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I am 72 and had been taking Prolia for about 3 yrs when I needed a lumbar fusion. The surgeon wanted me to take a faster bone building drug before and after surgery. I had the surgery August 2024. Fast forward, I was on Tymlos 4 mos, quit due to side effects and switched to Evenity for the past 7 mos. My recent Dexa was very disappointing. Loss of 19% in left hip and 3% in Right hip but gain of 10% in lumbar spine- helped in part from bone growth material inserted during surgery. Endo is planning to return me to Prolia next I believe. Does this sound appropriate? I have just lost confidence in these medicines.

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You have to have calcium intake of about 1200 mg daily while on any of these drugs or they don’t work

Prolia is know for depleting calcium. I hope that during this time on prolia that you had your calcium level checked. You definitely need to take 1200 mg of calcium. Know that your body does not take in more than 500mg at one time.