1. An orthopedist looked at the DEXA scan and said it was inaccurate. The lower lumbar vertebrae were rotated, and there was more than one standard deviation between low and high T scores. A difference of a few tenths apparently doesn't matter. I don't remember my scores off-hand.

2. I waited a year to see the orthopedist. I did a lot of reading and felt I was ok because again, I fell several times and nothing broke. I also came across information that raised concerns about DEXA accuracy. Also DEXA gives only a small piece of the puzzle. Dr. Susan Ott has some videos online you can find for her explanations.

3. It's been four years since the DEXA scan and I am still fine . The orthopedist uses the REMS ultrasound technology, and I will continue to use that instead of DEXA. If you want to continue to use DEXA you can research if there is a machine near you that offers the trabecular bone score software, which gives more info on bone quality. I think it costs extra, but it is more useful information. My orthopedist advised me to use only TBS equipped DEXA machines. There aren't any near me so I will continue with REMS. He says you cannot make errors with REMS as you can with DEXA. If the ultrasound can't get a good image it shows nothing for that area, whereas DEXA, if I understand it correctly, fills in the missing info on its own.