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Hesitant to begin drug treatment for my osteoporosis
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 5 8:10am | Replies (67)Comment receiving replies
It sounds like you have a very wise Dr. I will discuss the parathyroid issues with my Dr. How long have you been on Evenity and what is your experience with it, such as side effects etc? Is sounds like you will take Evenity for 6 months, is that correct? Regarding Reclast after Evenity, did you and your Dr ever discuss using Fosamax instead of Reclast? I am concerned about the side effects of Reclast and would prefer to take Fosamax since it's a weekly pill vs a yearly injection. I feel like you, with no options that are good. Thank you so much for all the information.
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My first Evenity injection will be in a week or so. I was all set to go a couple of months ago, but my labs had expired (must be done w/i 30 days of your appointment), so I had to get them done again before I could even reschedule, and then my endo didn't think my serum calcium scores were high enough, so I had to up my TUMS for a couple of weeks (Evenity needs a lot of calcium to work with). As for Fosamax, I took oral alendronate about two years ago, and though I stayed standing for at least an hour after every pill, I still developed GERD from it, which continues to bother me. My doctor hasn't suggested using the injectable form of Fosamax after Evenity - she has suggested Reclast as my follow-on treatment to secure whatever gains I get from Evenity. I have an appointment with her next week. I will ask why she didn't recommend Fosamax instead. By the way, using alendronate (bisphosphonates) before Evenity apparently reduces the efficacy of Evenity (according to the Great Bones book).
Spine: -3.4 Forearm: -2.6*
Total Hip: -1.9 (7.2% improvement over last scan) Femoral Neck: -2.5
* The osteo specialist I saw said that there is nothing you can do to improve forearm bone - something about the type of bone we have there. I like to imagine that the Crouching Tiger poses I do help strengthen those bones (weight bearing on arms).