My Mother in Law has had separate surgeries for two cracks in her hip, two colon cancer
operations, a kidney operation, a mild stroke, etc during the past twelve years. As a result of the cancer operations with radiation treatments she has an ostomy and a colostomy. My point thusly is that this 83
year old woman has a heavy medical history. I note that Fosmax is not recommended for some one with renal insufficiency.
She wears a stint with her ostomy that must be replaced every six weeks. One of her kidneys was pretty much burned out from the cancer radiation some years ago. Her kidneys have been operated on because of the problems. That was several years
ago.
About three months ago she started the 10 mg per day dosage of Fosamax. No significant side effects, but this program was
changed to taking one 70 mg tablet once per week. Since taking the second 70 mg tablet about five weeks ago [she stopped
taking them then] she has gone from 93 pounds to 83, all of the bad side effects of Fasamax, per the brochure, gagging, can't hold down food or drink, blood in stool and urine and finally hospitalization. Now after five days in the hospital, she is told that she must be discharged as they can find nothing treatable. The doctors ecommendation is for her to be put into a nursing home as she is so week after the five weeks of suffering which she feels started with the weekly dose of fosamax.The doctors really don't say much about the fosamax other than it should be out of her system since she has not taken the drug for five weeks. Any comments would be appreciated. My email address is
etimes@midsouth.rr.com
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