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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 26 1:06pm | Replies (21)

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@katwhisperer

Agreed. I know the discussion is about bisphosphonates, but had to chime in to say Tymlos didn't really do much for me...and that was supposed to be one of the best bone growth meds.

I followed everything to the letter, including clean diet and exercise: plenty of calcium, Vita D, regular weight training, etc. Scores didn't get any worse, but didn't get much better either - and I paid out of pocket for some of this very expensive medication.

Dr couldn't tell me why my results weren't better (no past meds, diseases or secondary issues to blame) but kept emphasizing at least scores didn't get worse. That's true, but I expected a bit more than that from such a costly daily injectible.

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@katwhisperer < >

Exactly. Which is why I want dexa scans as often as I can get them and am ordering bone marker turnover bloodwork even though my current rheumatologist doesn't use them. Teriparatide isn't exorbitantly expensive for me (at least under my current insurance) but I don't know about next year. Evenity was not affordable for me right now. I get that "your mileage may vary" and not everybody's results will be as stellar as some people's. But for what these bone-builders cost, they dang well better build bone.