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Significant osteoporosis: I need a bone plan
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Dec 10, 2022 | Replies (88)Comment receiving replies
Hello @heyhey and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. We are glad that you have posted about osteoporosis. There are many of us who are dealing with the decision of how to best treat this problem. Here is a link to some information from Mayo Clinic's website that you might find interesting, https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/osteoporosis/in-depth/osteoporosis-treatment/art-20046869
Here are some of the discussions on Connect that Chris, @artscaping, mentioned in her post above.
– Osteopenia: AlgaeCal Plus, strontium citrate & other treatments: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/question-5/
– Osteoporosis treatment or strontium citrate?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/osteoporosis-treatment-or-strontium-citrate/
You may also be interested in the following article by American Bone Health Organization – Why Strontium Is Not Advised for Bone Health: https://americanbonehealth.org/medications-bone-health/why-strontium-is-not-advised-for-bone-health/
An endocrinologist is the best type of specialist to assist you as you move through the decisions on your osteoporosis treatment. Are you working with an endocrinologist now?
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Thank you. I immediately self referred myself to an endocrinologist after I reviewed by bone scan. He wants me to consider Evenity, Forteo and Tymlos (pretty much in that order). I feel that Evenity has not provided evidence of efficacy over Forteo or Tymlos , plus its mode of action is quite different and has had little time on market to identify long term side effects. Do you know of any research comparing Forteo to Tymlos? My number are bad in spine, less bad in hips. Also, do you have any links to explain how to manage risk of spinal fractures (aside from medication, diet, exercise), example, whether I can continue to dive, cycle, run, wrastle with pet dogs, that sort of thing.