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What kind of plans are possible if you are looking ahead for many year
I am reading that Evenity is for one year; forteo/Tymlos for 2 years; Reclast for 3 years; bisphosphonates for 5 years; and Prolia for ten...
Last active: Aug 3, 2023
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Raloxifene Question
Background: I am on Raloxifene (Evista) and like it but my Endocrinologist wants me to change to a anabolic bone building therapy (Tymlos, Forteo, Evenity)...
Last active: Apr 21, 2023
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Anyone Have Exp w/T-6 Fracture & Weighted Vest?
Does anyone with a T-6 compression fracture have experience wearing a weighted vest? What type and how many lbs? Did it help? I’m 76. My...
Last active: Dec 12, 2023
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Does anyone self pay for an anabolic?
I have been told by one doctor that I probably won’t qualify with my insurance company for an anabolic, without first trying something like fosomax...
Last active: Jun 15 7:26am
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Younger than usual with severe osteoporosis
Looking for others with severe osteoporosis at a "youngish" age, for mutual support. I am 53 with severe osteoporosis---t-scores: lumbar -3.7, and femoral neck -3.2....
Last active: Aug 21 6:28pm
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Anyone else being treated for Osteoporosis and Scoliosis?
Greetings: I just finished the 12 month course of Evenity without any serious problems. Other than occasional soreness at the injection sites on my arms,...
Last active: May 13, 2023
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Choosing Our Poison
Our bodies are very complex entities. The drugs used to treat Osteoporosis can also affect other functions but that often seems to be ignored or...
Last active: Jun 29 9:45pm
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Recently diagnosed with severe osteoporosis of lumbar spine -3.4 T sco
I just saw an endocrinologist (referred by my OB/GYN) and all of my bloodwork came out within normal ranges. Although she did not test my...
Last active: Apr 1 6:51pm
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Taking Tymlos but Forteo recommended
Has anyone switched from Tymlos to Forteo and had fewer side effects? I went to a new endocrinologist today. She said that in her experience,...
Last active: Oct 23 9:11am
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Bone meds prior to spinal fusion
I had seen a doctor recommended by my PCP to explore injectables - spine is -1.9 and hip is -2.3, worse than scan two years...
Last active: Jan 12, 2023