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@kirstenlheld

I just had my follow up phone appointment with Dr. McCormick. At this point, I have had all the tests done with my CTX score being in the mid 600s, my estradiol being 9.1, my P1NP result was 63.6, and my Alk Phos was 124 (it has been high since 2017). What he is suggesting now is a four month regimen of Osteostim 4x/day, Reseveratrol Supreme with Quercitin 2x/day, one scoop of Collagen/day, ultra low dose, bioidentical estrogen/progesterone patch, and doing a five day urine ph test to see if I need two additional supplements. We do this for four months, retest everything except the P1NP, and if my CTX score has come down to 300 or so, then we're good. If not, he would then concur with my endocrinologist who recommended that I go on Reclast infusion for a year.

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Hi kirstenlheld, may I ask how old you are?

I will be speaking with Dr M in a few weeks. My P1NP is like yours and my CTX slightly lower at 514. I wonder what advice he will give me. I am pretty much resigned to starting Evenity after much research and thought. Also, I finally found a doc who got me approved, another hurdle with the uninformed insurance cos. I definitely believe its all a racquet with the pharma cos but I am also scared of waiting too long and fracturing something. Feels like a tightrope walk for sure.