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Very encouraged to read about such solid results from a year of Evenity, and that everyone is living through it, in any case! Like many who've posted here, I was very nervous about starting this drug and dove into the medical literature to get a real sense of the risk. Unfortunately, the research to date has not established a biological mechanism to explain a link between the drug and any elevated risk of heart attack or stroke. My endocrinologist acknowledged this and the fact the longitudinal data about potential risks and long-term effects of this drug just don't exist yet. Still, he said it's the best option for me to build bone density. (I was on Prolia for five years, had a modest gain after two and nada after that; Fosamax is out because of GI problems; and Tymlos hasn't come up, although the cancer risk, if slight, turned me off.) But he did order a cardiac calcium scan and additional blood work to assess my baseline risk before my first injections in January - the good results of those gave me the confidence to start Evenity. Something for those still on the fence to consider requesting...
Congratulations on completing your Evenity course of treatment! I'm so encouraged by your results and happy for you.