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Yes. My scores are not bad. In fact the Echolight Scan showed my one hip to be in the green and the other to only be osteopenia and the lumbar scores were still osteoporosis but not as bad as the Dexa. I think trying HRT for awhile may be a good thing at this stage with the idea that I can pull out the big guns like bisphosphonates or bone building drugs if my scores continue to go down too fast. Right now I am in the most precipitous bone density drop period being about 18 months past my last period, so to me, it seems prudent to keep a really close eye on how fast things are progressing. According to the Dexa, I went from osteopenia in July 2020 to osteoporosis in August 2022. I had the Echolight Scan done in Oct, 2022, and, as I said, it showed things to be better than the Dexa indicated.

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What were your dexa scores...

I had a cancer that was fed by hormones. HRT makes me nervous for anyone! One in 8 women gets breast cancer and 70% of those are fed by hormones. If you are just past menopause maybe it is safer. I don't know!

Those scores don't seem too bad. Be careful with your spine! -2.8 is -.3 over the line but still mild- but it still makes sense to take care!

What is an Echolight Scan? and what does it tell you?