Fractures take time to heal, especially with osteoporosis

Fractures take time to heal, especially with osteoporosis

DEAR DOCTORS: I’ve been diagnosed with osteoporosis and I currently have stress fractures in my feet. It’s been five months and they still haven’t healed. I’m on a bone-building medicine and a med to prevent calcium loss in the urine. What could be preventing my bones from healing?

DEAR READER: Let’s start with a recap of osteoporosis. Our bodies are constantly absorbing and replacing bone tissue. This occurs at a precise rate calibrated to keep the honeycomb structure within the bones as strong as possible. When that fine-tuned balance…