Re: Under 50 & just diagnosed



Sammy wrote:

When I was diagnosed, I was much older than you, but the doctor said that I may never have achieved full bone density. I am short and causacian. That puts me at risk. Who gave you the test, and what did that doctor say? What kind of test was it? Dexa?

You are 48 with 2 year old twins? Congratulations. You certainly are busy.
Whatever pain or discomfort you feel may not be osteoporosis. I am not sure that it causes much pain which is why we must be careful, and know what is going on. Whatever you may have done when your bones were developing that could have caused this is of little concern, you need to be sure to get the proper treatment now. Has your doctor suggested a specialist or a particular drug?

Sammy

<tedkarenmelvin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:9383-44236656-313@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

I am 48 and don't seem to have any of the risk factors other than my
mother recently being diagnosed at 68. She just had hip replacement
surgery. I am very active since I have 2 year old twins! Is there a
link between pregnancy & osteo. I noticed after pregnancy joints/bones
felt funny & rhum. arthritis was ruled out. My T score is -3.1 and
problem seems to be in vertabrae.

From the few posts I've read I see I have to see an endo to learn how to
treat this. I'm really stunned with the diagnosis since I've always had
a good diet & exercise that included weights.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you

JoJo



I was diagnosed about your age. I had broken two toes from very minor stubs. The first time I asked for a bone scan, the doctor said I wasn't a candidate. The second time they had another doctor filling in, a woman
who did a dexa. Sure enough, even though I ate a great vegetarian diet, was a distance runner, worked out with weights, I had osteoporosis.

A full endocrinological workout found plenty of calcium and no real cause. A low normal testorone level.

So my brother, a few years older, not a vegetarian but who as a former scientist ate a "scientific healthy" diet, had it worse than me. He blames me for being clumsy.

Get of course a full endocrinological examination. Takes the meds. Continue to work out. I improved, and technically went from osteoporosis to osteopina in a year, -2.5 to -2.0, same dexa, same tech.

My endocrinologist, brilliant Hungarian, decided to test my 22 year old son to get a baseline. It would be a very good idea to test siblings and children. And of course, you can blame your parents if you've led a healthy life :-)

Best of luck.



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