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Treating Osteoporosis: What works for you?
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 3, 2023 | Replies (1084)Comment receiving replies
Good evening @catluvr999. I am back. By the way, are you one of the folks that finds it hard to go back to a previous post........I do. The "Bookmark" feature in your profile really helps. After posting a reply or comment.....just click on the three dots and then on Bookmark. It takes you to your profile so you can find the post without hunting around.
So.....you want my T-scores. I am not an expert on this subject so, please be gentle. I hope this is helpful and would appreciate your feedback. These are all from the same Hologic Discovery densitometry system. The baseline is 10/29/18. The next one is post-Tymlos on 11/18/20. The last scan was 7/9/22.
Hip: -1.5 baseline and -1.2. Bone mineral density has not significantly changed having increased 0.9% since the previous scan.
Wrist: -3.4 baseline and then -3.2. Bone mineral density is increased by 2.6% which is not statistically significant.
Does this tell you anything about my rather rough experience and the medical value of the current weekly pill format as opposed to monthly injections? I call it, "taking less more frequently".
May you have ease and contentment.
Chris
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Hi. Chris. I am new to the group. I am 74. I had osteoporosis in my wrists with a score of -2.9 several years ago and then had two infusions of recast in 2016 and 2017 which I tolerated well and now last week my latest scan shows -3.3 for my wrists and continued osteopenia in my hips but not my spine. I know I am lucky that my spine is holding up well so far.
I now I need to start doing planks and pushups again. I stopped going to the gym when Covid started but did some weight work for a while but I stopped about six months ago.
Do you do anything special about your wrists?
Pat
Chris, am I correct in assuming that Hologic uses gm/cm² bone density as the unit of measurement and the standard T-zone scald? If so, aren't you in the osteopenic, not osteoporotic, range when looking at lumbar and femur neck numbers? If so, do you need to be taking any meds at the moment or do you need to continue on them because you were (incorrectly) put on them earlier when a doctor used your wrist bone density as the deciding variable?
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Hi, @artscaping. Thanks for the tip...I'll try the bookmarking this go-around, if I remember. Seeing your t-score, with those -3s, helped put your meds into context for me, thanks. I don't think my Hologic machine did wrists but maybe it could have if my doctor had requested it. I understand your wanting a higher frequency of lower doses....makes sense. Why do I feel like I've typed this before? I hope this isn't a duplicate reply. The pill you're taking is a Bisphosphonate (anti-resorptive), right? I want to be sure to become aware of the existence of any *non*-bisphosphonate pill form. You could have chosen a daily injection, though, right? That would be lower doses than by doing it less often....but it might be hard to do injections every day.