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Re: BisphosphonatesFrom: Dr. John Provatopoulos B.Sc. M.D.C.M. F.R.S.C. (johnprov@sympatico.ca)Sat Apr 29 09:02:21 2006
At Sat, 29 Apr 2006, Jim Lie wrote: > >Yesterday I saw a woman who has T5 & T8 crush fractures just from suddenly >forward flexing. When we were discussing the options - including >biphosphonates - she was aghast that I mentioned it - because she heard on >TV about how horrible this drug is --> causing osteonecrosis. I did a google >search and found nice lawyer sites (in USofA) asking for people to come >forward to sue the doctors and the drug company. > >James Lie MBBS >Albany >Western Australia > >> >When you are treating woment with a bisphosphonate do you >> > >> >How long do you think she should remain on the bisphosphonates? >> > >> >> Forever,-- >> Take care, John >> This is par for the course in any affluent society: never mind that most people who get Avascular osreonecrosis also had cancer, diabetes and peripherial vascular disease and where most likely put on on biphospantes because they where high risk for osteoporosis and osteonecrosis. Unfortantely estrogen is also associated with avascular osteonecrosis so your options for preventing osteoporosis keep getting smaller.
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Take care, John
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