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Evenity and chloresterol
My cholesterol has always been high so my doctor is working with me to lower it with diet, exercise, fish oil, etc. Statins have had...
Understanding advice for dealing with osteoporosis and navigating info
I am looking at where I went wrong following the advice to exercise, eat well and take supplements. I did all of that - religiously...
My doctor did not prescribe any other medication after Prolia
I am a 24 year old male. I have been taking prolia for 3.5 years due to osteoporosis. After 7 doses of prolia, my doctor...
Osteoporosis and Frax score?
Recently diagnosed with osteoporosis (56) in femoral neck (-2.6) and osteopenia in hips (2.5), spine still good, so far. The endocrinologist said to start Reclast...
Going to Dr. today to discuss starting on medication.
I'm 70 y/o, diagnosed with mild to moderate osteo in hips. No surprise, runs in the family. I'm nervous about drugs in general, the Bone...
Osteoporosis bone density test. Did you get yours? How did you do?
After 18 months on Tymlos, my bone density tests are in. For my age, 78, my scores are in the range and the hips have...
Vitamin D Not Responding to Supplementation- Seeking Insights
I’m a healthy 46-year-old dealing with persistent insufficient vitamin D levels despite increasing supplementation over the past year, and I’m hoping to hear from others...
Bone turnover markers (CTX and P1NP): do you have a baseline?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/bone-turnover-markers-ctx-and-p1np-do-you-have-a-baseline/
Currently i am on forteo therapy with a couple bone markers tests done. However, I didnt have ctx or p1np tested before the start of...
overwhelmed by so much (often conflicting) info on natural approaches
Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone else feels overwhelmed when researching what to do about dealing with osteoporosis naturally. There is so much good...
Help understanding T score results
Hi, I am 70 years old, and was diagnosed with osteoporosis 2 years ago in lumbar spine. Other areas were OK or osteopenia. My spine...
Thoughts on Strontium?
I'm on month 11 of Tymlos and although I'm having some side effects that are manageable, I'm getting tired of being tired all the time....
What's the evidence on Calcium and Vitamin D for bone density?
A recent bone density test came back in the low average range for my age. My OBGYN recommended calcium and vitamin D. I checked with...
Osteoporosis without drugs
I do have some positive news. Dr Belinda Beck has designed an exercise programme for people who need to strengthen their bones. She is Australian...
51 yo just diagnosed with Osteoporosis
I had my first DEXA scan at 49 and it came back as having osteopenia. I received a diagnosis of osteoporosis this week, with 14.7%...
I reversed osteoporosis without drugs
I had my bone quality test yesterday along with another bone density test. This was my third bone density test in 14 months. My first...
Multiple Stress Fractures while on meds for Essential Thrombocytosis
Two years ago I suffered a stress fracture of the tibia plateau while riding my bike through sand, since then I have 4 other stress...
Osteoporosis, Paratheyroidectomy and drug choices
Hi All, I am new to this forum and would like some feedback to see if anyone has undergone the issues I am having. I...
Mixed results 1 year after Forteo: What are your thoughts?
Hello all,Recently I've pondering with my dexa results 1 year post Forteo treatment. There are so many involved factors which made it hard to pinpoint...
68 yr. man with -4.9 in L4!
A first DEXA has revealed that I have osteoporosis in one my femoral necks (-2.7) and average -4.4 in Lumbar vertebrae (one region was -4.9)....
New Osteoporosis Diagnosis - Where to Start
I was diagnosed with osteoporosis last year at the age of 52. As I’m sure most of you can relate, I was devastated and instantly...