hi sue!
before i started remicade about a year and a half ago i had to get a bone density test and the TB test. i was 37 then and found out i had osteopenia in the hips or left hip i think to be exact.
at the time i only took the remicade because it was supposed to help.
i had to come off remicade due to pneumonia, and repeated respiratory infections.
as a matter of fact i need to ask my new rheumy what i can take to help me out. they checked my lumbar but couldnt get a clear result due to the fusion surgery i had there. i suspected something was wrong with my hips though because they were causing me so much grief.
are these meds for bone loss known to trigger gastritis? i know the remicade helped control the gastritis and colitis.
best of luck to you! buggy
