No I am not on Prolia injections. I want to try and see if I can improve my bone density through diet and targeted exercise first. I only wish that I had found the bone clinic 12 months earlier when I found out I had osteopenia (t-score of -2.3 at spine then).
The fact that my rapid bone loss has ONLY been at the spine makes me think that I was just not doing the right weightbearing exercise for that area. I thought walking/hiking long distances and hills/steps would be enough. It was for my hips but not for my spine obviously. My hips are ok and they even scanned my wrist (another area that is common to have bone density issues) to see what was going on there. It is perfectly normal!
I will go on Prolia if my scan in April (8 months after starting the weightlifting) does not show enough improvement. Your bone is constantly breaking down old bone and growing new. It completely renews itself in 8 month cycles. If I had Prolia and did the weightlifting I would not know which was giving me what benefit. If I can improve it without the Prolia I will be very happy to avoid another medication. For me Prolia will be a last resort if the exercise route does not work enough by itself.
