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Originally Posted by HeyJoe
Doctor Ilizerov who developed the ilizerov spatial frame for non union fractures of the arm, tibia, wrist etc. and whose daughter is currently an orthopedist at HSS in Manhattan, recommended that his patients grind up egg shells for the calcium present in egg shells. My wife had a non union fracture of the tibia for three years until she started to take this type of calcium, she told another patient who's x rays i saw and his tibia was shattered into shards and had not healed in 2 years and his healed. It has also been used successfully on horses that I have am familiar with. its your decision but if the type of calcium you are taking is not doing the job, I dont see what you have to lose, but again of course its up to you.
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I Googled various combinations of "egg shell calcium", "egg shell calcium bone density", "egg shell supplement", etc. on Google scholar. There are many studies out there supporting what you posted, if the egg shell calcium supplementation includes vitamin D3.
LizaJane's concern is that she may not have living osteoblasts and osteoclasts to utilize supplemental calcium. I'd expect that if that were the case she would have been experiencing multiple stress fractures in the highly stressed bones of the feet, hips, and jaw over the past few years. That hasn't been the case, which to me is cause for optimism. It will be clearer with further testing.
Not to beat a dead horse, but long term use of any drug should be only in case of dire need and approached with caution. Even with well established drugs like those to lower blood pressure, I ask my physician to prescribe drugs with different modes of action every year at my annual checkup. I recently switched from Lisinopril to Cozaar. Both seem to work equally well to control hypertension, but my hair is still migrating from the top of my head to the insides of my ears, nostrils, and my back. Life is so unfair.
