Just logged in to check my Dexa results as they now go online a few days after the scan. I had hoped to hold my own at the very least and not go backwards. I have been having vitamin K2, vitamin D3, magnesium sometimes, yoghurt every day and trying to include as many of the goodies in my diet that I could manage like leafy greens and bony broth.
Well. Here are the results bearing in mind I cannot manage much in the way of exercise and my husband is my carer.
The hips are especially impressive going from -1.8 to -1.1. The back which is much worse has not only not gotten worse but has improved overall by -2. New result is -3.4 from -3.6 two years ago.
I have not been on the regimen for the two years either. Maybe Anhaga might know if it is even a year?
I am back to the results from three years ago as I had worsened between 2015 to 2016 without addressing with K2 or anything else.
I am only guessing but I suspect that K2 is the important one.
And I repeat that I am very surprised and pleased!
Ah ok I have to be honest, a print out showed a different story.
There is more detail andI could not erase above to explain the proper results for this year.
I should be at least pleased that it has not worsened, but different parts of it show some change like L2 is improved by .6 and L3 by .1 but L4 looks worse which has affected the overall result.
I will keep going with K2 etc and give it more time to make a bigger impact.
Also, my husband just stated he has little faith in the machines. His results would be the envy of any 30 year old.
My husband also said that there are no variables. For example, he is nearly six feet which is nearly a foot taller than me and is much bigger boned. Mine are so tiny that a surgeon on looking at an X-ray of my knee stated, “your bones are really tiny!’ in amazement. Having broken no bones I have come to the conclusion that they are probably pretty strong as I have challenged them enough.
Pretty impressive! I’d be pumped at that result too! Did I read that right..that you haven’t been on any medication and only the vitamins and healthy eating with not much excercise? I had my first Prolia injection last February (tscore -4) and am considering not having any more, but I don’t have another dexa for 2 years so will have no idea till then if it’s improving.
No, I have refused any of the drugs because I don’t feel they are much help and often the opposite. I don’t think I have been on K2 long enough to give it the best chance so will hope it is much better next time.
That is wonderful news. I’m so happy for you personally AND it encourages me to continue the best natural regimen too. It speaks to having some control over our condition that the medical professional would like you to believe is not possible. Congratulations 👏
Thanks. I think some do know. I need to be doing this for a long time to see any real improvement. Even if I can stop it getting worse is good.
People who have only osteopenia or just beginning osteoporosis tscores have more chance of improving their tscores.
We need to understand that people with tiny bones are not being differentiated from larger boned people. My husband pointed that out with the difference between us two. He does not actually trust the machines, his results are a bit too good to be true.
Yay! Another person to have achieved what the doctors say is impossible! Now to get you out of the osteoporosis range altogether. My friend, my inspiration, did just that and she was the one who told me to research Vitamin K2, as well as a few other things.
I can never find the reference but I'm sure I've read that there are actually different standards for bone density in different countries as there are ethnic differences in size - compare an average slight subcontinent person with a strapping Scandinavian for example. It must make coming up with a one size fits all standard for counties with a substantial ethnic mix, such as in Britain and the Americas, impossible.
Hello Kathleen, my husband read your posts and commented that it is a big step in the right direction. With the help of some gentle impact exercise you may be able to improve this even further like he did. He can't apply for another test until around September next year but having kept on with the supplements and the exercise, he doesn't expect to see any regression. I suspect that the regimen will continue for the rest of his life since the cause has probably not gone away.
Yes they note your gender and ethnicity but that is still not sufficient. My husband is emphatic that it does not have enough variables. He believes the machine cannot possibly be accurate. His result is so good that he must be in his twenties but he is 76.
Yes I try to do some exercise but cannot do what many are able to. I try to walk a little each day and I have some light weights.
I think it is more achievable if your tscores are better than mine if I am even able to believe the results.
I think if you have broken no bones if more of an indication than the tscores.
Hope you and your husband are well.
Hi Kathleen65757
thank you for all your posts - so glad I found this site. I was diagnosed in April with osteo in both hips (-2.7). Also L4 has -2.7. GP gave me prescription for Alendronate - once a week, on empty stomach, take standing up etc.
I haven't taken the tablets because of the side effects - long list even on the enclosed leaflet with the meds. Did start taking calcium and eating calcium rich foods. Wondering about K2...what dosage do you think is best?
thank you so much...I've decided that I won't be taking the bisphosphanates...
That's fantastic Kathleen. My T scores were almost in the osteopenia range -2.85 . I had 1 injection of Prolia and refused more. Since then I have been taking all the supplements and eating foods for bone health ..so hoping I don't get worse. As all our healthcare is private I am in no rush to get a DEXA scan
Hi, I think the FRAXA website is where you plug in your DEXA results and by using a drop-down you select your nationality and it then calculates your chances of breaking a bone within 10 years. Mine showed 'negligible' chance
FRAXA is about something called fragile X syndrome.
I found FRAX app for my IPhone but it didn’t work. I couldn’t login or see where to register. It’s supposed to measure your 10 yr. risk for fracture based on your dexa scores and other physical & lifestyle characteristics.
Sometimes things don't seem to work properly on a phone or even a tablet but might be fine on a computer.
I meant FRAX and it works on my pc