Oh goodness what a small world - I had two African Grays myself! One of them talked a blue streak and I miss him so much. Once a parrot loves you, everybody else has to get out of the way. They really love you intensely when they love you. I guess a few of us are in California - YAY California! Sp Curly Locks - I use the NOW brand. I am a member of ConsumerLab.com, which is a consumer watchdog group for supplements, and they also post hundreds if not thousands of medical journal articles about the vitamins, minerals and herbs - what has been observed or tested for - efficacy - the usual. It's great information. They test the major brands and tell you what is approved and what is not. I became a member when maybe a dozen years ago there was lead in four or five brands of turmeric on the market. It's interesting to note that there is too much lead in some calcium supplements - AlgaeCal is one of them. They have improved, but sill have a little more to go before they will get approval again. But I digress. My DEXA scan score was -5.7. I researched the bone drugs like you are using, and what I learned was too disturbing. I needed real help. In addition to the supplements, I am on a very low dose of estrogen and progesterone. Also, my bone loss was probably caused by (a) my very bad addiction to diet soda all through my teen years and until I was 64 years old, and (b) I had a pituitary tumor my entire life that wasn't discovered until a couple years ago. It robbed my body of thyroid and adrenal functioning, and I didn't have enough human growth hormone. All my muscles wasted out of my body and I wound up on a ventilator! I'm coming back from that. I am followed very closely at UCSF. I am hoping to go back off the estrogen once I get to a respectable DEXA score. I just needed some quick help as I was fracturing. As I understand it, these bone strengthening drugs mostly look like you are growing new bone because it doesn't allow the old, dead bone to leave the system. It hangs around your bones and makes it look like your bones are more substantial. However, when you go off the medication, you pee out all the old bone as you would normally do and you are left with no progress on growing bones. I was thinking you could do the nutritional supplementation at the same time as the Tymlos - but I"m not sure if your body can absorb both. You can only do the estrogen thing if you don't have a family history of breast or ovarian cancer. I was put on birth control pills when I was 15 (I had very painful ovulation and periods) - so having extra estrogen in me has been the story of my life. One more thing I do for my body that is HUGE in saving bones is I don't eat sugar. I don't even eat fruit or bread, no beans (they are high in sugar). I have to do this because I am on a low dose of steroids for my adrenal insufficiency, and the steroids led me to candida overgrowth. Candida is fed by sugar - so it makes sense the way to control it is by not feeding it sugar, by taking probiotics, and herbal antifungals. I can't believe what a difference going off sugar has been to my body! I feel like I'm 20 years younger than my years. It's amazing! I was circling the drain before I went off sugar. And now I am reminded there is one more thing I do for my body - I take probiotics twice a day. I've seen many nutritionists say to take probiotics for bone growth. Hippocrates said "All disease begins in the gut," and I'm pretty sure he is right. Did you know you have more neurotransmitters in your gut than in your brain? 95% of your serotonin is found in your bowels! The gut is responsible for how you feel emotionally! It is fascinating. You are so lucky to have a functional doctor. I hope the boron relieves some of your pain.