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I am getting ready to start my first Evenity shot tomorrow. I am 67 and Diabetic. I am terrified of the side effects - heart attack, stroke. (my husband just died from a heart attack) Not sure how to do what deal with it, tried to do as much research as I can. Have to weigh the risks with the benefits I guess. I just had my first density and I am -3.3 and - 2.9 in my hips and -3.1 in my spine. How did you ladies get past this fear? Glad to hear about your successes.
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I just finished my last injection. People have had great results. I had no side effects to speak of. I took my injections in my stomach either above my pant line, or below. I found it was less sore that way. Also, she gave me injections very, very slowly. She let the injections warm up to room temperature. I am usually a canary in the mine, but I was perfectly fine!
Hello, I felt the same exact way you did regarding the fear. I had never been on any meds up until that point but my bones were horrible and I am only 54 so I felt that I had to do something. I’m so sorry to hear about the loss of your husband and it’s very understandable how that would make you even more fearful of the possible side effects. I just finished a year on Evenity and I didn’t have any side effects and it did help improve my bones. They went from unbelievably bad to just bad but I’ll take it. As far as getting past the fear, I don’t think I ever quite got past it and I’m already fearing whatever I will be on next. I think that the people who do have the bad side effects are very rare. Can you talk to your doctor about it? I wish you the very best of luck and, most likely, you will be ok with the Evenity and hopefully get some good results.
Hi, I will get my 3rd Evenity shot today. I am 78 and got past the fear when I fractured....4 fractures and awful pain. I had no idea what was going on up until the pain started. I had been very active and never broke a bone. My Dexa scores were not too different from yours and I had resisted even doing a Dexa as I am radiation phobic. I wish my GP had addressed my radiation fears sooner. My younger sister had great success with Evenity. Fractures can be very painful and debilitating, so I traded fears so to speak!
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I was afraid of fractures if I did not take medication. I have taken fosomax, forteo, Evenity and now Prolia. I never had any noticable side effects with any. I've made gains. You won't know if you don't try. I am so sorry about your husband and that loss must compound your fear. Good luck with your first injections and keep us posted.