Hi and welcome to the board. there are men that come here, but i'm not one of them...sorry. We're all scared and have lots of questions when first dx. A good place to start would be to read and educate yourself about the disease. A good book to read is The Myth of Osteoporosis but Gillian Sanson. It's loaded with good info on diet, exercise and puts it in perspecetive. It also helps aleviate some of the fear factors. Of all the reading i did this is the book that helped me the most. The Mayo clinic also has a good book. Once you start looking you'll find plenty of books on the subject.

In a nut shell as far as diet and exercise....For exercise you'll want to do weight bearing exercises like walking, jogging, stair climbing..anything that puts stress on your bones. Weight training is another thing you'll want to start. Do you have a fitness routine that you already do or belong to a gym? If you don't have good balance work on that too. Standing on one foot, then the other for 1 minute 3x's a day is good for that and also helps build bone in the femoral head. Bottom line is to keep active...........A healthy diet is good for all of you. You'll want to get your calcium from dairy, dark green veggies, beans,ect. as well as from supplements. Your dr. can tell you how much you need a day and what else you need to take to supplement your diet. Has your dr. been helpful to you since your dx?

Give yourself some time to get used to the idea of having osteo, once you get used to it you'll be able to deal with and understand it better. There are a lot of smart people on the board that will answer your questions. When i was dx last year they were very helpful and still are. take care...phyllis