Hello, I am new to the Mayo Connect Clinic and wish to express my deep appreciation to all of you for sharing your experiences, which I have been reading voraciously . Your information and wealth of personal experience is invaluably helpful to me. I was diagnosed with mild osteoporosis 3 years ago. Unfortunately, my doctor never explained how serious this was, reassuring me this was a very slow progressing condition not requiring another DEXA for 3 more years! I was devastated to learn last month that my T score has increased to -3.5 from -2.8. This was devastating shocking news I'm still reeling from. I had been taking a good bone supplement -- AOR Bone Basics -- for 3 year with a full range of minerals which evidently didn't stop the BMD loss. More medication is horrifying to me after a year of high dose Prednisone and another immunosuppressant, which I have no doubt were the greatest contributors to this. I have been researching around the clock, following Keith McCormick -- ordered both his books -- and just watched the 5 day OsteoBoston Summit. I am on wait list for local endocrinologist and consulted an integrative medicine physician I will continue to see. Thank you again to everyone. Your stories are read by many and really make a difference.