Are you dealing with Bone Loss?

Vintage VFer · 02-12-19, 11:58 AM

This is a quick Poll to find out how many VFers are dealing with various degrees of Bone Loss. I know there are finer points when it comes to T-Scores, Z-Scores, Fracture Risk, etc., but I'm just looking for Yay or Nay today.

Thanks!

Vintage VFer · 02-13-19, 11:41 AM

Hmmm, I thought there's be more replies.

bubbles76 · 02-13-19, 07:24 PM

I don't know if I'm dealing with bone loss, as I have never been tested.

yogapam · 02-13-19, 08:53 PM

I think it’s good to have it tested before menopause to have a baseline. Post menopause is generally when it becomes a problem. I had mine tested in my 40s when I had a fracture and it was was fine then . I had another fracture after menopause and I was borderline osteopenia. I plan to have it checked again this year. I have other risk factors aside from being menopausal.....family history, fine boned, history of fractures.

suzannaerin · 02-14-19, 06:22 AM

While I would love to have a test, my insurance provider won’t cover it until I’m 60. I think my progressing scoliosis is due in part to bone loss. My condition worsened quickly in the two years after I went off the pill. Brought this up with my gyn hoping she’d gimme back my rx but no go. She just suggested that I see if my insurance would cover the bone test.

I likely will be having back surgery later this year.

Carol K · 02-14-19, 06:57 AM

I don't know how to answer. My doctor had me do a scan at age 57, because I had multiple risk factors: postmenopausal, I was under 127 lbs and my mother took an osteoporosis drug. The scan said I had osteopenia. He suggested I double my calcium supplement from 600 mg to 1200 mg and he tested me two years later at 59. My bone density was normal. I don't think he'll test me again until age 65.

Pat58 · 02-14-19, 08:59 AM

I recently graduated from 'penia to 'porosis. I'm right on the borderline of 2.5 in the femoral neck. At this point I have no intention of taking meds for it. I was taken off some meds that contributed to it - hopefully not too late.

Vintage VFer · 02-15-19, 12:23 PM

Don't get me started on insurance companies!

Carol K · 02-15-19, 01:35 PM

Even though I was only 57, my insurance covered my scan 100% as preventive care, probably because it was done on the same day as my well-woman exam.

Lannette · 02-15-19, 02:34 PM

My concern lies in the possible inaccuracy of DEXA scans. https://www.betterbones.com/category/testing/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3891842

Three easy tests to determine your risk of hip fracture

https://www.betterbones.com/testing/...fracture-risk/

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View Poll Results: Are you dealing with Bone Loss?
I have no bone loss.	12	21.43%
I have Osteopenia.	12	21.43%
I have Osteoporosis.	13	23.21%
I dont know if I have Bone Loss!	19	33.93%
Voters: 56. You may not vote on this poll

02-12-19, 11:58 AM
Vintage VFer VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Are you dealing with Bone Loss? This is a quick Poll to find out how many VFers are dealing with various degrees of Bone Loss. I know there are finer points when it comes to T-Scores, Z-Scores, Fracture Risk, etc., but I'm just looking for Yay or Nay today. Thanks! __________________ Goal:250 / Done:91 POSTURE CHECK!

02-13-19, 11:41 AM
Vintage VFer VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Hmmm, I thought there's be more replies. __________________ Goal:250 / Done:91 POSTURE CHECK!

02-13-19, 07:24 PM
bubbles76 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: New Jersey	I don't know if I'm dealing with bone loss, as I have never been tested. __________________ "You humans have the potential to be the most wonderful beings there are - if you can get past all these enormous stupid spots you seem to have in your hearts. It's not your fault. You just don't know how to work your hearts right yet. That's why there are dogs." - Jim Butcher, Zoo Day

02-13-19, 08:53 PM
yogapam VF Supporter Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: West coast of Canada, eh. ;)	I think it’s good to have it tested before menopause to have a baseline. Post menopause is generally when it becomes a problem. I had mine tested in my 40s when I had a fracture and it was was fine then . I had another fracture after menopause and I was borderline osteopenia. I plan to have it checked again this year. I have other risk factors aside from being menopausal.....family history, fine boned, history of fractures. __________________ **~Pam~** Certified Level 4 Essentrics Instructor - March 2021 Hatha YTT - 2011 Your body keeps an accurate journal regardless of what you write down..... "Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live." Jim Rohn "It’s not what we do once in a while that shapes our lives, but what we do consistently.” - Tony Robbins Check out my Instagram account, @fitness.ficti0n.inspirati0n

02-14-19, 06:22 AM
suzannaerin Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Arlington, VA	While I would love to have a test, my insurance provider won’t cover it until I’m 60. I think my progressing scoliosis is due in part to bone loss. My condition worsened quickly in the two years after I went off the pill. Brought this up with my gyn hoping she’d gimme back my rx but no go. She just suggested that I see if my insurance would cover the bone test. I likely will be having back surgery later this year.

02-14-19, 06:57 AM
Carol K Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago, IL	I don't know how to answer. My doctor had me do a scan at age 57, because I had multiple risk factors: postmenopausal, I was under 127 lbs and my mother took an osteoporosis drug. The scan said I had osteopenia. He suggested I double my calcium supplement from 600 mg to 1200 mg and he tested me two years later at 59. My bone density was normal. I don't think he'll test me again until age 65. __________________ Carol

02-14-19, 08:59 AM
Pat58 VF Supporter Join Date: May 2002 Location: Connecticut	I recently graduated from 'penia to 'porosis. I'm right on the borderline of 2.5 in the femoral neck. At this point I have no intention of taking meds for it. I was taken off some meds that contributed to it - hopefully not too late.

02-15-19, 12:23 PM
Vintage VFer VF Supporter Join Date: Nov 2001	Don't get me started on insurance companies! __________________ Goal:250 / Done:91 POSTURE CHECK!

02-15-19, 01:35 PM
Carol K Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Chicago, IL	Even though I was only 57, my insurance covered my scan 100% as preventive care, probably because it was done on the same day as my well-woman exam. __________________ Carol

02-15-19, 02:34 PM
Lannette Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: NH	My concern lies in the possible inaccuracy of DEXA scans. https://www.betterbones.com/category/testing/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3891842 Three easy tests to determine your risk of hip fracture https://www.betterbones.com/testing/...fracture-risk/ __________________ Lannette See my profile for info on relationships with various video distributors. Do you really want to look back on your life and see how wonderful it could have been had you not been afraid to live it? - Caroline Myss