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Osteoporosis and treatments
My oncologist is recommending Prolia for my osteoporosis. I have taken Femara for 6 years and this has significantly reduced my bone density. I was swapped a year ago to Tamoxifen, and my bone density...
Update. I took on board a comment regarding heart issues with calcium . Up until the new guidelines above I believed the addition of vitamin d3 counterbalanced this issue. It would appear there is now new narrower guidelines for the use of Calcium/ vitamin D because of heart/stroke concerns which I will be taking up with my specialists. I was put on Caltrate some years ago when prescribed bisphoshonates for osteoporosis- the latter I no longer take and the former may need a rethink.