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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 12 8:15am | Replies (36)
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My Endocrinologist orders the DEXA every other year and I have been going to her for the past 12 years. My last DEXA was summer of 2023. When my blood work is out of control, I see her every 3 months; when it is more stable every 6 months. If I had known then what I know now, I would have insisted on surgery to remove the parathyroid glands when I was first diagnosed with Hyperparathyroidism at age 75. It wasn't an option presented to me because of my age. The disease sucks the juice out of your bones and puts it in your blood. Could-a, should-a, would-a.
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I have similar problems. I'm 74 years old and last year I had parathyroid surgery with an experienced surgeon, but he could only find two of my parathyroid glands, both were normal. One was encased in scar tissue and got removed along with it. The other one, he stitched in place. I just had a more extension scan at the Mayo Clinic and it found what appears to be an abnormal parathyroid, but the surgeon is concerned that removing it could jeopardize the one working gland I have, which would leave me worse off than I am now. He is suggesting I start Evenity followed by Fosamax or Reclast. I feel as though I have no easy answers.