University of Chicago for Osteoporosis care?

@jozer Your two cents is worth far more, because you are 100% correct, right down to the PT part.

My own daughters haven’t been told by their doctors how to protect their bones, which leaves it to me, and you know that eye roll we get…it breaks my heart a little because I don’t want them to have to navigate this.

Osteoporosis is a pie with many slices, and just as you explained, I’ve yet to find a doctor who can adequately explain and treat each one. Every human being on the planet is in possession of bones, which means every human being has the potential to get this.

I so hope UChicago delivers, I really do. You know what they say when something feels a little too good to be true…

@cat1203 Thank you for the compliment!

Rush Osteoporosis Clinic didn't come up in my search for osteoporosis centers. I’ll definitely check it out; it’s always good to see what else is out there. Thank you for putting it here for anyone in your area who might want to check it out as well.

@prarysky I’ve had lower back pain since 2022 after a COVID infection, followed one month later by Influenza A. I was a teacher at the time, was freshly vaxxed for both, still masking, but hey, a girl’s gotta eat during the 8-hour day, and kids come to school so sick.

The back pain afterward was terrible. I figured all those high fevers “settled” into my back. We know better now.

Then in 2024, I broke my ankle (not OP related, according to my orthopedic surgeon). I was off my feet for six weeks, then wore that boot, and the pain was excruciating. I had PT for both my back and ankle.

First rheumatoid diagnosed me with psoriatic arthritis without so much as a single MRI to my lumbar spine. He put me on methotrexate and SKYRIZI. Second rheumatologist did an MRI; turns out, there is no current or past indication of inflammatory arthritis in my lower back. Just Tarlov cysts, with a hemangioma as a side dish.

I’m managing the symptoms so much better now (again, thanks to Dr. Google), BUT, I do have weakness in my left leg as a result. So somewhere, something is hitting a nerve. The thigh pain used to wake me at night, but with stretching, exercise, heat at night and ice in the morning, I’m doing so much better without medication. (First doc tossed sleeping pills at me, and when they didn’t work, told me to take more. 🤦🏻‍♀️)

I need to treat both the cysts and OP together, but I am getting zero guidance as to how to do it. I’m holding my own, but it’s a little scary out here.

I’m glad you didn’t have symptoms from your cysts. My research shows me that is the case for many, and I’m happy you have no pain or discomfort.