Comments on: Bariatric Surgery Increases Broken Bone Risk

By: Sue

Sue — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:22:50 +0000

I had surgery December 19, 2006 and have done very well. I was interested in the article regarding bone loss. I fell going up the steps October 16, 2008 and broke my foot and messed up my ankle. My foot didn’t heal. I have been very faithful in going to all of my follow-up doctor appointments. I also faithfully take calcium and Vit C daily. All of my levels at my check-ups have been normal.

By: E Haglind

E Haglind — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 13:13:27 +0000

Hello Susan,
You have raised very important questions and our ongoing study is addressing them.
All our patients had aggressive replacement with Calcium and Vitamin D. Were they absorbing them? What are the other factors that make this population fracture more as compared to the general population? These are important questions – answers should be available within the next few months. Thank you for your interest.

By: Harry

Harry — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:38:50 +0000

I am a gastric bypass patient dealing with this very important bone loss and bone fracture problem. I am currently taking mega-doses of Vitamin-D and calcium and have yet to get my bone loss under control. If anybody has any more info on this matter please respond. Thank you.

By: Susan Martin

Susan Martin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:34:10 +0000

Ok, so how many of those patients were compliant with taking calcium and Vitamin D daily. How many were followed by their primary care physician to make sure they were absorbing enough of those nutrients?? Just saying that folks had fractures within 7 years of having gastric bypass surgery doesn’t tell me anything other than they had fractures. Was there an underlying problem which could have been avoided with proper supplementation and follow up??

By: Tracy

Tracy — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:14:28 +0000

i am a gastric bypass patient who has had the surgery ! I had my surgry August 20,2007 and i have lost 107 pounds in a year in half. And dropped from a 24-to and 8 and feel very good.

By: Bariatric and Broken Bones « Advancing the Science

Bariatric and Broken Bones « Advancing the Science — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:32:54 +0000

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