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@bones1957, It is hard to like your post. Your care has been egregious.
You probably already know this now, but:
Prolia works by preventing the cells that break down bone from the final stage of development. Prolia doesn't cause those cells to self destruct, as Reclast does, instead it allows them to continue to develop and collects them ( in what the literature calls a reservoir) at the final stage. As soon as you stop Prolia they all mature and are released on your bones without restraint. People experience cascade fractures after Prolia one vertebra after another. One drug is proven to stop this onset. It is Reclast.
Evenity after Prolia is a bit of an experiment. In some few, 12 months of Evenity after Prolia have proven effective.
It may have been the missed doses of Evenity that caused the fractures, but I suspect that Prolia to Evenity is a faulty sequence.
You could take the August Prolia, but consider not taking another 6 doses.
I would ask to take Forteo with Prolia given that the prescribing doctor is receptive to new methods of treatment ( and probably owes you). Forteo often helps with the pain of fractures because it accelerates healing. It is also the one osteoporosis drug that is given to help heal osteonecrosis (hoping you don't have that in the ears) Forteo with Prolia yields better increases in bone density, https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6980341/ but Forteo also build the best bone in the other measures of bone strength.
I would be as eager as you are to get off Prolia. Still, it wasn't starting Prolia that caused the bone loss. It was stopping Prolia.
I think you are in a good position to insist on adding Forteo.
Without regard to whether you choose to stay on Prolia for one or six more injections. You absolutely have to transition to Reclast. And Reclast has it's own set of hazards.
I am so sorry this happened to you.

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@gently Wow this is alot of great information. Last July and August noone knew what to do with me, it took precious time to get answers and a new plan....and I was in extreme pain, and inability to move. Where did you learn to use Forteo with Prolia I will read the article as well. At this point I am at a loss of which Doctor to trust. I am reading everything I can now and also watch Dr. Doug on my phone. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

@gentlyThe side effects of osteoporosis are horrid, but I had no choice. You have to "pick your poison" when you choose one of these drugs! I will say that Forteo made a huge difference in my spine. I have DDD and need lumbar surgery. I wouldn't have been able to have the surgery without the improvement provided by two years of Forteo injections. I am now on Evenity. My second infusion produced huge welts at the injection site, but no other reactions. I will have to use Prolia or Reclast after Evenity is done. I am fearful of both of them. Reclast is hard on the kidneys and osteonecrosis of the jaw bone is always a risk.