I slept so much better after this was resolved, haha. But I know the challenge of OP will never be over. My hopes are I don't have to go thru this kind of angst again. But who knows what is ahead.
Regarding the CTX - she will use it as a guide and even then, that is not set in stone because we all know the variables surrounding bone markers. I will be getting a CTX baseline in a few weeks. My Dr. will determine if we are good to go with the Reclast in early November or wait. If the CTX numbers are low (below 200??) we will do another CTX in mid-October to see if the numbers have increased. I am very naive in my understanding of Bone marker numbers. That being said, I hope I understood the Dr correctly. I scribbled it all down as fast as I could, so I might have misunderstood a component of her plan. I'm still leary of the Reclast infusion and how I might react to it. But it's a risk I have to take.
On another note, I saw my Orthopedic Dr today. Viewing my spinal x-rays he could not believe my DEXA scores were -4.7. He told me even his PA was surprised too. There was no evidence of OP in the x-ray. But it's my understanding that you cannot see OP on a spinal x-ray. He's a great Dr, I know he sees a lot. I did Google it and apparently at some point there can be indication of OP on an x-ray. Who knows 🙂