I reversed osteoporosis without drugs

My CTX stayed high but my bone density improved. I know my bones are strong, I fell hard (usually don't) with puppy over bone with wet shoes and didn't break fall much. Wrist, side, hips etc. were fine, a couple of black and blues. My doc without OP fell on stairs and broke wrist. There is so much more to OP than they understand. My mom fell yearly I think, her guardian angel was overworked and finally got a small hairline break at 92. Lived to 97 without any other. Sometimes strength and bone density is not accurately read.

@debraran I had some hard falls with no breaks but fracture three lumbar vertebrae in the movement of putting a bathing suit on in the car. It is hard to judge bone strength from falls and from activities too. At the time I was taking classes in sword tai chi and feeling powerful.

Editing to add: just saw your DEXA scores on another thread and yours aren't too bad at all, so you are in a different situation than I was!

@debraran I had some hard falls with no breaks but fracture three lumbar vertebrae in the movement of putting a bathing suit on in the car. It is hard to judge bone strength from falls and from activities too. At the time I was taking classes in sword tai chi and feeling powerful.

Editing to add: just saw your DEXA scores on another thread and yours aren't too bad at all, so you are in a different situation than I was!

Important point. And I too had some hard falls without breaks. I am very active. One nasty fall was on the tennis court running forward full speed and tripping over an undone shoelace that sent me airborne, landing with full body weight on one wrist. No break, only a bad sprain.

When I first read somewhere that bone density and bone strength could be different things, I tried to research what/how this might be and how it is determined. It was a very frustrating exercise.

I just purchased McCormick's book with the aim/hope of learning more about this particular issue, among other things. Unfortunately I do not have time at present to explore my new book as thoroughly as necessary; it is quite detailed.

In the meantime, if anyone has already tried to figure this out, I would appreciate an executive summary of what you have learned so far.

My CTX stayed high but my bone density improved. I know my bones are strong, I fell hard (usually don't) with puppy over bone with wet shoes and didn't break fall much. Wrist, side, hips etc. were fine, a couple of black and blues. My doc without OP fell on stairs and broke wrist. There is so much more to OP than they understand. My mom fell yearly I think, her guardian angel was overworked and finally got a small hairline break at 92. Lived to 97 without any other. Sometimes strength and bone density is not accurately read.

“Sometimes strength and bone density are not accurately read.” I can relate. When I was 49 years old (26 years ago), I had a bone density test done. I was told I had osteoporosis of the spine and osteopenia of the hips and the bones of a 90 year old. I walked out of that medical office and never went back. I focused on continuing my life as I always had. I exercised by playing tennis, working out, walking, sometimes running, eating well etc. In the past several years, I have shrunk in height and my shoulder span has decreased. I can see a slight rounding at the top of the spine/neckline. I had 4 grandparents who had osteoporosis looking shapes in some form or other as they aged. In the past year, I have really focused on doing Pilates and barre and walking st least 5 miles a day. I run occasionally and play a competitive game of Pickleball. I hope I can continue to somehow stop the shrinking by continuing to exercise and to eat well. From what I have read so far in these comments, not many people in the medical world know a whole lot about osteoporosis. And that is scary.

Diet has changed here and there over the past 26 years and I do take a multi vitamin and some supplements.