All these 17 updates of today were very useful me.
Since Sept 2022, I have been on Tymlos. I did a DEXA after a year and radiology report description) said significant increase. (I wish I had insisted my endo doc that she views actual DEXA scan. If I were an endo practioner, I would have done that automatically.)
My endo doc has retired and I have a new endo doc who did review my med and bone history with me. She is willing to prescribe me tests of my choosing. After being on this support group, I see value in doing TBS and PINp and may be CTX. (I haven't checked for cost coverage of these tests. My medical insurance probably would cover these.)
She suggested that after 2 years of Tymlos, I would be a candidate for 70 mg/wk Fosamax or annual infusion type bone-building med. (For 10+ years, I was on Fosamax but discontinued as my Osteopenia was stable; may be a mistake on my part.)
I would welcome further discussion on my comment.
You were on fosamax for more than 10 years, then stopped for a while, right? May I ask how long was your drug holiday between stopping of fosamax and the start of tymlos? Whats the %bmd increase after first year of tymlos?