Question re: Fosamax & Evenity Injections

makeup artist,
I just had my 12th Evenity injections. I have been very lucky with this drug. The first injections, I had some fatigue. Then, smooth sailing. Tomorrow, I have a dexa, so will report results of that.
Everyone is different. Before I started Evenity, my neurologist did an MRI of my brain and an ultrasound of the carotid artery. The cardiologist also cleared me.
Next month I start Reclast.
I am more afraid of fractures than drugs at this point.

@windyshores Thank you for sharing your perspective. I was prescribed Fosamax and took it for 4.5 years. During that period of time I also supplemented with calcium citrate (easier to digest), and Vitamin D. I carefully watched my calcium intake. I was active with walking, hiking, cross-country skiing and weight lifting. By the end of the 4.5 years I had preserved bone density and was in the osteopenia range. Then, I had an endometrial cancer recurrence and had external pelvic radiation therapy and internal (brachytherapy). The radiation oncologist told me that loss of bone density in the pelvic area and lower back often happens with pelvic radiation therapy. And that did happen to me. I had a sacral fracture that was reported when I went back to Mayo Clinic for one of my cancer surveillance appointments.

I saw a endocrinologist at Mayo who told me that I was doing every thing possible to preserve bone density. But then I had the sacral fracture and with that fracture he recommended take Evenity for 12 months (to build bone), and then take another medication such as Reclast to preserve bone density.

My mother had osteoporosis. By my age (72 years old) she had fractured her shoulder and her hip (both repaired). She was very frail and those fractures very definitely affected her quality of life. While my mother wasn't as active as I've been throughout my life with physical activity she was very social and her frail status resulted in being homebound and depressed.

I'm half way through the 12 months of Evenity injections with no side effects other than some soreness at the site of the injections that lasts for about 24 hours. Quite frankly not many people come here to let us know that they are doing just fine on their osteoporosis medications. I'm here to share that my sacral fracture is healing, I've had no other fractures and I'm living an active life.

Thank you so much for your comments

@windyshores Thank you for sharing your perspective. I was prescribed Fosamax and took it for 4.5 years. During that period of time I also supplemented with calcium citrate (easier to digest), and Vitamin D. I carefully watched my calcium intake. I was active with walking, hiking, cross-country skiing and weight lifting. By the end of the 4.5 years I had preserved bone density and was in the osteopenia range. Then, I had an endometrial cancer recurrence and had external pelvic radiation therapy and internal (brachytherapy). The radiation oncologist told me that loss of bone density in the pelvic area and lower back often happens with pelvic radiation therapy. And that did happen to me. I had a sacral fracture that was reported when I went back to Mayo Clinic for one of my cancer surveillance appointments.

I saw a endocrinologist at Mayo who told me that I was doing every thing possible to preserve bone density. But then I had the sacral fracture and with that fracture he recommended take Evenity for 12 months (to build bone), and then take another medication such as Reclast to preserve bone density.

My mother had osteoporosis. By my age (72 years old) she had fractured her shoulder and her hip (both repaired). She was very frail and those fractures very definitely affected her quality of life. While my mother wasn't as active as I've been throughout my life with physical activity she was very social and her frail status resulted in being homebound and depressed.

I'm half way through the 12 months of Evenity injections with no side effects other than some soreness at the site of the injections that lasts for about 24 hours. Quite frankly not many people come here to let us know that they are doing just fine on their osteoporosis medications. I'm here to share that my sacral fracture is healing, I've had no other fractures and I'm living an active life.

@windyshores Thank you for sharing your perspective. I was prescribed Fosamax and took it for 4.5 years. During that period of time I also supplemented with calcium citrate (easier to digest), and Vitamin D. I carefully watched my calcium intake. I was active with walking, hiking, cross-country skiing and weight lifting. By the end of the 4.5 years I had preserved bone density and was in the osteopenia range. Then, I had an endometrial cancer recurrence and had external pelvic radiation therapy and internal (brachytherapy). The radiation oncologist told me that loss of bone density in the pelvic area and lower back often happens with pelvic radiation therapy. And that did happen to me. I had a sacral fracture that was reported when I went back to Mayo Clinic for one of my cancer surveillance appointments.

I saw a endocrinologist at Mayo who told me that I was doing every thing possible to preserve bone density. But then I had the sacral fracture and with that fracture he recommended take Evenity for 12 months (to build bone), and then take another medication such as Reclast to preserve bone density.

My mother had osteoporosis. By my age (72 years old) she had fractured her shoulder and her hip (both repaired). She was very frail and those fractures very definitely affected her quality of life. While my mother wasn't as active as I've been throughout my life with physical activity she was very social and her frail status resulted in being homebound and depressed.

I'm half way through the 12 months of Evenity injections with no side effects other than some soreness at the site of the injections that lasts for about 24 hours. Quite frankly not many people come here to let us know that they are doing just fine on their osteoporosis medications. I'm here to share that my sacral fracture is healing, I've had no other fractures and I'm living an active life.