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Struggling with making an osteoporosis treatment decision
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jun 4 11:43pm | Replies (661)Comment receiving replies
I intended a pithy semi-humorous response, not a debate. However, I recently read that although fracture rates are higher with more severe DEXA, the most fractures actually happen with osteopenia.
I fought hard to get on meds and for years could not tolerate any of them until I discovered the slow start with Tymlos.
The only reason I post here is that I want people to know how permanently painful and disabling fractures can be. I don't care if I go bald or spend the day in bed, I am taking Tymlos. I will never be the same after one movement that caused three fractures.
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If it’s not too intrusive, could I ask which movement caused your fractures?
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😏 By the way, I read that too, about the large number of serious fractures that occur among people with osteopenia. That certainly got my attention. One explanation was that the number is larger because there simply are more people with osteopenia than osteoporosis. I would assume that they are younger, more active woman, thus more likely to break bones from sports, etc.
But another study used it to speculate that science isn't adequately evaluating overall bone health in favor of just looking at density. It's way cheaper to measure bone density so DEXA results are still the first-line filters but, as with the perceived density of bones on bisphosphonate-users, can be misleading.