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Forteo vs. Tymlos: Which did you choose?
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Good afternoon @dugs1948. Welcome to Connect. We are very happy to have you join us. I am also on Tymlos and have five months to go before I have to transition over to a "preservative" now that the bone has been built up in the last 18 months.
I am concerned and a bit worried because the built-up bone will only last for two years. Then you have to protect it. Do you know what you are going to use? Are you working with an endocrinologist? Have you tried bisphosphonates like Boniva?
We are just hoping everyone pops in here to keep us all up to date and share their results.
May you be free of suffering and the causes of suffering.
Chris
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@artscaping and @dugs1948 Yes, welcome dugs1948. I am also on Tymlos. I had to use it for 6 weeks before the big surgery I had and will have to continue for up to 2 years, unless they decide to change me. I had a fusion done on June 9th from T10 to my pelvis. It was a 9 hour surgery. I had it done at Mayo Clinic at Rochester, MN. The surgeon told my husband I must have been in a lot of pain, since I had nerves being pinched at L-4 & 5. They put rods in to help stop the degeneration. The degeneration had caused a scoliosis that they straightened out as much as they could. I saw an endocrinologist to get on my Tymlos.