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@sunny65 are you the one who wrote me about fractures? I started to respond and then lost it....
After fractures the muscles are dealing with a shorter spine and I think of them as confused! After the fracture stabilizes, a lot of the pain is from muscles. I have baclofen and clonazepam but use them sparingly. I did PT massage- I was lucky to find a good one. Tai chi helps.
Evenity side effects for me were neurological (sensations). Dr. McCormick told me that 40% of his patients on Evenity have joint pain. You can read about the role of sclerostin (which Evenity inhibits) in joints and throughout the body. But people seem to have a lot of improvement on it.
Ask your doctor (or read "Great Bones' by McCormick and watch Dr. Ben Leder's You tube video "Combining and Sequential Approaches to Osteoporosis" about whether the 4 months you have done means the anabolic bone growing phase is over. There is a study using Reclast after 6 months of Evenity vs 12 months of Evenity because after 6 months Evenity, like Reclast, is anti-resorptive. So maybe it is okay to stop at 6 months! I hope your doctor can answer that.
@missy61 People don't seem to do Tymlos after Evenity that much but you could ask. Some do Prolia (preferably 1-3 shots) and then Reclast. Maybe you will do well enough on Evenity that you can just go on the "Lock in" with Reclast.
My fractures are T4, T6, T11, T12 (from a traumatic fall 2006), then L1, L2, L4 (from an unwise movement). Not fun.
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Dear @windyshores , thank you for replying. The first 2 shots of Evenity were ok. My back pain never left me, but was somewhat manageable with Tramadol. However, after 3rd shot my back pain was so bad that I ended in emergency room . After 4th - last week my lower back pain increased dramatically again. I talk with endocrinologist and she wants me to keep pushing through because she seen improvement in CTX test.
Also she told me that she don’t mind to switch me to Tymlos. I am so confused because I don’t know if on Tymlos I still have this severe back pain. You’ve mentioned that your back pain improved after 3 months. My question is : did you feel pain lessened when you started Tymlos? Or just in general after 3 months. My back pain is so severe for 6 months now and doesn’t stop even at night . I still make myself go for a short walks and trying not to give up. I never been in more pain in my life. My pain doctor offered to try to do nerve ablation. So, I agreed because I don’t know what else to do. My doctor increased dose of Tramadol and even this don’t give me much relief.Should I still try to stay on Evenity for another 2 months or try to switch to Tymlos at least for one year. My DXA test showed severe osteoporosis That was a year ago. I am going for another one shortly and see if I have any improvement after 4 shots of Evenity. Thank you for any advice.