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Has anyone had a rems bone scan or tbs bone scan?
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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.
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I'm with you!! DXA shows my spine at -3.3. REMS shows scores for 4 separate vertabrae. The worst of them was -3.1. The others were -2.1 to -2.8. But TBS and REMS show good bone quality which makes me feel somewhat better. But it's still scary.
On the REMS...I feel so bad for the person on in this group that had the horrible REMS experience. My guess is that is an exception. Mine was done by a chiropractor. Super easy. It's just an ultrasound, so they put some gel on the wand and then just run it back and forth over your skin. I have a friend who had it done at another place in Chicago and she also had a good experience.