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@mariewms

I just completed 12 months. No side effects. I'm so curious now to learn how my body responded, but insurance will only pay for a density bone scan every two years. So unfortunately have to wait one year for the next bone scan.

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Please verify that with your insurance company as others have reported coverage of more frequent DEXA's. Or you can self pay if they won't.

Your doctor can fill out a letter or form for your insurance provider indicating that this is a medical necessity. It's a common practice, and they should be familiar with this process.

I would ask your endo to put medically necessary and see if they will let you do yearly. That’s how I got around the every 2 year DEXA.

I finished the one year Evenity injections with no side effects. My bone density test showed slight improvement going from -4.0 to -3.5. My endo thought it was a very good improvement. But based on what I was told I thought it would have been much better - at least it didn’t go the other way. You have to start biophosphates, like Reclast infusions once a year when Evenity injections are finished or you will lose whatever gain you made with the Evenity.
I did not have a good experience with Reclast.

My endocrinologist says I can get another DEXA a year after my previous one, so that would be this June. He said he’s usually able to persuade insurance to cover it as it’s more a diagnostic than routine screening. I hope that works, it’s ridiculous waiting 2 years to find out whether treatment is working or not.