Fosamax would not have been the right choice at the start and going on Evenity was a much better solution. Score one for your orthopedic surgeon! But now that you have completed Evenity, Fosamax could be the best choice, but it depends on the results you have so far. In my opinion, you have two paths to follow.
1. Transition to Fosamax for two years and get a DXA scan to see how you are doing. Combined with HRT, you could be in really good shape. If you are not in good shape, you could use Evenity again or you could transition to Prolia for a few years.
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2. Transition to Prolia for a few years to get your hip T-scores in really good shape. Then you could transition to Fosamax or Reclast.
CTX is the shorthand name. Here is a link to the Mayo Clinic information https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/83175#Overview
Not all doctors use bone markers, but all of the doctors I follow use at least one set of bone markers. There are blood and urine markers available. Since you're in a transition period between medications, measuring CTX (or other markers) is not ideal since it will swing from low to high. Your CTX is likely still being suppressed by Evenity but will swing above your natural untreated level in the next few weeks.
It's nice to have an untreated CTX value, especially if you are considering Prolia. If you can get it now, great, but at this point, I wouldn't worry about it.
As a side note, I bet your spine scores are better than your hip scores because you ride horses. The spine is being stressed more than you hips and femur.
My goal is to ride my baby horse in one to two years. More importantly, I need to be able to survive a fall. I had my last horse for 28 years. I fell off him a few times. It happens. Especially with a young horse.
I haven’t been riding much lately in the past 3 years because my last horse was nearing the end of his life and wasn’t rideable. And my current horse is too young to ride. I am at the point where I want to find a horse to ride a few days a week.
Which strategy, that you recommended, would build the most bone? I’m afraid to have more then 1 to 3 Prolia injections because of the rebound effect. That’s why I was thinking of doing ONE Prolia injection, followed by Reclast.
Is Fosamax better than Reclast AFTER Evenity?
Btw, I just started jumping rope, barefoot, with a weighted 1/4 pound rope on a cushioned wooden platform.
I’m getting a DXA scan next Friday. If I’m lucky, there will be a cancellation, so I go on Monday.