Hi, like you, my weakest area due to osteoporosis is the lumbar. (Actually I have come to understand that the thoracic area is always weaker than whatever the weakest area is on a bone density scan/test. The thoracic area is not scanned because the rib age and sternum interfere with a good reading.) I had no pain or discomfort until I fractured my L3. The pain is severe for me, I am one month into healing. Retrospectively I should have been doing everything possible to prevent this. Having no discomfort before the fracture was misleading.
Be your own best advocate regarding your care plan for osteoporosis.
I am 65 and hopefully have many years ahead of me but I now have to face that they may not be good ones. I had only taken Alendronate and had better than average results; I also improved my diet and exercise but I took it slowly, as though I had all the time I needed.
Now I know better, there was plenty more I could have done. My plan is to start Tymlos but as I just turned 65 and am on Medicare now, I don’t know how this will go yet.
Wishing you the best.