WELCOME TO THE FOURTH AND FINAL SEGMENT ON
OSTEOPOROSIS, A CONDITION AFFECTING TEN MILLION AMERICAN
ADULTS.
EIGHT MILLION OF THOSE-WOMEN.
JOINING US TODAY WE HAVE TWO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO KNOW
THE EFFECTS OF THIS DEGENERATIVE BONE CONDITION, AND WHAT CAN BE
DONE TO HELP COMBAT IT.
WELL WITH US IS DR.
SUL EPSTEIN, PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, AND
GERIATRICS.
MT.
SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN NEW YORK.
AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR OF MEDICINE, UNIVERSITY OF
PENNSYLVANNIA, AND SUSAN ROWLINGS, A NURSE PRACTICTIONER
AND DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION FOR THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF
NURSE PRACTIIONERS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH.
AND A PATIENT, KATHY PULL, SUCCESSFULLY MANAGING HER
OSTEOPOROSIS.
WELCOME, ALL OF YOU TODAY.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FIRST I WANT TO TALK TO YOU DOCTOR, WE HAVE BABY BOOMERS,
THEY MAKE UP A HUGE PART OF OUR POPULATION, WHAT SHOULD BE THEIR
FOREMOST CONCERN, CONCERNING OSTEOPOROSIS?
I THINK THEIR FOREMOST CONCERN SHOULD BE TO UNDERSTAND THE
DISEASE, TO RECOGNIZE THE DISEASE.
I THINK THAT THEY SHOULD REALLY CHECK OUT IF THEY'VE GOT RISK
FACTORS, THEY SHOULD GET A DIAGNOSIS.
WHICH IS NOT HARD TO DO.
IT'S NOT DIFFICULT.
THERE'S A TECHNOLOGY CALLED DUAL EXRABSORBOMATERYDEXER, WHICH
WILL BE A BLE TO DEFINE THEIR RISK, AND IF THEIR RISK IS HIGH,
THERE ARE VERY EFFECTIVE TREATMETS TO TREAT THIS
CONDITION.
AND SUSAN, IT'S CALLED THE SILENT DISEASE, WHY IS THAT?
THROUGHOUT THE YEARS, AS YOUR BONES ARE LOSING CALCIUM AND
BECOMING WEAK, YOU FEEL JUST FINE.
MMM.
AND THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO GO TO YOUR HEALTH CARE
PROVIDER AND GET THAT CHECK UP, EVEN WHEN YOUR FEELING WELL,
BECAUSE YOU WANT THAT DEXASCAN TO MESASURE YOUR BONES AND SEE
IF THEIR DENSE ENOUGH AND STRONG ENOUGH TO CARRY YOU THROUGH THE
REST OF YOUR YEARS, WHICH WE HOPE ARE ALOT.
WE DO.
AND DOES IT EFFECT ONE PART OF THE BODY MORE THAN OTHERS?
WELL ACTUALLY IT IS A SYSTEMIC DISEASE, BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN
BONES THAT ARE MORE PRONE TO FRACTURE.
THESE BONES INCLUDE THE HIP WHICH HAS A TREMENDOUSLY
DEVASTATING IMPACT IN TERMS OF MORTALITY.
THERE'S THE SPINE, AND THERE'S THE WRIST, BUT THERE IS ALSO
OTHER BONES THAT CAN BE EFFECTED, BUT THOSE ARE THE
THREE MAJORS SITES.
THREE MAJORS.
UM SUSAN YOU TALKED EARLIER ABOUT TAKING CHARGE.
IS THERE ANY ONE THING BEING MORE IMPORTANT THAN WE CAN DO.
DIET, EXERCISE?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST IMPORTANT?
WELL EVERYTHING IS IMPORTANT REALLY.
DIET IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE YOU GET YOUR
NUTRIENTS, EXERCISE IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE IT BUILDS
STRONG BONES, AND YOUR MEDICATION IS IMPORTANT TOO.
BECAUSE THAT WORKS WITH DIET AND EXERCISE TO KEEP YOUR BONES
HEALTHY.
AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO TALK TO YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ABOUT
HOW YOU TAKE MEDICATIONS.
BECAUSE UP TO 40% OF PEOPLE HAVE PROBLEMS EITHER SWALLOWING PILLS
OR THEY JUST DON'T LIKE TO TAKE PILLS.
RIGHT.
AND IF YOU DON'T LIKE TO TAKE PILLS YOUR NOT GOING TO BE A
VERY GOOD PILL TAKER.
AND IF YOU DONT TAKE THE MEDICINE IT WONT WORK.
AND LUCKILY THERE IS A NEW PRODUCT.
IT'S A NEW FORMULATION OF A GOLD STANDARD.
SO ALENDRONATE SODIUM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME FOR
BONES.
AND BUT NOW WE HAVE AN EFFERVESCENT TABLET THAT
DISOLVES IN FOUR OUNCES OF WATER.
I LOVE THIS BECAUSE I HATE TAKING THOSE BIG PILLS.
YOU KNOW I LOVE SOMETHING THAT DISSOLVES IN WATER.
IT TASTES LIKE STRAWBERRY.
SO IT'S LIKE A SWEET TREAT IN THE MORNING.
AND YOU TAKE IT WITH FOUR OUNCES OF WATER.
YOU STAY SITTING UP.
AND DON'T DRINK ANY COFFEE OR ANYTHING FOR THE NEXT 30 MINUTES
AND THEN.
YOUR DONE!
YOUR GOOD FOR A WEEK!
YOUR GOOD FOR A WEEK?
YES, YOUR GOOD FOR A WHOLE WEEK.
OH MY GOSH.
THIS IS A BREAKTHROUGH.
NOW I WANT TO GO DOWN TO KATHY.
KATHY WE'VE BEEN WAITING TO TALK TO YOU.
YOU BATTLED THIS CONDITION FOR SOME TIME.
YES.
WHEN WE'RE YOU DIAGNOSED?
ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO.
AND I WAS IN A ROUTINE PHYSICAL, I HAD A BONE DENSITY TEST, AND I
WAS PUT ON MEDICATION.
SO YOU WEREN'T FEELING OUT OF THE ORDINARY?
NO.
THIS WAS JUST A ROUTINE PHYSICAL.
NO NOT AT ALL, YEAH.
DO YOU, HOW ARE YOU FEELING NOW?
GREAT.
I FEEL FINE.
I FEEL WONDERFUL.
I TAKE BINOSTO.
AND IT IS SO EASY.
SO YOUR USING THIS?
YES.
IT DISSOVLES.
YEAH.
IT'S SO EASY TO TAKE.
AND LIKE YOU SAID YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THE BIG PILL AND THE BIG
GLASS OF WATER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
THIS YOU JUST TASTE LIKE STRAWBERRY.
AND JUST FINAL THOUGHTS FROM YOU TOO, I MEAN I KNOW YOU SEE THIS
ROUTINELY, BUT I YOU KNOW, IT'S SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO BE MORE
AWARE OF.
SO YOU'VE HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD.
AWARENESS.
EDUCATION.
SEEK PROFESSIONAL HELP, GET TESTED, GET THE MEDICATION IF
YOU REQUIRE IT.
AND KEEP ON THE MEDICATION.
AND THIS WORKS WITH MY LIFESTYLE, BECAUSE I'M NOT A
GOOD PILL TAKER, SO THIS IS JUST LIKE DISSOLES IN FIVE MINUTES,
AND ONCE A WEEK, THAT'S ALL?
ONCE A WEEK.
I LOVE THAT.
THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
THIS WAS SO INFORMATIVE, AND UM.
ACTUALLY YOUR KIND OF FUN TO TALK TO DOCTOR, YOU GET US, I
THINK YOU, IF I WERE YOUR PATIENT I'D STAY ON THE PROGRAM.
I HOPE SO.
(LAUGH) WELL WE HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED TODAY'S FINAL SEGMENT ON
OSTEOPOROSIS, IF YOU MISSED PRIOR SEGMENTS OR IF YOU'D LIKE
TO SIMPLY LEARN MORE INFORMATION ON TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR BONE
HEALTH VISIT BINOSTO.COM, THAT'S BINOSTO.COM.
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT THE NATIONAL OSTEOPOROSIS FOUNDATION WEBSITE
AT NOF.ORG THAT'S NOF.ORG.
AND DON'T FORGET OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.
SIMPLY SEARCH FOR THE BALANCING ACT TO FIND OUT MORE ON THIS
VITAL SUBJECT.
THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.