My mother's doctor wants her to take a medication called risedronateto build up her bones. She's already fallen and broken her hip twice. Isn't it too late?
If your mother's doctor wants her to take residronate, it sounds like she may have osteoporosis, thinning of the bones. People with osteoporosis have a high risk of breaking their bones, especially their hips, wrists, or the bones in their back, the vertebrae. Although your mother has already had a couple of fractures, if she can tolerate the medication, there's no reason not to give it to her. It may still do some good in preventing further bone loss, which would make her bones even weaker.
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