Dr. Doug Lucas Has anyone here paid money to work with Dr. Lucas?

@lhankins
I'm wondering about the outcome of your appointment with the team member of Dr. Lucas? What was the nature of your inquiry there?

He rubs me the wrong way. "If you really want our BEST help, it will cost you $13,000. " Sorry. The best doctors at the Mayo Clinic won't cost you that much. His goal is to make money first.

@keepitreal
I had to postpone that appointment. I have another one later in March. Just exploratory on my behalf. Trying to learn as much as I can like everyone else here. This is such a complex disease with many conflicting commentaries out there.

@lhankins
Thank you, I hope you will choose to share your experience after your appointment.

Your comments are encouraging! Would you mind noting at what age you started hrt and how often you go to the gym or do resistance training?

I share your sense of Dr Doug. Listen to his videos, they are interesting and valuable, but don't buy anything.
There are several who prey upon a vulnerable group (those of us with osteoporosis) who are fairly underserved in the medical world. Our specialists have other specialities like diabetes, but the endocrinology niche has so many diseases to attend to. Our doctors are informed by and siphoned off by pharmaceutical companies. Side effects are summarily dismissed (after all, we are mostly women). It can be genuinely wonderful to have someone who takes an hour to listen.
Listen to why he doesn't accept medical insurance, and laugh.
He does, though, order bone markers and is investigating their use. He is thinking that the anabolics should be the start medication.
And he is nice looking, though the bathtub photo is a little over the top.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwdGGy-YA3p28mYbfh19xqA/videos

Hi sung 33,
I have no idea if I'm still building bone, hopefully I am, and what I do evolves as I go along.
I did take hrt for 5 years from about age 50, and then started again maybe 2 yrs ago, with a break because of unexplained bleeding, once everything sorted out I resumed.
I now go to gym regularly, I was going every day, but now build in some rest days.
I have a 4 day sequence, legs ie resistance machines , upper body resistance machines, cable machine, free weights.
I don't focus on heavy weights, rather, I try and get maximum benefit from what I do, taking my time etc
I'm at gym an hour each session.
Also some stretches and balance exercises afterwards.
I also do a few exercises at home before going out eg heel drops, step ups, lunges, squats, dead bug, bridge,, bird dog.
I try and optimise diet, with eg home made stock for soup, good quality protein.
All sounds a lot, but I'm no exceptional athlete I assure you, build up gradually and do what you can. I'd much rather do other things but I want to maximise some gains if possible while I can.