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Windyshores or others!!!

Posted by guinivere @guinivere, Jun 5 5:28pm

am trying to FINALLY make a decision between Tymlos & Prolia as starting treatmment for fairly severe osteoporosiss. Have posted here before but lost track! -- am 86 years old & have fairly severe osteoporosis. One fracture, a year ago in a wrist. My main concern about Tymlos is the necessity for a steady hand which I do not always have.

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rajmayo22 | @rajmayo22 | Jul 27 10:00am

Lately, I have been using these smaller needles and what a breeze when injecting Tymlos. All under OP injectables should insist their Endo and Pharmacy for thes BD nano or similar.

Will be done w/Tymlos in 4 weeks!

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loriesco | @loriesco | Jul 27 11:39am
In reply to @isabelle7 "@loriesco Good for you!! I don't know why they don't automatically give them to you! Ours..." + (show)
@isabelle7

@loriesco

Good for you!! I don't know why they don't automatically give them to you!

Ours are BD Nano Ultra-Fine pen needles - 4mm x 32G. Sounds like the same size you have. They are super easy to insert and he says he doesn't even feel it. Good luck to you too!!

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Those are the ones I will get! I don’t know why either. It’s the same with the Covid vaccinations at cvs — I haven’t ask for a finer needle. Common sense with dictate that if they offered people finer needles on their injections, more people would get the injections they’re supposed to have! Right?!

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njhornung | @normahorn | Jul 27 11:45am

During my cataract surgery, the ophthalmologist asked for a needle to inject some medicine in my eye (dropless surgery). He rejected the 33-gauge needle asking instead for a 25-gauge one as what he wanted to inject was too thick for the very fine needle. Common sense.

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isabelle7 | @isabelle7 | Jul 28 11:38pm
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@loriesco

Those are the ones I will get! I don’t know why either. It’s the same with the Covid vaccinations at cvs — I haven’t ask for a finer needle. Common sense with dictate that if they offered people finer needles on their injections, more people would get the injections they’re supposed to have! Right?!

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@loriesco

It makes no sense to me why they wouldn’t just use fine needles. I can’t imagine anyone not wanting them over thicker ones.

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