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Osteoporosis

Posted by tilou @tilou, Nov 11, 2023

Is or are there any helf or treatments for osteoporosis other than drugs? I am 83 years old and have a compression fracture of the spine because I lifted a heavy garden pot (I was thinking I was 20 years old and love gardening!!!). My DA makes me wear a heavy belt to avoid bending. Nothing else.

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windyshores | @windyshores | Jan 7 3:31pm
In reply to @merpreb "@tilou- Hello. When your T score went from -3.3 down to 2.5 on Tymlos did you..." + (show)
@merpreb

@tilou- Hello. When your T score went from -3.3 down to 2.5 on Tymlos did you stop taking Tymlos? It is my understanding that -3 and less is osteoporosis. And yours got worse.

Merry

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@merpreb the cut off for osteoporosis is -2.5. Mine did not get worse. Going from -3.3 to -2.5 is going UP to borderline. Maybe the minus sign is confusing. I had fantastic gains.

I had the DEXA at 18 months and continued for 6 more months.

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Merry, Alumni Mentor | @merpreb | Jan 8 7:26am
In reply to @windyshores "@merpreb the cut off for osteoporosis is -2.5. Mine did not get worse. Going from -3.3..." + (show)
@windyshores

@merpreb the cut off for osteoporosis is -2.5. Mine did not get worse. Going from -3.3 to -2.5 is going UP to borderline. Maybe the minus sign is confusing. I had fantastic gains.

I had the DEXA at 18 months and continued for 6 more months.

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@windyshores- Thank you for this correction! Of course, I forgot my basic math! I'm happy for you. It's a tough decision for me to make whether I'll try one of the new medications or not. Like everyone, I'm very scared of side effects.

Thanks again!

Merry

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windyshores | @windyshores | Jan 8 8:53am
In reply to @merpreb "@windyshores- Thank you for this correction! Of course, I forgot my basic math! I'm happy for..." + (show)
@merpreb

@windyshores- Thank you for this correction! Of course, I forgot my basic math! I'm happy for you. It's a tough decision for me to make whether I'll try one of the new medications or not. Like everyone, I'm very scared of side effects.

Thanks again!

Merry

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@merpreb I think we all get confused by the "up" and "down" with minus sign 🙂

I liked Tymlos because I could start at a low dose and ramp up. It felt safer and I could monitor side effects at each level. I will do 20% dose of Reclast. I wish I could do a partial dose of Evenity! (I guess I could refuse the second shot!). I was grateful for Tymlos.

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