@bozley At 60, I got a DEXA scan and they found severe osteoporosis in my spine. Like you, I was in shock and extremely upset. I never thought I could do it - but I have been giving myself daily shots. In 12 months my spine t-score went from -3.1 to -2.4.

After reading about a lot of other peoples experiences I really believe giving yourself these shots is nothing compared to fracturing your vertebrae. Fracturing vertebrae is very very bad - 2/3 are "silent" so you won't even know about it. Then you will get a "bad" one, get an xray, and discover u have really fractured multiple vertebrae! After fracturing a vertebrae, some people are in chronic pain the rest of their lives, others end up in wheelchairs, others have to severely restrict their activities for daily living. My doctor said every unmedicated patient she has ever met who has fractured regrets not being on these medications.

I am very thin too,. The needle is very short. The nurse will show you how to do it. btw I have had no side effects from tymlos.

Good luck to you.