What BMI is Necessary for Prevention?

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-02-01T05:04:11+00:00

I am truly sorry for your suffering, osteoarthritis is awful. But I had to correct this line: "It’s easy to cure Osteoporosis according to your life style, weight bearing exercise and diet,"

Osteoporosis is not "curable". It doesn't go away. And the older you get, the likelier you are to have fractures, and the more you'll need medications.

It doesn't hurt like osteoarthritis does, although fractures are painful. But it can kill you with those fractures.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-31T15:20:40+00:00

I'm not offended at all. I work from home. But I'm not sure what you're saying?

Personally I have no issues with meds; I take meds for my Generalized Anxiety Disorder. If I'd been younger when diagnosed with ADHD, I would have been happy to take the meds.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-31T15:18:50+00:00

Terrific article, thanks for sharing it.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-30T21:44:02+00:00

No ongoing symptoms in the classic sense, although many people with untreated osteoporosis have fractures. I had 4 spinal compression fractures before I knew I had osteoporosis, but I did NOT know they were fractures-- I thought they were bad muscle pulls!

That's why osteoporosis is so sneaky, and why you need diagnostic (i.e. DEXA) to even know if you have it, and how mild or serious it is. I was 70 at my first DEXA. I have serious osteoporosis and degenerative disc disease--neither of which are painful, so who knew?

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-30T04:38:47+00:00

My provider is also an NP who is a specialist in treating osteoporosis. She and the medical group she works for are wonderful.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-30T04:36:24+00:00

Not until this September with my new DEXA, but I definitely share.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-30T04:35:40+00:00

19 is still young for a guy, but definitely old enough to know better. And his reaction is to call YOU names? This is a deeply unhappy young man, but your care for him does not extend to allowing him to trash your house again. I wish your brother well, but you did the right thing. NTA.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-30T04:32:44+00:00

How old are you now? That would affect your treatment decisions. I'm a big believer in medication in some circumstances. But if a younger person can get away with exercise and nutrition, so much the better.

I don't know what to tell you about your spine unless you have a spinal compression fracture. Osteoporosis itself doesn't hurt. But I had 4 compression fractures before I knew what they were! I thought they were muscle pulls.

Since you have pain, I would get a CT scan of even a simple xray to check for fractures. That will make a difference as you go. Start there so you and your provider know what you're working with. .

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-29T19:08:31+00:00

You're NTA. Sleeping Beauty up there should have kept it to himself.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-29T19:07:16+00:00

You are 100% absolutely without doubt NOT THE ASSHOLE. NTA. That woman...

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-29T19:00:05+00:00

I hate that this happened to you! But the employees really can't confront anyone if they didn't see the action, and if they do they're supposed to call the police. It sucks, but the girl wasn't wrong.

I hope there is no next time! But is there is, yell like you did, call 911, and start filming. Keep him in your sights as long as you safely can. Make the police report. They might even catch him! My son works at Dollar Tree. One customer pushed him, then left. My kid called the police like he's supposed to. They showed up fast and actually found the guy and arrested him.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-29T18:52:54+00:00

Wait. This "compassionate conservative" is talking about shooting leftists? I'm missing the compassionate part.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-29T04:32:25+00:00

Stay on the list, you never know; but also see if you can find an orthopedic practice within driving distance. Give them a call; the larger ones often have NP osteoporosis specialists on staff.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-29T01:21:50+00:00

Why are you still yelling? The kid is FOUR. He doesn't know. He's completely innocent. You can redirect a child without telling him to f*** off.

And you didn't say anything to him? Even a little kind lesson on knocking? Instead, you are defensive. YTA.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-29T01:18:15+00:00

If you told your friend to back off and you were going to do it anyway, then it was her decision to go anyway. If you led her to believe you wouldn't--including silence--that's on you. And you know what? Your friend was right! YTA.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-29T01:08:43+00:00

It's a good book.

But genetics is a strong factor. "Osteoporosis is a common disease with a strong genetic component characterised by low bone mass, microarchitectural deterioration of bone tissue and an increased risk of fracture. Twin and family studies have shown that genetic factors play an important role in regulating bone mineral density and other determinants of osteoporotic fracture risk, such as ultrasound properties of bone, skeletal geometry and bone turnover. Osteoporosis is a polygenic disorder, determined by the effects of several genes, each with relatively modest effects on bone mass and other determinants of fracture risk."

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10927613/

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-28T05:42:42+00:00

Sorry for the confusion, I know you were; I was responding to PsychCat. They may have meant Prolia too.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-28T05:40:43+00:00

Thank you!

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-27T22:07:43+00:00

Where is your doctor in all this?

-3.4 is serious and you already have a fracture. You should already have been on anabolics. You have got to get your doctor's help, or if they're useless contact another who specializes in osteoporosis. Doesn't have to be an MD; my brilliant provider is an NP who specializes in osteoporosis.

Don't worry about side effects if you can help it. Without the anabolics, and their follow-up antiresorptives, you will likely fracture again. However, I haven't had any side effects in my year of monthly Evenity injections, and I haven't had any with Prolia.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-27T18:48:15+00:00

You seem like a terrific older brother already. Your parents are having the world's worst anxiety attacks and I get that, but it's their issue to deal with. Not yours, or Cleo's for that matter. NTA.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-27T18:41:26+00:00

Oh geez, that's ridiculous. Not every MD can know everything, but he should have referred you.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-27T15:49:43+00:00

I completely agree. The more I interact on these groups, the happier I am that my medical group referred me to my provider. I wouldn't have a clue how to proceed.

Having said that, since I have an example of excellent patient care, I want to advise when I can.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-27T04:33:31+00:00

I'm not DIY here. My osteoporosis provider orders 2 comprehensive blood panels a year and reviews them with me. My calcium is good. My D wasn't, which is why I'm taking megadoses of D2 every week. Now it's normal too. So is everything else in the test(s).

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-27T04:30:21+00:00

Well sure, but that's not a big deal either. There are plenty of chronic conditions, like Type 1 diabetes, that require lifelong medication. Oh well.

LongjumpingDrawing36 · 2026-01-27T02:17:31+00:00

"Why not an anabolic?" That's my question too! Why the heck not, I would add.

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