Shail,
Osteoporosis isn’t any doctor’s specialty. The endocrinologists and to a lesser degree, rheumatologists have started treating it, but it’s not their primary concern.
In the beginning, it was gynecologists. This was because a pharmaceutical company had invented a drug for it and thought that marketing it through gynecologists would be the most profitable. My gynecologist said,”You have osteoporosis, I want you to take Boniva.” There was zero information at the time.
This was 2005. I received this news right after Hurricane Katrina and already had my hands full as we live/lived in New Orleans. So, I put osteoporosis on a back burner for a long time. This was a mistake, but I probably couldn’t have taken the oral drugs anyway.
I have been fortunate with my drug treatment, but not everyone has an easy road.
Step one: educate. I’m kinda repeating myself now. Will stop.