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Osteoporosis quite severe if I started hrt now will it help . I am 74
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I started the HRT first, right after the diagnosis of osteoporosis, because I was able to order it for myself. It took awhile to get in with the endocrinologist, but the next labs I'll do for her have some bone markers. She did a lot of labs initially checking for adult-onset bone conditions, checked the parathyroid glands, and all that.
I have recovered well from the fracture, and will start skiing again, since this last DEXA is so improved.
As an example of why I think Covid infections caused bone loss: in 2015 I went over the handlebars of my mountain bike and dropped about 10 feet onto hard-packed dirt and granite. My pelvis was fractured in two places. It was quite an impact, and the orthopedist joked that I had given myself a DEXA scan, because if I had osteoporosis, my pelvis would have shattered! It didn't, because I didn't at that point. I spent 3 weeks on crutches, then walked away as if it had never happened.
The only thing that happened between that accident and my spinal fragility fracture was 4 cases of Covid. Almost impossible to avoid as a working MD. Covid, even minor infections, has been shown to cause rapid bone loss in lab rats set up to mimic humans as closely as possible. In light of that first accident, I was stunned to receive the osteoporosis diagnosis.
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Hi bboon44. Very interested in your account regarding the Covid . I have never caught covid at all however I was talked into having the awful vaccination and immediately after the second and last jab in 2021 my SI joint pain started up and my bone density began to drop . I had a fall down stairs and hit a hard floor beginning of 2020 just as Covid began and before jab . I never fractured or broke a single bone !! Now I have severe SI joint pain and osteoporosis!! Life changing . I also have benign lytic lesions in my neck. Otherwise I am very healthy ! I am the one who is scared to take the drugs for osteoporosis as I react badly to meds as I am very slim and only weigh 48kgs ( 106 lbs) . I will be starting HRT today plus testosterone small amount . I hope I can tolerate it as it may be my only hope !! It’s very interesting having feedback from these people on the Mayo site . I live in England. Keep it up .
Would you please provide the link for any studies showing COVID causing rapid bone loss. Thank you.
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Thanks for sharing!
We may have a handful members here using PTH analog with HRT. Since my bone markers were pretty low reflecting a low turnover state on a low dose HRT (0.025mg/day transdermal estradiol), I wonder what the combination effect of HRT + PTH analog would be. Obviously, this combo is working for you wonderfully. It will be great if you could share your bone marker results after you get your lab done as the information might be useful to someone. All the best to you.