Struggling with making an osteoporosis treatment decision

@meganstpaulmn I have several fractures in my spine and totally agree with you on the pain. I never wore a brace much because I was told muscles would weaken but stayed in bed a lot.

Regarding HRT, as a breast cancer survivor (so far) I would just caution people on that risk. My cancer was driven by estrogen even after menopause.

Thank you for your answer.
Does the Infusion center order the Evenity for you each month?

I hope you are stable now and managing ok. I had no idea how bad osteoporosis could be. The mental adjustment is difficult. This disease doesn't get the attention that it deserves! It's hard to figure out what to do.

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.

Wow my CTX is 934 and P1NP is 77.
I have started Eventy for a spine T score of -4.6 also.
Please keep us updated on what McCormick has to say.

within 48 hrs i was in severe pain could not really walk or open my hands went to my dr he gave me a steroid pac i took the first line and by the next day all the pain was gone so i thought. the minute i was off the steroids the pain came back.it was my whole body a burning deep penetrating pain that i couldn't sleep walking and moving was very painful my whole body just ached. i was put on 20 mg prednisone and that helped somewhat but i was never without pain. as the months went on and the shot was waning the pain got better and then i was told i had ra never had any o =f this before the shot so yes i do believe the shot did alot of damage and i beliee it is still doing it. do not take the prolia shot 6 wks after having the shot i had my first compresion fracture but did not know it until it was pretty much healed. very painful then my 6 mos with prolia was up on may and this past auguat i had another compression frxture. they say that happens whwn you stop the prolia and i only had 1 shot. i am so angry with myself gor not checking it out i trusted my dr and now will suffer with side effects for the rest of my life such as fractures i can only say the fda did not vet this drug properly and drs are giving it out and know nothing about it ir how bad it can be nope this helps

I have been taken alendronate for a bit over a year and started a new year with not much success Now I am not under the boarder line of osteo but I am osteo I need to check into my numbers more now that I am a bit paranoid of all these new meds to building bones. I asked my family doctor about that needle to help build bones and she recommended I speak to a specialist which I did. She was asking me all these questions almost like she had no information in front of her about my pass. I felt a bit uncomfortable but right away suggested prolia. I was excited at first to be starting this new bone builder till I picked up my injection at my pharmacy and it was not refrigerated right away when I got home for about 5 hrs . I started to read up on it if it was not refrigerated what can happen then I came across this site and now I am totally freaked out about even taking it. I have it in the fridge and I will not be taking it till I sit down again with this specialist and I request my findings on my last scan where I stand. Maybe I am not bad enough to do this and try an alternative to what I was on or could still be on and more. I am 68 and pretty active and I cannot afford these side effects for life. Maybe reading more of this will clarify my thinking of what avenue to take. So far I am very torn on all these treatments I am thinking of risking not taking anything and dealing with what ever happens and hope I never break a bone then to take something and having fractures in my back over nothing. Scare out of my mind here

I have been taken alendronate for a bit over a year and started a new year with not much success Now I am not under the boarder line of osteo but I am osteo I need to check into my numbers more now that I am a bit paranoid of all these new meds to building bones. I asked my family doctor about that needle to help build bones and she recommended I speak to a specialist which I did. She was asking me all these questions almost like she had no information in front of her about my pass. I felt a bit uncomfortable but right away suggested prolia. I was excited at first to be starting this new bone builder till I picked up my injection at my pharmacy and it was not refrigerated right away when I got home for about 5 hrs . I started to read up on it if it was not refrigerated what can happen then I came across this site and now I am totally freaked out about even taking it. I have it in the fridge and I will not be taking it till I sit down again with this specialist and I request my findings on my last scan where I stand. Maybe I am not bad enough to do this and try an alternative to what I was on or could still be on and more. I am 68 and pretty active and I cannot afford these side effects for life. Maybe reading more of this will clarify my thinking of what avenue to take. So far I am very torn on all these treatments I am thinking of risking not taking anything and dealing with what ever happens and hope I never break a bone then to take something and having fractures in my back over nothing. Scare out of my mind here

i am glad i found this because there are days i think i am losing my mind. i go to a cognitive therapist to try and understand. having had 2 compression fratures one last dec and another this past august i am so afraid to do anything. it is like i have to think should i do this or not. it is such a shame that drs give these drugs and really have
no real knowledge of them. my dr said i never had anyone have such a severe reaction and sent me to someone else who has alittle knowledge but really should be alot better. awaiting an appt with another dr for a second opinion. from your post i know you understand how frustrating it is when no one really knows whar to do.i know i probably have to do something but what