Actonel and thigh fractures
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In 2011, the agency voiced concerns that taking the drugs long-term may actually make bones weaker and increase the risk of rare but serious side effects such as atypical fractures of the thigh bone, esophageal cancer and osteonecrosis of the jaw, a rare but painful condition in which the jaw bone crumbles. To investigate, the FDA reviewed data from women who had taken the drugs for six to 10 years.
I did find a small group with similar symptoms but my Doc said it was not the Nexium. I stopped it and within 4 days, the flank and thigh pain were gone. I was later put on Omeprazole, 40 mg 2x a day fir the past few months. Not sure yet, but my low back muscles are killing me.
I do have Osteo and my Endo doc told me to take B-12, Vitamin E and Calcium as I won't take Fisomax or Actonel.
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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.
This happened two days ago when I was out walking in the yard, on uneven ground. After the fall my low back began to hurt terribly along with my pelvis and left thigh (front of thigh mostly). Well I'm starting back into PT for the forth time today but doubtful this will help.
Anyone else had a similar experience?
This is due to the compression of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve as it exits the pelvis.Treatment is symptomatic and supportive and usually involves wearing looser clothing, weight reduction, and avoiding prolonged standing or walking. If this persists, it would be good to see a neurologist to evaluate this nerve and other leg nerves that could also be involved. (http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/meralgia_paresthetica/meralgia_paresthetica.htm)
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I took Forteo for 10 months. and i can barely walk. i took Tymlos for the first 6 months and was fine, and then Forteo for 10 months. my strength is gone, my feet hurt wearing shoes, i have stomach pain when exercising, and ave thigh muscle cramps, neck pain, and can't sleep. I had confusion when driving, so i told my doctor i'm done with this. I know where i'm going these days, but I now use a walker around the house, elastic knee braces to walk on my own.
Have bruise on left hip from point of impact but also had a long thin bruise below my buttock and along my inner thigh. I was given a girdle brace to wear but cannot wear it. It cause incredible pain in these areas within minutes. I also have numbness at the base of my spine along with the surrounding area being super sensitive. I also have pain going down my buttock into hip and down to my knee. When laying down I have extreme pain while trying to move.
Now I am starting to get stretch marks on just this thigh on the inside and it is becoming more sensitive. Do you have any suggestions on what this could be, or how to get rid of it? When I went to the hospital when I got hit I was told that it was a hematoma and should be gone within six months. Well I will just restate that I was 12 when this injury occurred, and I am now 19.
He keeps saying that it is atrophy in the thigh muscle, but I really think that is not so. I fell at 0930 in the morning and the hip replacement was at around 1900 the same day. I was walking with a walker 3 days later, The pain is worse in the morning after getting up. I have never had knee or fluid retention problems. A second opinion is difficult as I live in a remote area of Thailand.
I have what I can only describe as a twisting feeling in the muscle of my thigh when I walk, a deep pain along pubic bone, and pain all around hip when moving. really feel hip is not sitting right and the tight muscle feeling spreads further up my torso as the day wears on.
I was in a martial arts class and sustained a contusion to my outer thigh, approx. 5 inches above my knee. The trama was severe enough that I could not stand for several minutes and then could only, barely, limp around. For the first several days, only the point of impact was painful. After about a week, the pain started spreading across both my anterior and posterior thigh muscles.
I have a sharp pain in my left hip/thigh. I have no idea where it came from, but the only way I have delt with it is with Ibuprophen. What's so wierd is that it hurts worse when I stand up, climb stairs and get out of bed. When I'm sitting down I know it's there, but I can usually deal with it. When I finally do get up, I can usually walk albeit slow, but bearable. I have never had a pain like this, go on this long. It's been about 3 months now.
being a real A##) and as a result my stress and anxiety levels were so high that I began clenching and have since fractures 3 teeth needed 3 root canals and now finally I am getting fitted for a night guard to help prevent any more fractures. There is NO way this infection would be dormant in me as one already surfaces anyway and I could not have been strong enough to keep that dormant. ALTHOUGH...what are the conditions of a virus being dormant???
Nonunion or failure of the fracture to heal occurs in 10-30% of fractures of the neck of the femur (thigh bone) which is usually apparent within one year of the fracture and may be accompanied by osteonecrosis (bone death), irrespective of the cause of fracture. Majority of patients with non-union will require a re-operation.
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".
I stopped Levaquin and contacted my dr. who changed the antibiotic and told me to take motrin for the inflammation and explained that tendon rupture was rare on Levaquin. This is day 4 I'm walking with a slight limp due to stiffness inner thigh and weight bearing. Now with episodic painful stabbing sensation in soft tissue rt foot. Concerned about short and long term effects or late effects since I have MS and do not have mobility issues until now.
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.
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