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Cases of osteoporosis correlated with Brachytherapy?

Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Apr 5, 2023 | Replies (14)
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Candy, what did the MDs say when they discovered you are in the -5s? Which area was it in? How was it discovered--the standard schedule for front line MDs is >65 for women (way too late for informed decision making!).

My GP has approached my OP as simply OP and still refuses to further tests. Most charitable explanation, she wants to leave it in the hands of more advanced specialists. I've secured a soon appt. in July (4 months out) at another endo. I'll try one more group.

At least, GP agreed that I shouldn't start Fosamax without getting the information that will "satisfy" (pacify) my anxiety.

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candy209 | @candy209 | Apr 5, 2023

Good morning,
It’s in my spine and can’t remember exactly where in my spine. I’ll look it up today. I asked for the dexa a few years ago because my mom had fractures in her ribs at an early age. She ended up being fine and never got osteo but had a much larger frame than me. My primary care wanted me on prolia. I went to an endo at UC San Francisco and a few years ago he suggested hormones because I read about side effects of the meds. At the time he told me that my numbers aren’t as bad as they appear mostly because of my small thin frame. The numbers in a dexa compare you to a 35 year old average young adult and I am not average. I am tall, very small frame and slender. Anyway that’s when they were in the 3’s. i lifted weights and was active my entire life. Never sat at a desk all day.
Well my mom ended up needing help with her health and I moved her in with me and cared for her while I worked in a 60 hour a week career. I was so focused on her and ended up loosing her in a few years and never did anything about my osteo during that time and now here I am. I am anxious and not much help from docs. I finally found an endo with Stanford and she prescribed tymlos the other day. Waiting for insurance approval. She is very busy and my next follow up with her is in late sept which really bothers me to wait that long. I have more questions for her. Not the best bedside manner. She did run a 24 hour urine and pth along with comprehensive panel with no explanation as to why this happened. She is all about text book and not real life experiences from other patients. My UC San Fran doc was amazing but no longer sees patients. So I found an amazing functional med doc and working with him to try and stop further bone loss while I take tymlos.
Sorry for the long message. Happy you secured an earlier appt.

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