Fosamax May 13

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1. Bone Health: Savannah Woman Living with Osteoporosis

   May 13, 2015 | WSAV 3

   By Tina Tyus-Shaw
   
   
   ..In Jane's case she was put on the drug Fosamax for 4 years to treat her osteoporosis. It was working well until… "Information came out about some fractures in thigh bones on women who had been on Fosamax for more than 5 years. And so I talked to her physician my concerns about this and asked would it be possible for me to go off of it...

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1. Bone Health: Savannah Woman Living with Osteoporosis

   May 13, 2015 | WSAV 3

   By Tina Tyus-Shaw

   Women, are you as flexible and strong as you were in your younger days?

   
   You may not realize it but health experts say we begin to lose bone mass around age 30.

   
   "Because we start to lose our testosterone around that time and testosterone keeps the bones strong. And so when we begin to lose those components that keep our bones strong we're more apt to get Osteoporosis," explains Radonna Pirkle
   Here's a staggering number I found: two million bones break in the United States every year.

   ...There are several treatments for osteoporosis like this one chosen by Actress Sally Field who was diagnosed with the disease just before her 60th birthday.

   "I  was able to stop and reverse my bone loss with Boniva.

   In Jane's case she was put on the drug Fosamax for 4 years to treat her osteoporosis.

   It was working well until…

   "Information came out about some fractures in thigh bones on women who had been on Fosamax for more than 5 years.  And so I talked to her physician my concerns about this and asked would it be possible for me to go off of it for a short time.  She said she thought that was a good idea," explains Jane.

   Since her diagnosis Jane has continued to work as a Lab Manager at St. Joseph's Hospital. She has a bone density scan every 2 years. This is her first test after being off Fosamax for 2 years.

   "It has not progressed.  So that was encouraging."

   Radonna Pirkle, Savannah Chatham Imaging Physician Assistant says osteoporosis can be reversed.

   “Calcium, dairy products, muscle building activity weight bearing activity. walking, running, bicycling all those things that we can do without taking medication. That would help this.  It's like changing the oil in your car….pretty much you just gotta keep up with it you know. We upgrade out house don't we? We have to upgrade us as well," explains Pirkle...

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