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Cases of osteoporosis correlated with Brachytherapy?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 5, 2023 | Replies (14)
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My GP rebuked me for asking for more tests, beyond the DEXA and routine blood work! Diagnosed with worse than L t ≤-4.4, she gave me a Rx for fosamax, said we'd screen in 3 years! When I couldn't get an Endo for 5 months, I asked her to do the tests. She wrote, "stop self diagnosing. Suspend treatment and wait for the follow-up... [sic]". I wrote telling her that was what I was asking her to do. Can any one explain why MDs are so miserly about ordering tests?!

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candy209 | @candy209 | Apr 4, 2023

I had numbers similar to yours and my endo said fosamax wouldn’t do anything for me. Sometimes doctors don’t make as much money if they order too many tests. Each month they are limited as to how many they order from what I have heard. That applies to hmo type plans. Used to be that way anyways. I would find an endo that specializes in osteo. Dr. Kevin McCormick is a chiropractor who had severe osteo at 45 and know so much about it. He does televisits and just came out with a book on bones.
Best wishes to you.

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