eugenia689 oh so your provider forgot to read the package insert or even the large black box. Beyond that you have a provider who ridicules your concern with invented motivation and diverts the consultation to social nonsense.
"During EVENITY® treatment, patients should be advised to report new or unusual thigh, hip, or groin pain."
"The most common side effects of EVENITY® include joint pain and headaches."
You deserve better care.
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/search/?search=evenity+side+effects

My opinion? Your provider believes it’s okay to insult the patient. Like you, I record dates and changes in my functioning (side effects). It provides factual data that a medical professional should rely on to determine care.

I want to a gastroenterologist after working with my PCP for months trying solutions to my stomach issue (tests, FODMAP, etc). My PCP is excellent but decided a specialist was needed. The gastroenterologist, after talking with me for a short time, said “old people like you usually take Imodium” (68 yo). I looked at her and said I would not be doing any follow-up care with her.

I hope you can find another doctor that respects the info you’ve gathered, and listens to what is happening to your body.

It seems your doctor has not read the insert with info for professionals (which we can access too, on the Evenity website).

Evenity peaks days 2-7 with 5 days the median. Half life (when half is gone) is 12.8 days after 3 months. And it hangs around in the system, I believe, for 65 days.

Not only was your doctor wrong, she did not take the time to check her information and doubted yours. I know it is hard to find a doctor and the wait can be long but I have you have an alternative. That said many of us have found our doctors do not read side effect lists either, and say things like "I have not heard that from anyone else" when it is actually listed as "common" !

I, too, have a doc that probably thought my symptoms were psychosomatic because there were so many - when one disappeared, another appeared (while on Tymlos). He said it likely wasn’t Tymlos because those (my) symptoms weren’t listed in the registry. But, he stopped short of accusing me of making up symptoms to stop using Tymlos, so there’s that.

Unfortunately, when I tried to request a change in providers, I was met with, “He’s brilliant! It’ll need to be run up the chain of command, the department supervisor will need to sign off, yadda, yadda, yadda”. As of July, when my Evenity injections are finished, I hope to say buh bye! The issue here is that in a small town, there aren’t many docs to choose from, and I’ll likely need to travel about an hour to see a one; but that’s okay. One other thing: Some docs don’t really seem like they’re interested in helping “old people” - I, too, am 68, about to turn 69 - and get pretty pissed when some docs dismiss issues because, “You’re not as young as you once were and things start to break down.” Piffle!

I commend everyone who keeps a diary of the various pains and problems - I only kept one while on Tymlos, day by day, how I felt and it’s depressing to read it.

Now, for Evenity. Outside of the usual redness and a bit of “pain” at the injection(s) site for a few days, nothing unusual. Sorry it took so long to get to the point.

I wish you and everybody who’s going through these treatments, the absolute best care and best results! Cheers!

I drive 30 minutes to get to my orthopedic group and there is only one nurse practitioner who gives the Evinity injections, so, like you, I will continue my small town life, my documentation, and 10 more rounds of Evinity. Maybe I won’t be so “invisible” next time. Hang in there!

Hello @eugenia689, I moved your discussion and combined it with an existing discussion titled, "Evenity Side Effects" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/evenity-7/ so that you could meet the many members sharing their experiences with evenity and side effects.