@windyshores, Just reread my post and see the order of my treatment mixed up a little at the end. Sorry, more frazzled as the time nears to make a change.

Here’s my sequence: the first part about Reclast being a nightmare for me is spot on. I was not a candidate for things like Fosamax or Boniva. Reclast was the only option I was given and was never on anything else for osteoporosis. Perhaps because I was teetering from osteopenia to osteoporosis. I wasn’t pushed into taking anything. When the time came I liked Reclast was once a year and didn’t have to add another med to my daily arsenal. But I had a severe reaction from Reclast from the start (within the first few hours) which lasted for months, albeit not as horrible as the first month. The next year I opted out of everything and tried controlling with diet & exercise.

My doc (at the time) provided labs and bone density in his office, so I had a BDS every year. My scores weren’t great and Prolia was recommended. I’ve taken it for 12 years with no side effects and no bone loss or fractures of any kind.

Changed Endo’s while on Prolia and finally found someone I have complete trust in. Last year she (Doc) said with this much time clear it was time to go off Prolia and have one Reclast to seal the gains : - o. !!!

6/5/21 tripped over potting soil into a wood pallet stocked w logs then onto concrete floor. Fractured 6 ribs, 2 were acute, one still not healed to date. 11/30/21 felt big change in pain, x-ray showed another acute fracture. I was sent for DXA & full spine X-rays early March. Doc then said in April I should move to Evenity. After much research (not great on Evenity and black box warning) I stumbled across this group while on Mayo’s website! Yeah—so grateful to everyone here.

Wasn’t happy about Evenity findings but now seeing some positive. I wanted a 2nd consult, she encouraged it. It’s been impossible to find someone reputable that isn’t booked into July. I reached out to a couple docs of mine, so did my own Endo. We each found one—hers, excellent, but retired in Sept., mine excellent booked until June. Hers continues research, lectures, but sponsored for some things by Amgen. They conferred about my case, treatment suggestion: Reclast in April then as numbers go up, Evenity. My other doc called his recommendation, pleaded my case. She agreed to review it by me uploading records to her portal. Called the next day and will see me this Saturday for consult.

In gathering my records I noticed Radiology missed something on the original report. Add in another rib. I’ve now gone from 6 to 8 ribs. Oddly, had dinner with friends this last Friday….the wife was on Tymlos a few yrs ago, said it wasn’t that bad, side effects but could handle them. Proceeds to tell me sometimes she forgot to take it then just stopped by herself. ???

You mentioned heart palpations, may I ask if you’re on any heart meds? I have hypertension bordering on the need for an additional drug to lower those numbers. Can you tell me who Lani Simpson is? I’d like to see that video. Thank you so much for all of the information you share, it truly means a lot to me!