@nelluna17 I also wanted to add that I understand your fears. I was one of the few that suffered on my first dose of the Reclast. The infusion department did not prepare me by telling me to drink fluids and take Tylenol before the infusion. They also could’ve slowed the infusion down which they’re going to do next time. I have it. I was also three weeks out of a DOUBLE cervical spine surgery, where my bones fell apart in the surgery! The risks of me NOT being on bone improving medicines far outweigh the price of the side effects. I have endured. The side effects are very short-lived and can be eliminated with Dr. team supported interventions. I am two years into what will be a five year TOTAL inconvenience. At this stage, I have zero side effects and I feel terrific. I can rest easy knowing now with trending tests that I’m building bone density and losing less bone. I loved that I stayed with it and I got over the hump. I loved it that the medicines Which were selected for me (TYMLOS and RECLAST) where medicines that I could have dental work on because indeed I had to have dental work! It seems that resistance exercise, smart eating habits (eating nutritional foods), transdermal HRT and the bone medicine is the best combination to utilize if one finds they are aging and their bones aren’t staying strong. It is also important to know that DEXA scans can be misleading as they create averages and the bones can vary when they open you up During surgery. The doctors can find a very different situation despite what 25 years of DEXA have indicated, as they did in my case. I am 68. I just saw my orthopedic surgeon last week and we discussed what my options might be in another 10 years.My surgeon feels that in another 10 years. I won’t have many of the options that are available to me now because aging and the way you age has a bearing on what The surgeons can remedy at a later stage as well as the success rate.
Knowing everything I know, I am proud of myself for doing this now because in 10 years I can’t build back the bone I can build back now. And you at 63 may be able to build backbone better than the possibilities at 73. Hindsight is 20/20. I encourage you to get more information until you can get to a “yes.“ With the right doctors at your side.