You are so brave to be here saying your truth. Thank you. I agree that when you read everybody’s stories of how horrible these drugs are, it can scare you off. The pain of a few collapsed vertebrae can remind us that this is a risk AND benefit choice. I am so glad you are getting some medicine for your bones now.
The Mayo doctors who help my husband who also has multiple collapsed vertebrae give him a prescription for a lidocaine patch that goes directly on the back and it really, really made a difference in his pain. They sell an over the counter variety but they aren’t quite as strong and really expensive to use one every 24 hours. The prescription co-pay is only a few dollars for a month of patches.
How are you managing with the fractures? Did you have any problems with your first prolia?