Boniva and hip fractures
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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 monitor this site for info on my eye condition. I do not know if the papilloma specifically is related, but Boniva and drugs like it can cause swelling around the eyes as you describe. Just read any website discussing adverse effects of Boniva. I think it worth discussing with your doctor. You should be very aware and cautious of any facial swelling while on Boniva.
I am a 31 year old mother of 4 boys. I was in a car accident when I was 15. I received multiple fractures to my hip, which I didn't know about. In 2006, my back started to bother me really bad so I decided to go to a specialist. During the X-rays they found the old fractures of my hip. I have lived with the pain for 15 years and 8 months ago finally had enough of it. I got a hip replacement in Feb. I was told after the hip replacement I would feel immediate relief.
Hi, I'm 24, a former ballet dancer (stopped when I was 16) with a stress fracture in the second metatarsal of my right foot that has not healed after 3 years of treatment and a possible new stress fracture in my left foot from over compensating. Why is it that my feet aren't healing and keep fracturing? I don't do any strenuous exercising like running or jumping.
I have significant pain in my Upper left buttock and left hip. I fell from a horse and landed on my left hip. 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.
Initially due to extreme pain when it popped, and confirmed 1 week later due to CT showing two acetabular and one femoral fracture. Doctor wants to wait 6 weeks for fractures to heal and see if popping resolves.
My question: I took a pic of my latest X-Ray and noticed the acetabular cup is projecting outward from my socket line at the top of my socket, and it is retracted into my socket on the lower line of equal distance.
I'm a 34 year old male that suddenly was stricken with buttock and excruciating hip pain. I've had X-rays of my hip and lower spine, mri of lower lumbar and CT of pelvis with contrast. Of course everything has come back showing nothing. The mri showed no bulging discs or anything like that. I'm get in so much pain now in the hips and buttocks I take hydrocodone twice a day. I'm currently in my 4th week of PT and all the stretches and exercises don't decrease the pain.
Recently I was diagnoses with recondaric bursitis (bursitis of the hip) received a steroid injection in the hip and sent to physical therapy. The next day in PT the therapist noticed right away that my left leg was ove an inch longer than my right. This was the cause of the injury to the bursa but what caused the pelvis to tilt so much has not been determined, nor even considered for diagnosis.
Two possible causes of hip pain are fractures and insufficient blood flow to the hip (aseptic necrosis). Hip fractures become more common as people age because falls are more likely and bones become less dense. People with osteoporosis can get a fracture from simple, everyday activities, not just a dramatic fall or injury.
As there is no history of trauma, aseptic necrosis could be the cause of pain in hip.
D2. Only other meds are Prontonix and Allegra. Just came off a 5 year cycle of BONIVA. My spine is high fracture risk.
Now told that I need total hip replacements & that I have cycsts in my hips (considered not unusual). I work 60-70 hours week. I find I can no longer tolerate that schedule, but need insurance. There is a possibility that my company may downsize and I would be without both a job and insurance.
Hi my friend had an accident and she got 5 fractures below her hip. she is 76 year old. Doctors did the surgeries and put the rods in. After three weeks she got bed sores in her back. Bedsore was so bad doctors had debridement and it went to her bone and got sepsis. Now her infection went to bone and blood she also had lungs infection, vancomycin-resistant enterococci and ecoli infection. She also got bedsore on her heels. It smells really bad from her bedsore.
The pain is severe in the mornings immidiately after I wake up and in the evenings. It generally goes away during the day and especially after I have exercised in the gym.
When it increases in the evening, it also travels below to the entire leg almost.
I actually also started having juice everyday (fruits or veggies like carrots/ beetroot/ ginger) and was wondering if that could be the cause, so have stopped juices for a week now. But there is no improvement.
Please advise.
I'm getting pain in my lower left hip bone bit towards lower abdomen to. I'm not sure if I should see doc as it might not be serious but any idea what it may be?
Osteoporosis is usually painless until a fraction takes place, and osteoporosis is a major contributing factor to bone fracture, including hip fractures, which are more common as people age. There are almost 2 million hip fractures annually around the world. While in the U.S., osteoporosis affects an estimated 26 million Americans, and more than 20 million are women, it is vastly undiagnosed.
Over the last several months I have had lower abdominal bloating, gas, and just recently, pain in my left hip. I mentioned this at my last gyn visit several weeks ago and a vaginal ultrasound was performed. There was fluid present (behind my uterus, I believe) and my endometrial stripe was darker than she would have liked. She had me return 7 days after my period to repeat the vag US and there was more fluid and the endometrial stripe was a little better. A CA-125 was drawn which was 51.
Treatment Approach
The main goal of treatment is prevention of fractures, particularly hip, vertebral and radial fractures. Treatment approach is population-specific, but calcium and vitamin D supplementation is pertinent to all people at risk of and with osteoporosis.
Diet and lifestyle
Diet supplementation with calcium and vitamin D (as ergocalciferol) is intended to prevent osteoporosis and reduce the incidence of fracture.
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