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Loss of BMD in hips after taking Forteo or teriparatide?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 9 3:49pm | Replies (95)
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@lynn59

I don’t know how accurate REMs is, but according to my scan two months ago, my osteoporotic bones are still in the green zone (good) with respect to quality, albeit at the cusp of the orange zone. At least I was no where near the red! My first TBS score on April 9 will be interesting!

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mayblin | @mayblin | Apr 1 11:19am

Hi @lynn59 my tbs was improved from 1.264 (yellow region) to 1.32 green, the lower edge of normal at 13mo of forteo. But my Lspine is still at -3.1. What does that tell us? I read tbs is an additional aid for a glimpse of bone quality. In clinical settings, there aren't solid tests for bone quality or strength yet. There are times when I read that researchers measure them, only in clinical studies, with more scientific tools and criteria. Some of the research work can only be done in animal models.

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