As I read the 4 notifications I've received, I am astonished! My question would be to the Cleveland Clinic... Why isn't there a someone sending up red flags warning doctors not to prescribe osteoporsis medication without first testing the patient with a PTH test? Three months after beginning any osteoporsis meds, see your Dentist. When I made an appt with my dentist, I told him I was on Fosamax. He told me to stop taking it 3 months before my visit with him. What does he and other physicians know about this drug? What have they seen and not reported? IT LONG PAST TIME FOR ALL PHYSICIANS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE & 1) REPORTING THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF OSTEOPORSIS MEDICATION & 2) WARNING WOMEN WHO R APPROACHING MENO TO BEGIN BUILDING BONE.

diannemr3, Are you taking Vitamin D or Vitamin D3? How many IU's of vit. D or vit. D3 are you taking? When Dr. orders blood tests, do you take previous tests and compare them? If not, do so. Don't leave it up to the dr.

Do you compare your dexa scans? I compared mine. My dexa scan was .2 higher on my left femur & my right arm putting me into the osteoporsis range. Do you go to the same Lab for blood tests & the same imaging place for your Dexa scans? This is important. The scan can be off if you have body fat like I do. If you are thin or within the suggested BMI for your height, then the scan may be accurate.

There are a lot of factors of a dexa scan that make me shake my head: age of the machine, the operator, if you wiggle while the scan is in progress, if you have a knee implant etc.

None of the members of my family ever had a broken bone. I am the only one in my family with scoliosis which can also make me a candidate for osteoporsis. I follow a strict Mediterranean diet. Why am I overweight. My knees are in bad shape. I am scheduled for knee surgery Feb. 2025. Walking has always been my thing. This is how I lose weight and keep it off.