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I consulted a metabolic bone specialist when some jerk of a radiologist read my X-rays as "profound demineralization of the skeleton". I became very frightened because this was a couple of years post-op. The glare from the hardware obstructed his view.
The specialist diagnosed me with osteopenia but said I did not need any bone-building meds. She did find low Vit D even though I WAS taking calcium and vit D. I then was advised to take 1800units of vit D/daily. she also checked my parathyroid function which is involved in bone metabolism.
Anecdotally, one lady, diagnosed with low bone density, decided against bone meds and got her bone density up at the gym. By the next visit to her doc she didn't need meds.
A forum member suggested finding a doc who would do it now but what if you do not fuse properly and the hardware doesn't hold???
I consulted a metabolic bone specialist when some jerk of a radiologist read my X-rays as "profound demineralization of the skeleton". I became very frightened because this was a couple of years post-op. The glare from the hardware obstructed his view.
The specialist diagnosed me with osteopenia but said I did not need any bone-building meds. She did find low Vit D even though I WAS taking calcium and vit D. I then was advised to take 1800units of vit D/daily. she also checked my parathyroid function which is involved in bone metabolism.
Anecdotally, one lady, diagnosed with low bone density, decided against bone meds and got her bone density up at the gym. By the next visit to her doc she didn't need meds.
A forum member suggested finding a doc who would do it now but what if you do not fuse properly and the hardware doesn't hold???
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