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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: May 2 7:43am | Replies (73)
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DEXA scores may seem all over the map, but if you make a chart with each set of scores over the years, the trend is clear.
I personally would not recommend letting bones "age naturally." Especially if you already have moderate osteoporosis.
But I have spinal fractures that give me pain and limit what I can do, and even threaten my independence. I am willing to suffer any side effects to prevent more fractures. Luckily Tymlos is not causing many problems after I ramped up slowly on the dose for the first two months,
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I'm banking on Osteostrong. I'll let you know my next results when I get my next scan in 2024.
Having a small framed and thin mother who lived to be 97 with no major fractures and a 4'9" grandmother who lived to be 107 and suffered her first major fracture at 105 when she broke her hip after a fall...I think I might still opt to take my chances with nature vs biphosphonates that have been proven to create weak bones that spontaneously fracture.
I have yet to hear about, read about or be told about a drug for osteoporosis with side effects less dangerous than a POSSIBLE fracture. TYMLOS is no different in that regard:
https://hsionline.com/2017/05/08/new-osteoporosis-med-actually-puts-bones-at-risk-of-cancer/