It appears that I am another "rare" incidence of femur fractures related to Fosamax. I have been taking Fosamax for approx. 12 years! In January I began having pain in the thigh area of both legs. I saw my doctor who ran numerous tests, with no answers. He referred me to a Rheumatologist who also ran tests and had no answers. My doctor then suggested I start physical therapy. After a few sessions I mentioned to the therapist that I also had pain in my feet. I then saw a Podiatrist who discovered I had stress fractures in both feet. I wore "boots" for over 2 months, and fortunately they have healed. However, the pain in my legs never left. In July my doctor had no more answers and suggested I start research on my own. I found your website and with no problem finally had the diagnosis. After 3 weeks of attempting to get my Dr. and my Orthopedic Surgeon to run tests for stress fractures, I finally convinced my Dr. to do a nuclear bone scan. To his surprise, it showed that I do have stress fractures in both femurs! My Dr. did take me off of Fosamax in April feeling that could be causing the pain, but I am so disillusioned that it took my insistence before he even ran any tests on my legs. I had back CT scans, X-rays of my hands, etc. but nothing on my legs. I was just diagnosed with the stress fractures last week. My Dr. was able to get an appointment for me to see an Endocrinologist on Tuesday. She has now put me on Forteo and I have given myself 4 injections. She is planning to confer with an Orthopedic Surgeon when she finds one familiar with this type of fracture. Has anyone been able to heal stress fractures without having to have rods placed? I am so afraid of the surgery, but also so afraid of the possible complete fractures. I have been taking extra calcium and Vitamin D and I am using a walker to try to protect my legs. I am only 63 and this is not the way I hoped to spend my early retirement. This website has been so much help to me and I have appreciated everyone's comments. My greatest concern is how do I deal with fractures in both legs at the same time. Has anyone else had to deal with this?
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It appears that I am another "rare" incidence of femur fractures related to Fosamax. I have been taking Fosamax for approx. 12 years! In January I began having pain in the thigh area of both legs. I saw my doctor who ran numerous tests, with no answers. He referred me to a Rheumatologist who also ran tests and had no answers. My doctor then suggested I start physical therapy. After a few sessions I mentioned to the therapist that I also had pain in my feet. I then saw a Podiatrist who discovered I had stress fractures in both feet. I wore "boots" for over 2 months, and fortunately they have healed. However, the pain in my legs never left. In July my doctor had no more answers and suggested I start research on my own. I found your website and with no problem finally had the diagnosis. After 3 weeks of attempting to get my Dr. and my Orthopedic Surgeon to run tests for stress fractures, I finally convinced my Dr. to do a nuclear bone scan. To his surprise, it showed that I do have stress fractures in both femurs! My Dr. did take me off of Fosamax in April feeling that could be causing the pain, but I am so disillusioned that it took my insistence before he even ran any tests on my legs. I had back CT scans, X-rays of my hands, etc. but nothing on my legs. I was just diagnosed with the stress fractures last week. My Dr. was able to get an appointment for me to see an Endocrinologist on Tuesday. She has now put me on Forteo and I have given myself 4 injections. She is planning to confer with an Orthopedic Surgeon when she finds one familiar with this type of fracture. Has anyone been able to heal stress fractures without having to have rods placed? I am so afraid of the surgery, but also so afraid of the possible complete fractures. I have been taking extra calcium and Vitamin D and I am using a walker to try to protect my legs. I am only 63 and this is not the way I hoped to spend my early retirement. This website has been so much help to me and I have appreciated everyone's comments. My greatest concern is how do I deal with fractures in both legs at the same time. Has anyone else had to deal with this?
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