Thank you so much. Those pictures really hammer this problem home.

I only took Actonel for a few months because it eroded the lining of my stomach and I ended up vomiting fresh red blood, but with such a short time on the medication I feel sure that I'll escape the long term side effects.

My dentist was most concerned when he heard that I took it though. He said the danger of jaw necrosis continues even after you stop bisphosphonates, and when I asked how long for, he said at this stage they are thinking life!

Now I have to do something to try and stop the damage that's been done to my bones from 30+ years of intermittent cortisone therapy.