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windyshores, could you share your osteoporosis/med/T Score journey briefly?
Here's my progression. My PCP wants to put me on Prolia. I've scheduled a second opinion with an endocrinologist. I'm debating whether to try a natural approach. The reason is I've been holding at -3.3 on spine and my NTX test shows I'm not breaking down bone quickly. I've noticed a huge deficit in my diet in all essential bone vitamins and minerals. All this will be discussed the endocrinologist. I'm guessing she will be concerned with hip, femoral, forearm numbers.
2014 - spine -3.5, hip -1.7, femoral neck n/a - started Alendronate
2016 - spine -3.3, hip -1.5, femoral neck -2.0 - Alendronate
2018 - spine -3.3, hip -1.9, femoral neck -2.6 - Alendronate
2019 - 2022 - Alendronate holiday
2022 - spine -3.3, hip -2.2, femoral neck -2.7, forearm -2.4
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Are you skeptical about switching to the bone-building drugs? Your scores-history with Alendronate is why I am hoping to jump to the anaerobic treatments first. I feel as if my -4.9 lumbar score is a sword of Damocles hanging over me. Until I get to the endocrinologist, I am trying to get the nutrients (including Vitamin K2 (mk7) and walking (worried about lifting weights with my numbers).