This is how I have managed with treatment over 8 years. First year very difficult as I wasn’t diagnosed with osteoporosis for 6 months. The pain just unbearable on co-codamol & morphine which didn’t help the pain.
Prescription Alendronate acid tablets for two months, no side effects. Appointment with private consultant who immediately put me on Denosumab injections every 6 months; no side effects, told it would be a slow recovery. On this medication for 5 years, changed consultant who took me off Denosumab as it was beginning to react with my omune system, 3 months with whopping cough and collapsed lung. Put on Alendronate Acid until I recovered. Now on Zoleronate acid infusion for the last 2 years, due next one this June 2026, no side effects at present. The last 2 years I am much better coping with everyday life, making sure I don’t overdo things. Great I can walk, slowly but able, prepare & cook meals, household chores & gardening which has been my salvation; also meeting up with club members, making tea & coffee& cake. All this has greatly helped me in recovery; not fully but able to enjoy life so please don’t give up when you at your lowest, it is hard work but you can get through it. Just make changes to your lifestyle, comfort & clothes.
Best wishes & be positive to help you through the bad times.
My first fractures were in 2013 2 ribs L1 & L2 extremely painful. Then 5 years later 2018 5 compressed vertebrae fractures T7 to T9, T10 to T12. Beginning of 2025 another vertebrae fracture T6 couple of months later another rib fracture T4. All extremely painful, couldn’t move, just rested until the pain began to subside. I still have lower & hip pain but I manage well. Take painkillers when needed; also use heat pad or heat lamp which I find helps. It has been a long journey but I do feel stronger now & manage to live a fairly normal life. Never go food shopping I have it delivered. I go out with friends for coffee & lunch; make tea at our club; I manage our garden.
Hope this helps; you have to plan what you can do or find a different way of doing it. From not being able to move I am doing most things; just take care.
Hello, have just read your post? I found it really helpful because I’m in a very similar position could I ask you when you starting getting out of bed and moving. How did you do this ? As this is the most painful thing for me and have had further fractures as a result of not getting enough supply
Did you have any additional equipment to help do this ? I’m not in that position to do this at the moment as I’m stuck in bed on my back but it would be helpful to get some advice on this aspect as I do want to try and be positive about going forward and your post really helped me so thank you. Kind regards, Florence.
Hi Florence, i didn’t have any support to help me get out of bed. After being in bed for a few days on morphine & painkillers I decided I must get up pure will power. Fortunately I could support myself by lending on the windowsill and wall to support me round the room, also had a soft cushion under my arm to help relieve from pain. Getting down the stairs was terrifying one step at a time and holding on tight to bannister. I would sit most of the day, but try to get up to the toilet was extremely painful, holding on to furniture to get around. It was purely my will power that got me through. Used a walking stick to help we stand as straight as I could.
It took me months and months to overcome this awful pain from fractures.
So not very helpful but you will get there just do small movements at a time don’t rush things it will take a long time.
I also slept in our spare room until I felt better.