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Recently diagnosed with severe osteoporosis of lumbar spine -3.4 T sco
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 1 6:51pm | Replies (68)Comment receiving replies
Hi Lynn59,
My functional medicine aprn did order tests for vitamin and mineral deficiency which resulted in not enough Omega 3s. I then had more tests done, CTX 742, P1NP 68, Homocysteine 6, Estradiol < 15, alkaline phosphate isoenzyems 90, intestinal isoenzymes 21, bone isoenzymes 46, liver isoenzymes 33, placental isoenzymes 0, macro hepatic 0, N telopeptide 63, creatine, random urine 67, Gliadin (deamidated) AB (IGG, IGA) < 1 and 2.3 for (Igg). No antibody detected. I also had a comprehensive stool test which shows i have Dysbiosis. My aprn wants me to go on a dairy and gluten free diet for 2 weeks and has prescribed supplements as indicated in McCormick's book Great bones. I will be doing this in a few weeks since dairy is my main source of calcium. I have no stomach or digestive issues but I obviously have some inflammation in my gut that I was never aware of. I'm not throwing out all the food I have already purchased and will slowly transition over to this diet.
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Hi @doglover1962 may I ask are your ctx and p1np your baseline readings? Prior to your forteo therapy, were you on any other bone meds? Is your doc going to monitor both bone markers during your forteo therapy?
Thank you very much for the note of "gene factor 5 leiden heterozygous"? May I ask which specialist orders this kind of test?
@doglover1962 and @lynn59 women bear most of the heavy duty of a caregiver. I'm so sorry to hear your loss. I've been there also. Let's not forget to prioritize self care in the process should we be put into the role again!
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Thank you so much! Very thorough and interesting testing. I’m getting all my calcium through dairy too now, but discovered I was lactose intolerant. I wonder if I should consider a comprehensive stool test. I’ve most of the other tests, except Ntx. I have no estradiol at all and would love to go on HRT. I had no idea you could test for a propensity to blood clotting. I’m going to save this email and reread it on Monday and perhaps find a naturopathic doctor here. I’m cooking Easter dinner for 20 people tomorrow! But such an informative response! Thanks again!