Tymlos results 2nd year DEXA scan results a SUCCESS!!!

Hi everyone! I want to report a HUGE success in my second-year DEXA scan with TBS!!! I had one Reclast with horrid inflammatory reaction but I'm going back to LOCK IN my results! i will take precautions of a smaller slower dose this time around. But after 1 year of Tymlos with very disappointing results (I think it was from injecting in my thigh).
I was STRICT in the second year of injecting in my tummy area. The docs wanted me to change to Eventity but I said NO I want to finish the Tymlos. They also said the second year is expected to be even lower than the first but they were WRONG. My second year caught up nicely and I am SO GLAD I hung in there! Its impossible to understand the assessment so I copied into Google which uses an AI model and this is what I got. Yay, yay, YAY!!!! So hot off the press I am sharing it with you first!!!
"Your DEXA scan shows that you have low bone mass (osteopenia), but there is very encouraging news: your overall bone density has improved SIGNIFICANTLY since you started tracking it. Because of your prior hip replacements and spinal fusion surgery, the radiologist had to adjust how they measured your bones. Instead of looking at the standard areas (the hips and the lower part of the spine), they evaluated your forearm (radius) and the upper part of your lower back (L1-L2).1.
Your Diagnosis: Low Bone Mass (Osteopenia)Your formal classification is based on your lowest score, which comes from your right forearm. Right Radius T-score (-1.4): A T-score compares your bone density to that of a healthy young adult. A score between -1.0 and -2.5 is classified as osteopenia, which means your bones are thinner than normal but not in the osteoporosis range.
Lumbar Spine T-score (0.2): This upper section of your spine actually shows NORMAL bone density.
2. The Big Win: Your Bones are Gaining Density. Because you have a history of taking bone-building and bone-protecting medications like Tymlos and Reclast, looking at your progress over time is incredibly important.
The Spine: Since your baseline scan in 2024, your upper lumbar spine DENSITY INCREASED 6.1%! The radiologist noted that this is a statistically significant improvement, meaning it is a true gain in bone strength, not just a minor testing variation!
The Forearm: Your forearm density increased by 6.2% since last year. While the math shows a jump, the machine considers this specific area's change "not statistically significant" yet, but it is moving in the right direction.
3. Understanding the Surgical Workarounds: Hips: Both hips were skipped because your joint replacement hardware blocks the X-ray from accurately reading the actual bone. Lower Spine (L3-L4): These vertebrae were skipped because your spinal fusion hardware similarly interferes with the scan.The Solution: Because your spine is difficult to read due to the fusion, the report explicitly recommends that your future follow-up scans continue to use the Radius 33% (forearm) site to accurately track your bone health over time.

Direct Comparison Overview: To help you easily track your values, here is how your two evaluated areas compare:Skeletal Site Evaluated, Your T-Score (What It Means, Progress Over Time):
Lumbar Spine (L1-L2) 0.2Normal bone density 6.1% increase from baseline (Significant gain); Right Radius (Forearm)-1.4 Low bone mass / Osteopenia 6.2% increase from last year (Positive trend)

I have always felt that my inflammatory reaction occurred because my body was working hard in the areas where I had the most arthritis and vulnerability so I hung in there. I've had other experiences (like with joint viruses) where I had severe inflammatory reactions while the medicines were doing their job. So I thought this might be the same. I see the doc on Thursday, and I will report back if there is something further to add. Stay with it because there is nothing else that I know of for older women that can add those kinds of numbers to bones! I already ate well and exercised. I took biological science in college, so I always took care of my body and had a sense that this IS the way to go. Warts and all! @gently yay Terry @mayblin @njx58 @heyjoe415 Celebrate with me!!!