoporosis may increase the risk that you will break your thigh bone(s). You may feel pain in your hips, groin, or thighs for several weeks or months before the bone(s) break, and you may find that one or both of your thigh bones have broken even though you have not fallen or experienced other trauma. It is unusual for the thigh bone to break in healthy people, but people who have osteoporosis may break this bone even if they do not take alendronate. Talk to your doctor about the risks of taking alendronate.

Seriously?!?

And for other people with real thin bones, it can help your bones get more dense again.
Prednisone makes thin bones. Then why do they give Prednisone?
My late aunt who passed away from cancer said we take the drugs knowing they have side effects because we want to LIVE. So we choose to take medicines so we live and have better quality of life because we think we may be one of the percent that doesn't get the side affects

 

[lovesfarms]

If I were the one taking reclast I would choose diet over medication.
bUT the damage was done for DH when they removed so much of his intestine
He can no longer get the value out of eating that we can. That surgery changed his whole life

 

[Finchbreeder]

Wishing all the best for your DH Lovesfarms

 

[lovesfarms]

Wishing all the best for your DH Lovesfarms

Thank you.

 

[prostar]

Pics from last night.

TGIF yall.