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Osteoporosis: What tests confirm diagnosis and treatment options?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 27 6:42pm | Replies (43)
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@semurrey

I'm sorry to hear about your fractures! I am 58 yrs old, thin and one year into Letrozole for breast cancer which has already put me deep into osteoporois. My endocrinologist suggested Fosamax or Reclast given high risk of spine fractures but I am petrified of the side effects given I already have terrible jaw pain due to a dislocated disc and who knows if I will need a crown soon since old fillings need to be replaced. I may punt but wonder how much damage the Letrozole I need to stay on for 10 yrs will do to my density. Were your numbers really low and did you have pain with spine fractures? May I ask your age? xo

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06111945cc | @06111945cc | Feb 20 12:38pm

Hi,

I’m 78.

My vertebrae fractures were very painful!

Nobody cared what my DEXA numbers were.

As I recall, they just showed osteopenia.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Feb 20 7:39pm

@semurrey look into the Breast Cancer Index test which may tell you there is no further benefit from extended letrozole after 5 years. If you don't go on bone meds, my oncologist would tell you to stop at 5 years anyway.

I was already in osteoporosis when I started letrozole and lost a lot of bone density. I could not do Reclast because my doc was worried about afib at the time. I have done two years of Tymlos after cancer treatment and my density is now better than it was before letrozole. But...I fractured in the meantime, before Tymlos!

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