Help...Broken Bone Not Healing (on Arimidex and Prolia)

eb1965

I was diagnosed with bc almost 5 years ago at age 43 and was treated with surgery, chemo and rads.  I have been on Arimidex for over 4 years.  After chemo and rads and at the start of Arimidex, my bone density showed I had osteopenia.  Two years into Arimidex, my next bone density showed I had developed osteoporosis.  My onc started me on Prolia.  After one year on Prolia, my next bone density showed I had improved back to where I was with osteopenia.  I have now been on Prolia for a little over 1 1/2 years.

All was good with my bones until this past December when I broke my toe.  According to my orthopedist, it would take 4-6 weeks to heal.  Well, it has now been over 5 months and it is still broken!  My onc and orthopedist are both surprised it is taking so long to heal.

As prescribed by my orthopedist, I have been using an ultrasonic bone stimulator for 20 minutes a day for the past two months, and there has only been a very slight build up of bone at the fracture site.  At this rate, it will take a year or more to heal.  Bottom line...my body is not producing new bone.  Not sure what to blame: chemo, Arimidex, Prolia, all of them.

I am typically a very active 48 year old...lots of walking, taking exercise classes at the gym, etc. and now I have to use a motorized scooter just to get around Costco!  This is getting very old.  Anyone have any similar experiences or ideas?  (I'm also posting this in the Bone Health and Bone Loss forum.)