@doglover1962
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517?i=1000676606414
Good morning. Yesterday I came across this podcast with Dr Keith McCormick and found it extremely informative. As it turns out, I was supposed to go for a DEXA scan today and after hearing him mention the add on test called Trabecular Bone Score which is helpful in assessing bone quality, (not just density) I called my doc to ask if we could add it on and she had never heard of it, but since I checked my Medicare Advantage Plan with United Healthcare and they cover it- I found a facility about 60 miles from my home that performs it and cancelled my DEXA for today and will reschedule at the other facility. I already had his book “The Whole-Body Approach to Osteoporosis “ which I hadn’t read yet and started reading last night. (Highly recommend!) On my last Bone density scan 2 years ago I was just a hair away from Osteoporosis. I am 71 now and have always been an active gal-walk 3-6 miles a day etc but I have degenerative disc disease diagnosed in 2019 plus all the unpleasant experiences of menopause (hot flashes, insomnia, vaginal atrophy etc) so I am on a mission to improve my Osteoporosis trajectory. Did you find the consult with Dr McCormick helpful and did he want to order labs? Will you continue to have follow ups with him?