Guest guest Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I think that what you are doing differently as a result of your DEXA scan is exactly the same thing I am doing as the result of my DEXA scan. You are taking measures that might keep you from having to roam into biophosphate and osteonecrosis territory. In my case, I am now taking a prescription dose of Vitamin D and keeping up with testosterone treatment more vigilantly and I have an endocrinologist who is on top of it. This is different than without a diagnosis. As we all know... for insurance companies...having a DIAGNOSIS is pretty important for treatment. I also think that for HIV’ers, getting a bone density baseline makes more sense than not. This is not a terribly expensive procedure. Phil Having said that, I’m not a big fan of universal DEXA testing. · My bottom line is, what would we do differently with a DEXA result? And my conclusion is, not much! In my own case, I got a DEXA scan and the results show that I have osteoporosis. I discussed the results with my doc and my endocrinologist. They both agree on supplementing calcium and Vitamin D but neither one of them thinks it’s time to start a bisphosphonate (the most common anti-osteoporosis drugs, think Sally Field and Boniva!) So at least for the time being, I’m not doing anything different based on the DEXA results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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