Time for Fosamax

My doctor prescribed Fosamax at my recent appointment.

Results of a new analysis of data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) observational study showed that women who used bisphosphonates, which are commonly prescribed bone-strengthening pills, had significantly fewer invasive breast cancers than women who did not use bisphosphonates.

It appeared to make bone less hospitable to breast cancer recurrence.

I need to take care of some dental work first however. Bisphosphonates are associated with osteonecrosis of the jaw (death of the jaw bone) if the jaw bone is exposed during a tooth extraction or root canal. I have a root canal in my near future. Yay