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Testing before and during fosamax (alendronate) after Tymlos

Posted by bluebonnet242 @bluebonnet242, May 5 11:45am

I am finishing Tymlos and will be going on alendronate (fosamax) instead of reclast. Did your doctors order dexa before starting alendronate? Also CTX and P1NP? Any other tests?

I can order the CTX and P1NP on my own but need a doctor’s order for the dexa. I was just curious what was typical? Also testing while on alendronate. Yearly dexa? CTX and P1NP?

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bluebonnet242 | @bluebonnet242 | 2 days ago
In reply to @rajmayo22 "I did not test for P1NP and CTX right away. My endo and I wanted to..." + (show)
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I did not test for P1NP and CTX right away. My endo and I wanted to check the two values as a baseline for Fosamax. I don't think that's what literature suggests.
I started Alendronate after a couple months.

I am due for DEXA and P1NP and CTX early Fall.

Good luck!

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@rajmayo22 Thanks!

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