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It seems your doctor has not read the insert with info for professionals (which we can access too, on the Evenity website).
https://www.pi.amgen.com/-/media/Project/Amgen/Repository/pi-amgen-com/Evenity/evenity_pi_hcp_english.pdf
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" !
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I had read all about Evinity before I started the series and I felt pretty informed. I thought that as the medical provider she might want to know these things. I don’t expect that she knows everything, but as the only one in that orthopedic group who gives Evinity injections, I do expect her to know a lot about this drug (and to not be condescending and dismissive). I’ll be better prepared next month!