Our bones and AI's

[rosamarie]

There is a fairly new drug called Strontium Ranelate (Protelos) which some people are turning to here in UK. I don't know if it's available in US, but know my sister in South Africa has been put on it after her OP worsened on a bisphosphonate. Protolos is reported to have few side effects and is very easy to take. I was diagnosed with severe OP last July after lots of bc treatment. I dont know if the Protelos is working as it is another 2 years before I get another DEXA scan, but some people have reported good results.

[tricia keegan]

This is also available here in Ireland and I intend asking my onc about it when I next see her although I did read it's usually reserved for post menopausal women who cannot take bisphosphonates.

[rosamarie]

I did my own research and didn't fancy taking a bisphosphonate because of all the digestive problems. I also liked the sound of the Protelos as it builds new bone and slows down the loss of old, it also has very few reported side effects, and I have had no trouble with it. The Consultant Rheumatologist at my local hospital didnt want to give me Protelos because of my age (59), he wanted to give me Evista which I didn't want, and so I got it prescribed by Royal Marsden where I am being treated for my BC. It doesn't seem to be readily prescribed here if you are under 75, but I think if you make enough fuss about the digestive thing (I can't take aspirin or ibuprofen) they give in! I know of a couple of younger women who have been prescribed Protelos at the London Homeopathic Hospital, as they consider it much less harmful than other drugs, and almost view it as alternative medicine.