How did your course of Tymlos go? I really really wanted it to work, and so I ignored the first symptoms of side effects until it got to the point where they knocked me out. Seriously. That was December of 2021. Today—June 15, 2023—I just sat for my first infusion of Reclast.
I am 62 with the bones of an 82-year old. For most of my life I was an athlete, competing at world and national levels as recently as 2009 (masters). So cardio and weight bearing exercises were part of everyday life. I always ate right, abstained from alcohol, sugar, processed meats, manufactured foods, and cigarettes, etc. So it really surprised me three years ago to find out not only that I had osteoporosis, but that it was so severe.
And that's life. We can prepare. We can take precautions. We can believe we're doing or have done all the "right things" but that doesn't necessarily spare us, does it?
Trust and hope all is well. Connect when you can!
If you haven't already done so, have your blood levels checked for serum calcium, ionized calcium, vitamin D and parathyroid hormone to check for hyperparathyroidism, which pulls calcium out of your bones causing osteoporosis. I've had high/normal calcium for years and my doctor finally decided to check my parathyroid levels, which are also high. I am getting a scan to check my parathyroid glands, but an endocrine surgeon said I will need surgery even if nothing shows up on the scan, based on my blood work. After surgery, osteoporosis usually gets a little better as the bones pull calcium back into them.