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@JustinMcClanahan
I have worked with my rheumatologist to file a total of 4 appeals with Aetna. Each time, the answer was the same- “Evenity cannot be approved because you have not trialed and failed to respond to Prolia”. Very disappointing to say the least. I got my diagnosis on Dec 30 2024. Here I am in October without having made any progress. My rheumatologist was trained by one of the top Osteoporosis docs in the country and I place a lot of trust in her. Unfortunately, she has now left the practice. I will meet her replacement once I start the Tymlos. But who knows who will be in-network come January when my new insurance will kick in. So I might be back to the drawing board. The good news is that whatever insurance I can afford (I’m self insured) should cover Tymlos if I have already begun taking it. I just need to do the training for self-injection, so I should begin pretty soon. The last 10 months have been a roller coaster to say the least!

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@mblatcher
My experience is you start with Evenity then switch to Prolia to keep your gains.
I took Evenity, then had a Reclast infusion after a year.
Unfortunately I had lots of side effects (joint pain, rash, brain fog) so I only did one Reclast infusion. So far I have held at mild osteoporosis and no more compression fractures.
(I had a mild & moderate compression fx while snow skiing in 2021.