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Success with Prolia?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jan 11 1:02pm | Replies (128)

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@windyshores

It's so great that you were so proactive and sent that study to your doc, and that your doc read it and went along with your well substantiated wishes. Alendronate looks like it mostly maintains bone density gained with Prolia. Keith McCormick, who wrote the books on osteoporosis that many of us have read, says that Reclast is best because it is more potent. You do one infusion then monitor. But taking alendronate for a year is close or maybe as good (according to that study)!

If you are concerned you could consult with Keith McCormick, a chiropractor in W. MA who specializes in osteoporosis. But looks like you have a responsive doctor who respects your research.

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Thanx for reviewing the NIH compilation because I read it the same as you insofar as alendronate seems equivalent to the Reclast. And I just might consult with McСormick anyway now that I feel a little less desperate. Thanx for the suggestion.

I would have placed a substantial wager on a non-response from my doctor to the article I sent him. That was my Hail Mary after running into difficulty with getting an endocrinologist appointment. My doc is probably the most authoritarian and least interested in patient perspective (or at least this patient's perspective) of any doctor I have ever had.