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My Experience on Evenity for Treating Osteoporosis
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Happy Snow Day (in MN), @dmanduca, It looks like you have a health plan in progress. Thanks for sharing it with me. How did you lose 1.25 inches in height? I lost 3 inches in the last few years. I was 5'8" and liked that height. All of a sudden my dress pants are all too long. Can't roll them up well. At my annual, my PCP said I was now 5'5". I made her show me.
So I do have another question. Would you mind sharing with me the evidence you have found that says you may be allergic to Fosamax? Here, briefly, is why. I went from Tymlos to Prolia. That was not successful. I found a new endocrinologist who stopped the Prolia which was injected every 6 months and changed to Fosamax which presents as a tablet that I take every Monday morning. It appears that some of us cannot handle a 6 mos supply of medication in our bodies. Reducing the amount and increasing the frequency seems to work well. Just another idea for your research and planning.
May you be healthy and happy!
Chris
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Yes. Chris. The idea of putting an injection into my body that is supposed to last six months without knowing how I'll react to it first, really scares me. I tend to be very sensitive to medications and prefer the idea of taking something that I can stop if I really don't feel well.
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I have to assume the height reduction was due to osteoporosis but it may also just be part of aging. I took Fosamax once a week for three weeks. I developed a severe rash on my left wrist. It had a purple core. Again, it’s an assumption. On one of the video conference I watched the doctor suggested she would discontinue Fosamax if there is widespread hives. Neither my endocrinologist or myself can absolutely conclude it was from this drug. She did say she’d never seen such a severe rash. I’m hoping to give it another try to eliminate another cause.