I received my DXA scan result. I was Teriparatide for 2 years and then Raloxifene for 2 years. Switched to HRT 1.5 months ago.
One other note, I don't have a score for my right hip. Reason I had a hip replacement 1 year ago. The hip was replaced due to a body design flaw 😄 ( rotated pelvis and hip is higher than left) and I wore it out from all the fitness I do. Nothing to do with Osteoporosis. I hope this helps!
Sept 16, 2021
1. Lumbar Spine osteopenia with a T score of -2.2 measured from L1 through L3.
2. Femoral osteoporosis with a left hip total T score of -3.0 and right hip total T score of -3.3.
3. Radial osteoporosis with a T score of -4.1.
The results started the treatment.
10/11/23 Results of Teriparatide - Huge improvement!
LOCATION: L1-L4 AP Lumbar spine
BMD in g/cm2: 1.361
T-Score: 1.5
Z-Score: 3.1 %
Change since prior study: +32.3
LOCATION: Left femoral total
BMD in g/cm2: 0.724
T-Score: -2.3
Z-Score: -1
LOCATION: Right femoral total
BMD in g/cm2: 0.683
T-Score: -2.6
Z-Score: -1.3
% Change in mean total femur since prior study: +14.7
10/13/25 - Raloxifene
Lumbar Spine -1.1
Left Femoral neck T-score -2.1
Left Femoral neck BMD: 0.749 g/cm2
Left total hip T-score -3.0
I lost some of the Teriparatide results.
@hansens Wow, your Forteo results are amazing - such huge gains at all sites! You must be thrilled with your progress.
It looks like some of those gains in your lumbar spine and left femoral total have dipped on Raloxifene, which isn’t too surprising since raloxifene is the weakest among all antiresorptives and, depending on the individual, sometimes isn’t enough to fully maintain Forteo gains. It’s also worth noting that, from what I’ve read, estrogen can take 6–9 months to reach its full effect. So checking CTX might be a helpful way to see how your dose is working going forward.