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@norahguil
According to the outlined protocol from Evenity if you have not had a stroke (including TIA) or cardiovascular event within the last year and have no other known cardiovascular issues (you should see a cardiologist) the risk is very low.
There are so many other drugs that many of us take every day including just the vitamin Niacin that are known to cause or precipitate cardiovascular events…asprin is a well known one many people die from internal bleeding every year. It helps to keep things in proper perspective knowing this.
You and your doctor still have the final say so as what you think is the best plan. If your T Score's (as fuzzy as they can be) are really bad -3 to -3.3 or worse (mine is -4.8) you may be at severe risk for a fracture…
I opted to go the Tymlos anabolic route. I’m only 65 and otherwise healthy with no known cardiovascular issues…I may look at Evenity as an alternative if I don’t get good improvement from Tymlos.
I am also doing “heel drops” with some weights not too much weight though, taking calcium through nonfat milk and some vitamins to get 1200mg per day total. (Keep an eye on getting blood checked for too much calcium) some vitamin D and K small amount of magnesium and a few others not too much. Walking etc. -2 degrees out now! So treadmill works.

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@osteopatient2026

Thank you for your kind reply. The thing is, I am trying to decide for my elderly Mum who is 97 years old and has already had a few fractures. Up until recently, she was walking still, with a walker until she fell and sustained a pelvic fracture and a fracture in the sacrum. I have no idea what her T score is (probably low) but she has had osteoporosis for some years now and she also suffered from rheumatoid arthritis as a child of 9. The doctor at the care home ( in Canada) keeps pushing for the PROLIA medication but the more review I read about the effects I am leaning towards rejecting it for my Mother who other than the dementia, is stable, healthy with no stroke or heart issues. She has been stable for a long time. She only takes the dementia medication as well as calcium ( 500gr) and Vit D. That is all. She still enjoys life ( within her reality) I was leaning towards the FORTEO but have been told one of the criteria is that she would have had to have been on one of the osteoporosis meds first and not done well with it ( so the Prolia) before they'd consider to put her on Forteo. I am leaning towards the Tymlos but this drug is not available in Canada yet apparently and this means my options are limited and I definetely do not want the Prolia.