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61 years old, very healthy and active, past competitive runner
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Oct 31 12:40pm | Replies (16)Comment receiving replies
I wonder why the nurse said to avoid Forteo again. Can you get a second opinion?
I have 7 spinal fractures and my femur neck is still -3.7. Tymlos got my spine from -3.6 to -2.5 and hip from -3.3 to -2.9. I did Tymlos then 4 months Evenity. If I were you I would do Tymlos then Evenity.
Evenity is not like Prolia in terms of rebound. Prolia stands alone in that regard. We will naturally lose bone after all the other meds but not via a rebound like Prolia's. Prolia suppresses osteoclasts and they come rushing back in large numbers: that is the mechanism for rebound. No matter what you take, as protocols stand now, you will need a bisphosphonate. Ugh!
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Interesting enough, a second course of Forteo has been approved by Blue Cross, and Evenity is still in holding pattern for review if they will cover it. Likely a 3 month wait. I think I will just go ahead with Forteo and see what happens. Can't afford to wait as my spine is spasmed twice now, and that is an indicator for me of compression fracture risk. My endocrinologist said I was beyond her scope of practice and referred me to someone in Vancouver who is hard to reach and does not follow up with pharmacy or request for bone density testing, resulting a year delay from when I was told I would start breaking again. Very upsetting. After 13 fractures, one tends to have medical PTSD. and little faith.