@imatine @colleenyoung @greyfox914 I was strongly advised by my doctor at the time to take Prolia because I was a “fracture risk” (I was 73 at the time) - even though I had not had any fractures but had slight osteoporosis around the base of my neck - I guess she was concerned because my mother had had fractures - the last one a hip fracture that killed her (she also had Alzheimer’s at the time). I finally agreed to go on it and took my first shot in January 2019. Then I started searching for more information and came across a Facebook page on the horrors of Prolia and refused to take subsequent shots!

I was on no other bone building drugs after that, but kept mindful of bone health by taking supplements (no calcium), etc. and generally being extra careful to avoid falls.

I moved to another city in October 2022 and was without a doctor till last November. The new doctor ordered a bone scan (my former doctor had told me I was overdue for one, but I had never got around to getting another because I had moved and didn’t have a doctor here) and my scan showed 10% to 30% bone loss. Then she sent me for thoracic and spinal X-rays to check for any fractures (I felt fine!) and I had none! So she has put me on Actonel once a month.

No Prolia - and I am glad, because I too had been worried about jaw necrosis all these years! I had to have a caried molar extracted last Fall and had no complications.

If you are on Facebook, check out the Prolia page there! I just read enough to scare me off Prolia!

For me, stopping after the first dose didn't do any harm - but of course, I didn’t have severe osteoporosis nor had I experienced any bone fractures.