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What would you do? Medication.
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 21 9:55am | Replies (232)Comment receiving replies
That was my hurdle too. It’s been over 10 months since I learned of my big drop in bone density (since my initial decline after menopause 15 years ago) and I’m just now coming to terms with my next steps.
I managed well without medications for years, but now with a -3.1 lumbar spine and -2.7 hip and as a downhill skier (and cross country, backcountry skier), I feel I need to shore-up my bones with an anabolic and lock-in the gains with a bisphosamate now, so I can continue doing my sports with less fear. Hopefully, I won’t need anymore medications for another 10-15 years🤞
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lynn59, I struggled for over a year with what to do. My lumbar spine is -3.4 and -2.2 hip, 14 years post menopause. I met with McCormick and had my PCP run the tests McCormick suggested. Net, my bone loss is primarily menopause related. I'm a landscape photographer and carry a heavy backpack with equipment. I want to shore up my bones so I can keep going out on long photo hikes. I finally gave in and decided to go with an anabolic so that I don't have an issue 10 years down the road. I'm 66 so figure if I do anabolic for two years and follow with med to lock in the gains for another year, I should be able to take a holiday for another 10 years (fingers crossed). Assuming I have good results with Forteo, I may be able to use Forteo again in the future now that they've lifted the black box warning. My endo has said her colleagues are now using Forteo with a lifetime use of 4 years.