Osteopenia is not like having cancer. My guess is that almost everyone over 60 has some level of it, and many have osteoporosis and don't even know it.

Let me give you my story. I am 67, male. Three years ago, I came back from one of my usual jogs. Felt fine. Bent over to pick something up, felt a sharp pain in my back. I thought I pulled a muscle or slipped a disc or whatever else can happen to your back. I actually had a compression fracture. It took eight weeks to fully heal. Meantime, I had a DEXA scan. It showed -3.4 in my spine. I... had... no... idea. Me? Osteoporosis? Isn't that an old woman's disease? (yes, that went through my uneducated head at the time.)

Let's fast-forward to today. I spent two years on Tymlos, and am currently on alendronate. I go to the gym regularly, and I run every other day (including 5K races.) My spine is now -1.7. I have no fear of fractures.

Being 60 and having osteoporosis or osteopenia is not the end of your life! You can fix it. Yeah, when we hit 60, things can go wrong, but we deal with them and fix them if we can. Honestly, I'd rather have dealt with OP than with some of the many other things that can happen as we age. I don't go down without a fight. 🙂