I have osteoperosis now

[Spiky Bugger]

Citrical from Costco:
https://m.costco.com/Citracal-Maximum-Plus-Calcium-Citrate-+-D3,-280-Caplets.product.100081146.html

But, but...

Mayo says that calcium citrate can/might/could be only 21% elemental calcium, which would mean that each 630 mg tablet is really only 132 mg of elemental calcium?

How do we KNOW which products contain 500 mg of elemental calcium?

 

[DianaCox]

No, Citrical is 633 mg elemental calcium per 2 tablets.

 

[Spiky Bugger]

No, Citrical is 633 mg elemental calcium per 2 tablets.

But...how do we know...like...when you aren't available to hold my hand?

 

[DianaCox]

Ask and ye shall receive. And I am not the sole holder of these secrets, in case I'm not around when you need to know.

 

[southernlady]

An update was requested.
I did a round of Reclast, two years later, another round after my DEXA scan. It had slowed down considerably but not reversed. I have another year before I can do another DEXA (Medicare rules).

Reclast, compared to most, was fairly easy. A mild headache the first time, no reaction the second. I know I was extremely lucky on that.

 

[southernlady]

Help me out... around here you can get a dexa scan for about $100. Could be wrong, but that what I recall from the last time I looked.

Is this version just worthless ?

That may be your local area cash price. That’s not a bad price.

 

[southernlady]

Update: had a DEXA scan about 2 weeks ago.

Saw a specialist today. Apparently after I went into full blown osteoporosis, the Reclast is yearly for three years, take a break, then another three years. Osteopenia is every other year.

So I get more Reclast for the time being. That’s okay as I tolerate it well. But she’s also on board for Prolia as I go along. She was looking at my scores and the arm one jumped out at her. She asked if I could have hyperparathyoidism. Told her with a PTH of 14.4, it wasn’t likely. She agreed.

 

[hilary1617]

Update: had a DEXA scan about 2 weeks ago.

Saw a specialist today. Apparently after I went into full blown osteoporosis, the Reclast is yearly for three years, take a break, then another three years. Osteopenia is every other year.

So I get more Reclast for the time being. That’s okay as I tolerate it well. But she’s also on board for Prolia as I go along. She was looking at my scores and the arm one jumped out at her. She asked if I could have hyperparathyoidism. Told her with a PTH of 14.4, it wasn’t likely. She agreed.

Hope you are seeing improvement or at least holding steady!

 

[southernlady]

Hope you are seeing improvement or at least holding steady!

More holding steady than improving.

 

[hilary1617]

More holding steady than improving.

Well, that's something! I don't have osteoporosis or osteopenia or pain, but my back truly is a hot mess when you look at it on an MRI (not related to DS), so trying to do my best to hold the line with calcium and vitamin D.

 

[JackieOnLine]

More holding steady than improving.

I'm glad you are at least holding steady.

 

[aaa]

More holding steady than improving.

Me, too.

 

[southernlady]

I saw my osteoporosis specialist a few weeks back. And got my next to last Reclast scheduled. Then I came across the Prolia article I posted in the Newsworthy forum on it helping diabetics. After showing both my endocrinologist and PCP, both of whose only comment was “once on Prolia, you are on it for life”. They agreed. So I messaged my doctor and switched from the Reclast to the Prolia.