Hello windy.. I have been lucky, I have no back pain. A recent spinal X-ray
showed something, but it doesn’t indicate when it happened - as I recall
it’s considered moderate. This may have occurred back when, unknowingly I
was moving heavy planters in backyard.
Yes I considered Forteo, which is now off patent, in Canada I think called
Osnuvo or teva- teriparatide.
I don’t think Tymlos is as easily available here. I have read about how
you used Tymlos and found that interesting.
Right now, with my T scores, and never taken any other medication, the cost
for Evenity would be very minimal, or subsidized.
When I compared benefits between Forteo and Evenity, there did not appear
to be a great difference. Results vary from individual to individual.
Forteo would take two years, with daily injections. Because it has been
around longer than Evenity, more is known about it and considered ‘safe’…
as you know..all medications have risks, side effects, from ONJ, atypical
thigh fracture, and maybe maybe not osteosarcoma..
My rheumatologist told me the cost for Forteo would be around $10,000 a
year. She wasn’t sure about cost for Forteo generic.
She was the third specialist suggesting Evenity.
It is stomach churning realization that I will have to continue to be on
medication for many years.
I have this resistant gene for medication:
I was told to take statins for cholesterol several years ago. I didn’t.
My latest cholesterol test showed it was curving down .My doc asked: what
are you doing? No nothing. In fact I gained 10 lbs the last few months,
eating more , more cheese, to help heal a broken wrist from fall
(surgery).
That’s how my osteoporosis was discovered. Called a fragility fracture.
My point: if I had been on statins, my doc would have said .. good, statin
is working.
About doing stairs, or threadmill. I think it’s good, however you can, to
do some cardio, as we get older the risk for cardiovascular risk increases.
I don’t know if resistance bands works cardio. It does muscles, muscles
pulling on bones.
With Evenity, there is going to be blood work, at the 6 months mark, to
check cholesterol (LDL) and A1C..
It makes sense,to be careful about exercises, I don’t think heel drops, and
certainly no stomping. For now.
If Dr Belinda Beck had one of her Bone Clinics Onero programs here, I would
join. One of her participants had severe T scores.
Nice to connect.. when I sent off my first…
hello anybody there.. I thought it went into the ether.. thanks Windy for
giving my post a home.
Maybe next post: anyone knows/ update about osteoboost belt?
I have.. need to find if you want.. links to LIV study.
Any thoughts about why there is this global osteoporosis problem?
and NASA is working on meds, for astronauts in addition to ARED.