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Has anyone had a rems bone scan or tbs bone scan?
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I've had many years of DXA scans. They show osteoporosis in spine and borderline in hip. Got my first TBS this year. It shows good bone quality. When I enter it into the FRAXX calculator (for fracture risk), my risk % is a lot better.
This month, I had my first REMS. Had to pay out of pocket $250. It was pretty much consistent with my DXAs and my TBS. Shows slightly better numbers for my hip (just at the top range of osteopenia) and slightly better numbers in spine, but still osteoporosis. The REMS bone fragility score showed good quality bone and put me in the "green zone" with a pretty low risk of fracture.
At least in my case, the DXA and TBS were very consistent with the REMS. Now that I know that, I can use REMS as an intermediate measure of my progress. And because the REMS is ultrasound, I don't have to have the extra radiation.
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That is awesome. I am planning to get one. I just hope I get an accurate measurement and not one out of left field like that other person.
I just finally found my TBS score on my first ever Dexa from last November when I was diagnosed. My TBS score is NORMAL. So now I'm feeling like I have more time to make decisions. My spine score is horrible though, -3.1. But overall my risk of fracture seems low to me. Neither my TBS nor risk of fracture was discussed with me. Just that I had osteoporosis and that I needed to get on the meds.