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Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Nov 3, 2023 | Replies (1084)
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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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Chris Trout, Volunteer Mentor | @artscaping | Jul 16, 2022

Hi there.......let me see if I understood your request. Yes, that is the issue. I was only osteopenic and my Mayo endocrinologist would not have begun any medication. I think that I need to take the meds, i.e. Fosamax, now to prevent fractures and reduce reabsorption even though there wasn't a lot of bone-building done during the two years on Tymlos. I cannot look back, I can only look forward.

Thanks for clarifying things in your posts. That is vary helpful.
Chris

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