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Younger than usual with severe osteoporosis
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@cfbutler
Thank you, I zmbnot sure of the acronyms, I have had a bone density and CT scan, with blood work. I am on a Testosterone gel twice a day. I did reply with a result of 120 nmol/ L that is low for a 62 year old man. I will have to research the test you referred to.
I live in Canada and in the past 8 years the health care has dropped a lot. Yes I believe not telling me I had multiple rib fractures and telling me to go home and relax was very poor health care.
We have a system that allows us to see all medical records and reports to share. Unfortunately at the time I was in severe pain. After reading up on my condition I should have been put in intensive care, with the testing done. I actually think I should of been put in a coma to stop the nerves from reacting.
Thank you once again
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@gpt
I’m sorry to hear about your experience. That’s terrible in an scute situation, in particular. The CTX and P1NP are two tests the measure the amount of osteoblasts and osteoclasts occurring in your system. The doc should be fully aware of these as they are common.
HRT is hormone replacement therapy that many post-menopausal women need but don’t often get due to outdated beliefs/information. For men, it’s focusing on testosterone primarily but you should have a complete work up, which hopefully they did when they found you had low testosterone.
The DXA is the x-ray based scan that determines bone density and has incredible value but can be flawed in its use, as well as limited to density rather than overall bone strength.
REMS is Radiofrequency Echographic Multi Spectrometry and is a scan that uses ultrasound to measure bone density and strength of bone through 3d imaging and is known to be highly accurate for determining overall risk fracture and bone health. It is not yet covered by insurance and typically available through OsteoStrong clinics. I hope they become more prevalent soon.
I hope you find relief. The trauma to the nervous system can be incredibly challenging.