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I reversed osteoporosis without drugs

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Aug 26 8:42am | Replies (357)
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@sheilad1

Here are the full DEXA and TBS results from my last test. I consult with Keith McCormick DC who I can't say enough great things about, who was impressed with the DEXA being much more comprehensive than most. The office I did this at does research studies. There are only two places in all of South Florida, both in Miami that do the TBS. And we're lucky to have that.

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leeosteo | @leeosteo | Jan 19, 2023

Hi Sheilad1. How did you connect with Keith McCormick DC? Isn't he out of Mass? It looks like you live in Florida. Where you referred by your doctor?

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fearfracture | @fearfracture | Jan 26, 2023

I drove 5 hours to have DEXA with TBS. I'm still waiting for them to send me the full DEXA report. I can't for the life of me figure out why it is so difficult for imagining centers to provide DEXA reports--last year to took me 2.5 months to get my regular imagining center to give me copies of my 2019 and 2021 full DEXA reports and ancillary data (this actually involved me calling the rep who services their machines so he could walk them through how to print the reports).

My overall numbers are not as good as yours and I am 54. I was diagnosed at age 50. My TBS scores for my lumbar spine (L1-L4) are as follows:

L1 = 1.278
L2 = 1.323
L3 = 1.342
L4 = 1.205
Normal microarchitecture is greater than 1.31 and degraded is equal to or less than 1.23.

According to my numbers, L2 and L3 are in the normal range, L1 is partially degraded and L4 is degraded. I'm really not sure about the results they gave for my L4 because from what I have seen, usually L1 is the lowest and L4 is highest and when I look at the picture of my spine it looks like they may have captured area that should not have been captured in the analysis which I know can skew the results.

I'm happy that your numbers have improved but one thing that I would like to mention is that your L4 looks like it might be compressed and compression fractures skew DEXA results by making the bone appear more dense than it actually is. Additionally, your TBS for you L1 is 1.086 and falls into the degraded range. You might want to ask your doctor about this.

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