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@emiliaolga

Hello, I'm new on this site. I have been diagnosed exactly with this, osteopernia of hips and osteoporosis of lower back. Besides, I have arthritis in lower back. My doctor is recommending Prolia, but I am not sure about this drug because of side effects. I am in the process of investigating, it might be the only resource to prevent further damage with bone loss and future fractures.

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Hi @emiliaolga. I worked my way through lower back pain with doctors, radiologists, and physical therapists all focusing on bone degeneration, which wasn't the cause in the end. It was inflammation in one sacroiliac joint, where the spine connects to the pelvis.

This came a year after my wife's bone density tests led to a diagnosis of osteoporosis, later downgraded to osteopenia. Her experience raises the following questions for your doctor: Have your parathyroid hormones -- which control calcium balance between blood and bones -- been checked? How about vitamin C? Vitamin D? Is inflammation in your sacroiliac joints possibly the main problem? Can you perform daily low-impact exercise for an hour?

Best wishes for great care from your medical team and for gaining confidence in the improvement of your prospects.
Martin

Thank you @predictable. Yes my doctor being an endocrinologist has tested for Vigtamind D, Calcium, etc. He is the one advising to take Prolia. I am researching the side effects of this drug question in