A fracture heals in a few weeks on its own. I didn't have a bone density test until afterwards. In fact, the orthopedist who treated me didn't even mention it! Maybe because I'm a man, who knows. You'd think a 64-year-old man with a compression fracture that wasn't from a fall might raise suspicion, but apparently not.

It wasn't until I went to my primary doctor that he suggested a bone density test... and his recommendation for treatment was terrible. Primary care doctors don't know anything about osteoporosis.

Long story short... it took a few months to get a phone consultation with Dr. McCormick and to see an endocrinologist for meds, but I am now on Tymlos.