I was recommended a DEXA when I broke a bone at 47. |
Weighted vests are also good. |
Sorry to piggy back on this thread but can anyone recommend an endocrinologist in the DMV for osteopenia? I’m 51, went through menopause at 45 and have osteopenia. Trying to figure out what I can do now for prevention (other than getting a weighted vest and take my Vit. D). So far I haven’t found an endocrinologist who is taking new patients and doesn’t work just with diabetes patients. My GYn and PCP were not very helpful - just said see an endocrinologist. |
I agree full heartedly. I am the OP. I only wish I was sent to DEXA earlier. |
How have others convinced their PCP to order a DEXA? |
Switch doctors. I had my first in my 40s. Sadly, while my woo woo doctor recommended a dexa, he never told me about fosomax or anything else so mine turned into osteoporosis. |
Find a new doctor. |
Dr. Eyob Makonnen with MedStar |
Given Fosamax's adverse side effects, it might have been a conscious decision on your doctor's part not to prescribe it. |
This is a new term for me, thank you! - NP with a family osteoporosis history, wondering what to do now in my 40s |
A different specialty. My gyn doesn't do it until late in the game. Went to a rheumatologist and she did a comprehensive workup with DEXA. Found out I'm in osteopenia despite a lifetime of weightlifting. She also told me to get off SSRIs and go to an SNRI for bone health. |