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Grasshopper:
So, you are you going to take Fosamax (Alendronic acid) ?

Goodluck, and I hope it helps

Tonny2:



             ojo.     Hello grasshopper, I was diagnosed two years ago with osteoporosis. I think the range is -3 so since then I’ve been using Forteo which is an injection once every night, so last night was my last injection now I am going to continue the treatment for osteoporosis, taking a pill once a week, Fosamax of. (Aledronate sodium) to make my bones stronger and prevent fractures. I am going to be taking this bill for too long years, but to tell you the truth, it seems like it was yesterday when I started poking myself to years ago. Time goes by quickly…. thanks for the good energy…hugs

Grasshopper:
My mother had to take that too, years ago, but she quit because of the side effects. (Not going to mention them as to not influence you  ;)  )

You have to take it on an empty stomach,  sitting-standing upright or walking around for at least half an hour.

Takes at least 5 years before you notice any strenghtening of the bones.

 ;)

Tonny2:




                ojo.          Yea my friend, my mom also took that med a while ago she is 90 years old, never gave had a broken bone even though she has fallen twice. next week, I will start taking this new treatment. Hopefully it will help me because I already had a broken bone off my foot.… Thanks for replying and for your feedback… Hugs.

Tonny2:



             ojo.       Hello everyone!… I hope everybody’s doing OK. Well, tomorrow I will start the second phase of my osteoporosis treatment, fortunately it is just one pill a week and no more poking myself every night. Like I said, my mother used this medication before and she did OK and I know that I will do OK too.


The pain in my bionic eye is still there, I guess I will learn to live with it too because I do not one more surgery.… I do have some problems with bunions on my feet (painful) due to my drop toes, my doctor recommends surgery, no way Jose. Ever since I started living with AIDS/HIV has been constant fight first to survive the opportunistic infections then, deal with some of those for infections that they don’t kill you but they leave you with painful consequences like neuropathy, vasculitis, writing of attachments, that’s why I’m legally blind, and dealing with my eye pain and all this ass results of too many surgeries, and more complications. I know that there are other people that have dealt with worse complication like cancer and I’m glad that I haven’t had that problem. Anyway, hopefully our stories help other people.


Hopefully nowadays, nobody has to go through what we win through back in the days thanks to the new medication of course a people who were actively engaging in unsafe sex and had afraid to take the HIV test they may have some of these problems. That’s why it’s important to get tested…hugs 8)



Ps. Sorry for the typos

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