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Is there an alternative path after years on Prolia?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 27 6:00pm | Replies (43)Comment receiving replies
Good luck getting any feedback on your tbs score. I jumped through hoops to get TBS added, then couldn't find a doctor who would give it a 2nd look. They don't seem to know or care about it. All they care about is the DXA itself.
I'm going to get another one with my DXA at the 1 year mark, as I'm on Tymlos and want to log any changes. But while I understand DXA scores, I don't understand how to read a TBS score. The clinic with TBS doesn't take my insurance (I paid for the DXA + TBS out of pocket). But consulting with their doctors would cost hundreds of dollars per visit.
Hopefully I can find a medical pro on my insurance who will interpret it for me.
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One nice thing is that Tymlos improves the microarchitecture of the bones. It would be great to compare the TBS after a year on Tymlos. But not so great to pay again. I'd be curious.
Often, now for example. this site won't allow me to link a text. This article has a nice, maybe too extensive, explanation of how to read the TBS report.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7270440/#:~:text=different%20between%20genders.-,Among%20men%2C%20TBS%20≥%201.326%20is%20considered%20to%20be%20normal,1.357%20an
Wikipedia:
TBS value means that microarchitecture bone is dense, well connected with little spaces between trabeculaes. Conversely, a low TBS value means that the microarchitecture of bone is incomplete and poorly connected with wide spaces between trabeculae.
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I’ve had the TBS and can probably explain some things. What are your questions.?