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Mixed results 1 year after Forteo: What are your thoughts?
Hello all,Recently I've pondering with my dexa results 1 year post Forteo treatment. There are so many involved factors which made it hard to pinpoint...
Last active: Aug 15, 2024
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Multiple Stress Fractures while on meds for Essential Thrombocytosis
Two years ago I suffered a stress fracture of the tibia plateau while riding my bike through sand, since then I have 4 other stress...
Last active: Apr 6, 2023
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68 yr. man with -4.9 in L4!
A first DEXA has revealed that I have osteoporosis in one my femoral necks (-2.7) and average -4.4 in Lumbar vertebrae (one region was -4.9)....
Last active: Mar 22, 2023
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Bone turnover markers (CTX and P1NP): do you have a baseline?
Currently i am on forteo therapy with a couple bone markers tests done. However, I didnt have ctx or p1np tested before the start of...
Last active: Oct 5, 2024
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N-Telopeptide Test vs DXA Test Results
I'm struggling to understand what my N-telopeptide urine results mean in relation to my DXA results. Does anyone have insight? My doctor is focused on...
Last active: Jan 24, 2023
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Hesitant to begin drug treatment for my osteoporosis
Hello! My first post here as a new member. I am an active 69 year old female who was diagnosed many years ago with osteopenia...
Last active: Oct 20, 2024
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Which specialist is best-Rheumatologist, Endocrinology, or Physiology?
I am beginning this Osteoporosis journey. 2 yrs ago the Rheumatologist had some labwork done and a couple x-rays and said that Evenity would be...
Last active: Jun 20, 2023
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Severe osteoporosis at age 29. Is Calcichew and D3 enough?
Hi there, I am 29 years old and was recently diagnosed with severe osteoporosis at 28. My spine BMD is -4. I have hypogonadism and...
Last active: Jul 21, 2024
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CTX high but can't find reason
I had Dexa 2017 and was in osteopenia in spine and little in hips. In 2022 I went to satellite of my hosptial instead (...
Last active: Jul 13, 2023
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Evenity follow up with Alendronate results so far
I am about 7 months into Alendronate weekly to lock in gains from Evenity completed October 2023 Evenity helped me attain a: 14% LS increase...
Last active: May 30, 2024