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Q: Osteopenia
asked by: loviedovie on February 20th, 2007
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I am 33, will be 34 next month. No children, would like them eventually. I ride mountain bikes on a regular basis, as well as do races. I also road ride and lift weights when I can.

I have a family history of Osteoporosis, father, mother, grandparents, etc. I was having some gyn female issues (no menstral for 6months) so my physician did a bone scan on me. Turns out I have Osteopenia. My T-scale is -2.0 which -2.5 is Osteoporosis. My lumbar spine was at 80%! and my lower legs at 94%, uppers at 97%, etc. So my physician did the blood test as well. Turns out my Vitamin D is at 16.2 (normal range is 32.0-100) anything under 25 is critical I've read...My Carbon Dioxide was low too? 18. Everything else on the labs were normal however some kidney stuff was on the high end of normal. I have passed a kidney stone last year and currently still have one.

I also have noticed that my fingernail beds (the whites of your nail bed) are growing. If that makes sense. What is that a lack of?

My question is this. I have not seen an endocrinologist yet and might not be able to get in till May.

My question is is this reversable? Can I become "normal" like most 33 year old females? I'm actually scared.

Any feed back is helpful for I do not know anything about this.
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replied on February 20th, 2007
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loviedovie; To my knowledge there is only one drug that can reverse the effects of Osteoporosis. The name escapes me right now. But it's still in the trial phase so most insurances will not pay for it. It is in the form of an injection and very expensive. Other meds only help control the amount of bone loss. A good diet and moderate exercise also help control bone loss. As far as your electrolyte imbalances your endrocrineologist will have the best answers for you b/c he can evaluate all you lab values together.
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loviedovie
replied on February 21st, 2007
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Thanks. I won't be able to see an Endocrinologist till May so I'm just going to stock up on Viactiv chewables, Choch milk and hope for the best.
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