Actonel and fractures
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Food and Drug Administration raised concerns about the potential for some serious side effects in women taking bone-building drugs called bisphosphonates, specifically Fosamax, Actonel and Reclast. The published findings are not new.
i currnetly am taking actonel for my bones the past 3 years and klonopin i per night and take alot of vitamins such as B compex etc. no alcohol consumption but i do smoke half a pack of cigarettes per day no other medical conditions known 6 months ago all my blood workups were normal . ANY IDEAS WHAT CAN BE GOING ON WITH ME ?
I am 3 years post breast cancer i had lumpectomy chemo rads i have taken tamoxofen for 2,5 years now on aromasil i had a bone density scan and was told i had low calcuim levels, now on calcuim sandox and actonel asked if i had osetoprosis and was told no have read around actonel and have not taken it yet as of the side effects please can you advice thanks.
I take once monthly Actonel. While I was pushing the pill through the foil blister, it broke. I did not take that pill for fear that it could cause stomach problems. My question is would it have been safe to take? Also, if I contact Proctor & Gamble, do you think they might replace the pill. If it was a daily pill, I wouldn't worry about, but I just lost a whole month of medicine due to a faulty package design.
Not long ago a report was released about a possible link between these drugs and esophagal cancer - and also femur fractures because long term use of these drugs can actually cause brittle bones.
The new recommendation from doctors (including my new primary care) is to not use them more than 5 years.
Sorry to throw some scare out there - but I've spent 5 years reading all I can about osteoporosis, and those drugs would be the very last option for me. I stress, for "me".
Among them are some 500,000 vertebral or spine fractures, 250,000 hip fractures, and 240,000 wrist fractures. The numbers are different in different countries: reported incidences of hip fractures are highest in the US and Northern Europe; intermediate in Mediterranean and Asian countries, and lowest in South Africa, particularly in the areas where people follow traditional ways of life. There are more fractures among city dwellers than among country folk.
Non-hormonal biphosphonates (such as Fosamax and Actonel) increase bone strength and are available as once-a-week pills. These can also be taken.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.
I got into a fight 2 days ago i was headbutted on my nose and 2 bottles were whipped and the side and back of my head. Once i got home i took a cold shower and tylenol and went to sleep i woke up and went to the hospitail they did a CT scan on me for my head and nose they said i was fine. I judt wanted to know if a CT Scan is accurate and reliable right after an injury or should i have waited couple of days for the ct scan to be accrutate and reliable? How long will my head hurt for?
But your question really caught my attention, because I am dealing with the same topic right now, stress fractures, but mine is in the spine. I had a bone density scan done 2 years ago, and it came back with slight osteopenia, not unusual for a woman my age, 2 years post menapausal. After a stress fracture occured 6 weeks ago, another bone density scan was done, and in 2 years it shows just my spine has progressed to osteoporosis.
It depends. :-) What are your exact injuries and how severe? What did your doctor recommend?
If it's restricted to hip fractures, I'd be surprised to see you doing much walking around so soon. Any movement is going to hurt like hades, and it's going to take a lot of time for that to go away. Your bones need to heal before they can completely support your weight without assistance - like crutches or a walker.
Not to sound rude, but you are trying to use "big" words mixed with poor grammar and spelling.
I would suggest using regular every day terms, for m any reasons.
But, on to your actual question.
Enjoy your therapy and get serious with it, that's what your hand and fingers need.
Yes, they are right, this is all muscle and soft tissue you are feeling. They need to be stretched and strengthened.
The doctor said I had metacarpal fractures(boxer fractures) and sent a referral to have casts put on my hands. A few days pasted after the casts were put on I removed both of them because they got soaking wet.
Now I have been experiencing numbness and a tingling sensation starting from the middle of my forearm to my figures.
What could be this mean and is it serious?
i am a student at the university of leeds. I study product design and for my final project i am designing a pill dispenser. would anyone feel comfortable answering a questionnaire i have designed towards people who take regular medication?
inflammations, fractures/ dislocations, bone bruise, referred pain from other regions, micronutrient deficiencies etc. While fractures and dislocations would be ruled out with x-rays other possibilities may need to be evaluated for. I would recommend acquiring a straight back posture while sitting. Back and postural supports may be useful for the purpose. Physiotherapy may help improve the strength in the back muscles and may be helpful in symptomatic relief.
She is a softball player and runs track. We had both areas x-rayed and the x-rays did not show a fracture in either area. We have applied ice and heat and also given her anti-inflamatory medicine for 8 weeks. She tried jogging again and it is hurting again and seems to be worse. I have made an appointment with a podiatrist. Do these area take a long time to heal or do you think there might be stress fractures that are not showing up on the x-rays?
Fractures are not a common thing to happen with vaginal births. If a women fractures her ribs it would more likely be caused a big increase in pressure or maybe she has some kind of bone problem. The only other kind of fractures that occur are pelvic or tailbone fractures & that is from the baby being large in size or the women is of small stature.
I have had 3 compression fractures in my thoraxic spine (T10. 11, and 12) and were fixed with Kyphoplasty. In my Lumbar spine, i have had 4 compression fractures that were old and never fixed. I guess I didn't realize they were broken. Now I also have 3 ruptured discs in the Lumbar area, and 2 more in my Cervical spine. Is there anything that they can do other than fuse them all? I do not want to be stiff, but now with a spinal stenosis tag on me, I am having a lot of pain.
I'll try and condense this as much as possible. Had tib/fib fractures- including malleolar fractures-16 months ago.I had ORIF w/insertion of tibial nail within 48hours. 5months later had bone graft done on my fibula. I have always had pain in my ankle and have some numbness on the dorsom of my foot. Through routine xrays it was noted by a radiologist that I may have signs of AVN of the talus.-CT scan was ordered Talar AVN confirmed.
I have personally evaluated patients for osteoporosis with prior overuse pelvic fractures who ultimately had normal bone density on their DXA scan. Stress fractures themselves are not indicative of osteoporosis. Fragility fractures-- which include a fracture of the hip, pelvis, wrist, spine, or shoulder sustained during a fall from standing height-- are concerning for osteoporosis.
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