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Has anyone seen an Endocrinologist for osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jan 21 11:30am | Replies (46)Comment receiving replies
@ltfh my husband had a vertebral fracture at 59 yo when prepping our house prior to hurricane Milton. His endo also discovered he was excreting excessive calcium in his urine. He was also started on HCTZ but no mention of low sodium. We are also awaiting repeat 24 hour urine collection. Please keep us posted if you learn any further preventative measures. Ty!
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Has he had a dexa scan?
@crbarefoot I appreciate your reply as I have not found anyone else dealing with a similar issue re: hypercalciuria. Nice to know I am not entirely alone! Is the HCTZ helping control it for your husband? It took a while to dial in the correct dose for me. I was started on 25mg/day but was loosing too much Potassium so we finally found the sweet spot of 12.5mg/day of HCTZ and 20 mEq of Klor-Chon twice a day to keep everything in balance. (I weigh about 140lbs so your husband would likely need more HCTZ). I did learn something the hard way, it is very important to be well-hydrated when taking HCTZ. I developed a kidney stone from not having adequate water (I was consuming about 40 oz/day). Since learning about the stone, I consume 80 oz/day and this seems to have halted the stone progression for now. As for the low sodium recommendation, your husband may want to discuss this with the endo and/or a dietician. I hope your husband is responding positively to the treatment plan!
Will do. Thanks for sharing.
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