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Osteoporosis bone density test. Did you get yours? How did you do?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Sep 19 8:43am | Replies (68)
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@diana13

I am seventy four and been fighting this for some time! I fell I in a dumpster, at 60, down the stairs a few times, too! I have been going to a specialist since I was about 36. I had a pain pump installed a few years back. (In my lower spine) it does help in that location! All my family have had bone problem. Now my bone density scores are shifting. Not for the good. My dr. Is worried about my falling. I have been doing physical therapy also.
I don’t know where I go from here! I hurt so bad and yet trying to do the things that will set me up for a win.... Do you have any suggestions that could help me on?

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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Dec 15, 2020

Greetings @diana13, and a big hearty welcome to Connect. We are a group of caring and gentle folks who open our hearts and our memories to share the experience and knowledge we have gained as patients, caregivers, and providers. In our mentor role, we cannot diagnose or prescribe. We can listen and share because we have been there.

I think we wrote a few chapters together @diana13. I am 78 and I began falling earlier I think...down mountains, off of horses, and the worst one........stepping backward off of a platform cracking a few bones on the way down. And just for a smile, I stepped through the unsurfaced area in the attic and landed halfway in the TV room. We made a fake leg and inserted it in the ceiling. So...I have learned how to laugh at myself, and finally how to protect my body.

@diana13, how are your scores shifting? Would you please explain? Have you worked with a nutritionist to plan a diet rich in calcium and vitamin d3? Are you taking OTC supplements or medications that build bone or prevent bone loss?

Let's figure out where to start? Let us know what you are doing and I know that others will have some suggestions and advice.

What are you most concerned about? You doctor is worried about you falling. What about you?
May you be safe and protected from inner and outer harm.
Chris

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