List of questions for the MD - what do you wish you had asked?

Agreed. I have learned a lot from his books and used some of the research articles he cites about med sequencing in my insurance appeal.

@mayblin, I WAS able to get a disk of my DEXA scan and am really happy to have that. There is no deeper level of detail on my report. I

I’m happy for you! If you are going to have a new Dexa (with tbs hopefully), see if you can find a big university hospital or medical center where they use mychart. All my records including all images, labs, clinical notes are in there and could be easily pulled out for any doctor to see. Very convenient!

I was simply stating a fact, and am glad you understood.

No doubt McCormick book is very valuable and worth every penny. He pulled and presented vast information together. The book is a good investment of our money.

Too bad many doctors nowadays are too “busy” to spend quality time with each patient. But the best doctors I’ve encounted so far, spend a lot of time listening and discussimg with me without rushing. It is just very hard to find them. Good endocrinologists are far and between. If you could find an endo do 100% bone consulting you are in luck. If you find one who does or did real bone research and still seeing patients, you hit a mini jackpot. For most of us, I think finding one endo who has treated sufficient op patients and who keeps up with most recent treatment/management trends, is already good enough.

This forum is so rich of info and it’s free! I regret joining too late.

My beginning would start out with demanding bone markers. There isn’t or shouldn’t be a plan until you know what your bone health looks like and you can then make a path for what the next step looks like for you. Don’t get put on meds until you capture that picture we should have ALL HAD!

@frogwhizzer, Thanks. I agree and it's on the list! Thanks for weighing in.

@mayblin, I have My Chart, but the scans do not appear. I hope the disk is of good integrity!

My hips were the first to show bad numbers on Dexa. But, my spine eventually followed and is now just about as bad. I had a spine fracture after slightly improving numbers. I did finally have a TBS score, but no charts, it shows mild degradation, just slightly above the worst zone. I work out 2-3 hrs a day, partly in pool after fracture. I’ve always exercised. I’ve been on progesterone for years. Now trying other hormones. I’m afraid part of the reason some doctors seem short, aside from time, is that they’ve seen in the majority of cases, that for people who have true osteoporosis, nit osteopenia, that exercise, diet, and maybe even hormones aren’t enough. That said, I don’t want to add other new medical issues.

Additionally, my CTX-375, P1NP-51 were all at pretty good levels. So, that made me think that’s why doctors don’t always rely on those. I still fractured and DEXA and Tbs aren’t good.

Did you have your appointment? How did it go?