There are several medical conditions that develop in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood that can interfere with a woman's ability to achieve her optimal bone mass and put her at risk for premenopausal osteoporosis.
- By litltopaz · October 8, 2008
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- I just finished weening my baby a few days ago and my spine has been tingling a lot. Does this sound familiar to anyone? Some of you have mentioned "feeling your bones grow" - I'm wondering whether this ...
- By litltopaz · September 29, 2008
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- I've finally made the tearful choice to start weening my baby since I read about pregnancy/lactation induced osteoporosis online - has anyone else made the same choice? Did it even work? If so, how long ...
- By beckylyn · September 8, 2008
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- Hey, i'm a newbie here. Just diagnosed with osteoporosis in my spine. T score -2.6, Z score -3.5. 28 yr old female, have a 2 yr old and 6 month old baby. I'm having several other health problems too and ...
- By Erica_Marie · August 27, 2008
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- I am 27 Years old. I was Diagnosed with osteopenia when I was 18. I fell down some stairs and had a compression fracture at T7 in my back. I have been on Actonel since then. My bone mineral densitometry ...
- By Lizz · July 23, 2008
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- I was just diagnosed with Osteoporosis yesterday July 22, 2008 and I have no idea where to begin. I am 26 yrs old and I have a 7 yr old son. I have never been one to watch what I eat or drink however ...
- By dawner82002 · July 13, 2008
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- What is wrong with THIS picture? Horrible hemorrhagic period on the day I have to take my monthly dose of Boniva. Can you imagine if I hadn't pressed the issue with my physician that I thought I needed ...
- By kat4rgod · July 7, 2008
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- I got good news at the doctor's appt, my vitamin D level is up to 50. Now she wants me to take 1000iu a day which I get from my multivitamin and calcium pills. We are going to retest in 3 months. We are ...
- By twiggy74 · July 6, 2008
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- i am a 33 year old female. i have a fractured tibia of my left foot and was found to have osteoporosis thru dxa.my pth, ionized calcium and thyroid panel was within the normal range.we had a family history ...
- By Veggielovinmomma · June 26, 2008
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- Hi! I just joined this group and I am hoping you all can help me. Based on a DEXA scan a year ago, I have mild osteoporosis in my hips and moderate osteopenia in my lower back. I am 29 weeks pregnant ...
- By NCH · June 8, 2008
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- I could do with some advice please. I am 31 with a 7 month old baby, the day after she was born my back rest at hospital failed and I hurt my back. 8 weeks after this when moving the baby on my knee to ...
- By pacer · May 31, 2008
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- I am 38, and have been diagnosed since the age of 30 with Osteoporosis. I have been on Calcium/vitamins supplements as well as hormone replacement therapy (the reason for my early osteporosis)....my doctors ...
- By tammizzd · May 15, 2008
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- I'm kind of in shock right now. I've been to my orthopedic doctor because I believe I may have a stress fracture in my tibia. He informed me that my bone density scan (which I had 8 yrs. ago when I had ...
- By kat4rgod · April 25, 2008
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- I work full time as an nurse's asst. at our local hospital doing 12 hr shifts. I bend, twrist and help lift people all day long. How can I still work having osteoporsis ...
- By scallicoatte · April 14, 2008
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- Hey Everyone. Here is a brief summary of my situation. I was diagnosed with Advanced Osteoporosis October 2007. The reason we came upon this discovery is because I had three disc herniations and 3 cracked ...
- By webbuster · February 11, 2008
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- Dear Friends, I have been a member for several months and have not chatted often because I am very different in someways and not so in others. I have a very rare bone disease that I have had since birth ...
- By jennielynn · January 20, 2008
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- I have been coming across more articles regarding taking cider vinegar each day for bones. Articles claim it is good for a lot of things. I have not been taking it yet but i figure how could 1 tsp. of ...
- By cathyd · January 14, 2008
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- I was diagnosed with osteoporosis at the age of 37, two months after my first child was born. At that time I started having severe back pain. X-rays and MRIs showed multiple vertebral compression fractures ...
- By jennielynn · January 10, 2008
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- Is anyone familar with the Helen Hayes Osteo. center in NY. I live on long island . I have very severe osteo. i am 50 and it is hereditary ...
- By jennielynn · January 1, 2008
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- I was diagnosed with osteopororis when i was 40 but the doctors told me i had probably got it in my early 30's. I had back surge to repl a degenrated disc. The upsetting part was the surgery went well ...
- By MaryCampbellCa · December 1, 2007
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- I'm going to read "The Myth of Osteoporosis" -- Re concerns of these meds on premenopausal women; I've read warnings (can't remember where online) about these meds on the bone growth of a baby before ...
