Osteopenia

[midgetmaid]

I received this diagnosis Monday. I go in this morn. for fasting labs, and I also started a 24-hour urine collection to see how my kidneys are handling calcium.

I turned 49 last week, am pre-menopausal, am 4 ft. 11 in. tall, and weigh 98 lb., and take 2000 I.U. vit D.

My doc's reaction seemed a bit over-board, but she said she wants to find the cause before deciding on treatment.

Do any of you have experience with bone issues? Thanks for any input you might have!

Renee

[Andros]

I received this diagnosis Monday. I go in this morn. for fasting labs, and I also started a 24-hour urine collection to see how my kidneys are handling calcium.

I turned 49 last week, am pre-menopausal, am 4 ft. 11 in. tall, and weigh 98 lb., and take 2000 I.U. vit D.

My doc's reaction seemed a bit over-board, but she said she wants to find the cause before deciding on treatment.

Do any of you have experience with bone issues? Thanks for any input you might have!

Renee

Hi Renee! I personally have no experience w/ this but I am sure others will be along who have.

Just wanted to acknowledge your post and say howdy!

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[Andros]

I received this diagnosis Monday. I go in this morn. for fasting labs, and I also started a 24-hour urine collection to see how my kidneys are handling calcium.

I turned 49 last week, am pre-menopausal, am 4 ft. 11 in. tall, and weigh 98 lb., and take 2000 I.U. vit D.

My doc's reaction seemed a bit over-board, but she said she wants to find the cause before deciding on treatment.

Do any of you have experience with bone issues? Thanks for any input you might have!

Renee

How's your Bay Leaf tree? Did it recover? Mine did!

[Lovlkn]

I don't know your whole story but have had 2 bone density scans so far in my thyroid disease journey. Weight bearing exercise has reversed most of my ostopenia issues in my spine.

What's your issue specifically?

[lainey]

I would just like to point out that the key to measuring bone loss is to have a reference point--for most people, it should be a baseline scan when their bone density should be highest, which is when they are in their 20's.

Of course also, until we start to do BMD scans on a lot of people, how do we really set the standards for normal?

Consider: http://www.webmd.com/osteoporosis/tc/osteopenia-overview

You describe yourself as a fairly small person--could your BMD measurements be "normal" for you?

At your age, and pre-menopausal--why was your doctor screening you for this in the first place?

[peaches]

Just had my yearly physical at work and found out that I have lost 1/2" in height in the last 2 years. I am 40 and should not be having this happen at this age. I had a total hysterectomy in 2000 and had a bone scan in 2001 where my gyno diagnosed me with osteopenia. I am guessing with the results of my vitamin D test earlier this year ( vit D level 15 with the range being 20-100) that I have some bone issues going on. I just had a PTH test and a calcium level test done as I have some of the symptoms of Hyperparathyroidism which can cause the calcium to be leached out of your bones. I will be interested to see what the results are. I should know in about 2 weeks. It would be worth talking to your doctor about protecting those bones of yours to prevent major trouble down the line.

Good Luck.

[KOMBUCHABABY]

I have just been dxd with osteopenia as well. Now I'm going in for an ultrasound of the thyroid since the last test showed " heterogeneous thyroid"
Funny, that no one ever addressed this issue in 2006!!!! All my tests for thyroid, tsh, t3 and t4 have been normal for years. Taking D increased my bone pain by 100%. D regulates calcium so I'm probably overloaded with it at this point. Will find out soon.

How have things been going with you? Glad to hear that osteopenia is reversable!!!!

[midgetmaid]

Bone studies came back normal, and I never heard anything from the doc. I try to take calcium, but it constipates me. I have exercised most of my adult life at least an hour a day, and sometimes two. But since thyroid disease, I haven't been able to. Some readings in my hips were in the osteoperosis range, but this could be normal for me. I have lost 1/4" in height, though.

The doc said she wanted the scan because of my weight and hyperthyroidism.

Renee

[lavender]

Some people do better with different types of calcium supplements. There is Calcium Citrate and Calcium Carbonate. Citrate does not have to be taken with food. I have heard that other people digest the carbonate easier.