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First meeting with endocrinologist

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Did you have a bone density test previous to taking prednisone? Or shortly after you started. This information may be useful when you talk with your endocrinologist. One rheumatologist I had told me to keep all of my blood test records. Not sure if yours are all electronic or if they are not all doctors use the same electronics platform. Hopefully they can get to the root of your problem.

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@grumpa I did indeed and that is the primary reason for meeting with the endocrinologist. All this time on steroids has definitely impacted my bones! I have been on Fosomax for years, but that is no longer cutting it so we need to figure out alternatives.
I am lucky to have a non-profit health system available to me here in Portland OR that has coordinated electronic medical records.