| Hi Tessa,
If you know of anyone, who is having to take Fosamax - please tell them to be very careful. My doctor put me on it 3 years ago I was having it to build up my bones, as I do have osteoporosis. And I do take vitamins for it as well. Now I have developed “osteonecrosis of the jaw”. Which means that yours truly has a broken jaw! I was just eating some lettuce when I felt this almighty crack! I thought I had broken a tooth. Then I realised I couldn’t open my mouth. The jaw is fractured near the hinge where the 2 bones meet. This was late last year and it is no better. I have now been told it take a long time to heal - if ever! And I can break my jaw again in other places when eating or just opening my mouth to talk! The doctor wanted me to take another different sort of drug for osteo instead. I said “No thanks!” I know this has happened to others as well. So please put this into the Newsletter to let people know.
Pam of Albany
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And Pam is not the only one we have had with this
problem lately -
| Hi Tessa
My 85 year old Mum lives in Esperance and has just been told that she has the dreaded side-effects of taking FOSAMAX (the prescribed medical drug to supposedly build stronger bones) This was prescribed after she broke her hip, and now even though she hasn't taken it for some time her jaw is disintegrating & very painful to actually eat. Any advice would be gratefully accepted. Apparently this shouldn't happen, only with a dental extraction can this be a problem. This is a shocking blow to us all. Margaret
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I found this piece too.
“BIOPHOSPHONATES including Fosamax, Actonel
and Boniva have been linked to osteonecrosis of the jaw. Osteonecrosis
is the death of bone due to insufficient blood supply. According to the
surgeon giving the talk he stated the jaw was affected more than other
bones in the body because of the constant bone remodelling caused by biting
down, clenching teeth, and eating."