Anyone taking Fosamax?

[PhotoNut 7]

This is so sad. My mom, bless her heart, is nearing 70 and she is in great shape. She has always taken very good care of herself with diet, exercise, Vitamins and about 10 years ago she started taking Fosamax to fight osteoporosis which is very present in the women of our family. Mom loves to snowshoe and hike, she kickboxes and works out every week.

Recently she went to have a cap replaced on her tooth. The dentist noticed an infection under the cap, so he sent her to a periodontist (sp?) to have that taken care of. While there, they found some bone deterioration in her jaw and scheduled an appointment for her to come in and have the dead bone removed.

Well, yesterday she had an appointment with a doctor about what they thought was athritis in her fingers. After checking mom's history, the doctor told her that joint and jaw bone deterioration is very common in people who have taken fosamax for a long period of time. She was instructed to stop taking it immediately, although it will never completely leave her system. The prognosis for her hands and jaws is not good. Both will deteriorate with little hope of repair. She is seeing a specialist today to get on a Vitamin and exercise regime that might help some, and she will be joining the millions of people across the country who are filing for a class action suit against Merk, the makers of Fosamax. I only hope they agree to give these people whatever types of artificial replacements they need to maintain use of their jaws (talking, eating, smiling, etc) and hands (where do I even start?).

I'm sharing this for any of you who may be on this drug, or know someone who is. If you Google 'fosamax lawsuits', you'll find a lot of information and countless attorneys who will be building the class action suits.

If you have been on Fosamax, do NOT have any dental work done until you have seen a doctor. Dental work is typically the cause of the jaw problem for those on this drug.

[HeatherGurl 0]

So sorry to hear that Susan. I will keep your mother in my prayers.