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Abishek_Muthian OP t1_iuuajnc wrote

Reply to comment by drugsr4lozers in When I was 32, I was told that my bones were like that of an 80 year old. I have built a web application to track bone health and monitor treatments for those like me. No sign-up, No personal data collected, Completely Free and Open-Source. by Abishek_Muthian

No, I just get the same treatment as any other elderly person gets now and they are just temporary measure to be taken every year. So we suffer the consequences of extremely brittle bones.

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drugsr4lozers t1_iuukv2m wrote

I mean—do you know what’s the cause of the osteoporosis? Thank you for the information nonetheless

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Abishek_Muthian OP t1_iuur8mk wrote

I don't think there's concrete answer for that, Like any other disorder which affects only elderly (most of time) it gets little investment for scientific research.

This needs to chance as majority of world population would be old soon.

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misplaced_my_pants t1_iuv4dlp wrote

Strength training is actually something that can improve the strength of your bones over time.

Run it by your doctor.

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Abishek_Muthian OP t1_iuv55ng wrote

Please check my other comment about strength training.

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misplaced_my_pants t1_iuxudj7 wrote

Ah I see that's definitely a tricky place to be.

You might want to reach out to the folks at Barbell Medicine.

They're a group of mostly medical professionals like doctors and physical therapists who are also elite or advanced strength athletes, so they might be able to work with you on your specific issues to find a way to improve your bone density and strength in a way that doesn't cause pain.

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drugsr4lozers t1_iuvx4ss wrote

Can you restate it?

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ainosleep t1_iuwxrln wrote

> I've been doing some resistance training for some years since I was diagnosed. Although I felt good after exercise i.e. w.r.t pain reduction it doesn't seem to help with my bone density i.e. If I don't take the bi-phosphate injection for a year; My density drops further even when I didn't change the exercise routine.

> Lately, The pain from exercise itself is becoming greater than the pain from not doing it. So I have dropped couple of routines like weight lifting from my exercise, My next BMD data would probably tell how it has affected my density.

https://www.reddit.com/r/InternetIsBeautiful/comments/ykc49d/when_i_was_32_i_was_told_that_my_bones_were_like/iuukrbk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3

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TheBirminghamBear t1_iuva85n wrote

Only asking because another individual I know is in a similar bot - have they checked vitamim D levels? Very low vitamin D levels can cause poor calcium absorption and bone densities.

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Abishek_Muthian OP t1_iuvilob wrote

I was diagnosed with Vitamin-D deficiency when I was a child and I took supplements.

Now the Vitamin-D is at normal levels in-spite of osteoporosis, Likely because of the Alpha D3 supplements.

Doctor did say that my calcium absorption is low, But no investigation was done to why. Vitamin D supplements seems to be a standard course of action.

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thespaff t1_ix9me34 wrote

This exact thing happened to me, same kind of age too, early 30s, bones of an 85 year old. This was about 10 years ago now. and I was just hunting around to see if i could find any new developments and found your post.

In my case the cause was found to be Hypercalciuria, my kidneys essentially reject calcium, so my body is caught in a cycle of not having enough calcium, leeching it from my bones, but then simultaneously peeing it all out, repeat.

No cause for this was found though, and there aren't any great treatments that i've found either- though Thiazides, which are usually used to control blood pressure, have the side effect that helps to counter-act it a little. Anyway, sharing in case that helps you on your own journey. <3

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Abishek_Muthian OP t1_ixb67hd wrote

Thank you for taking the time to comment, I've gained more information about various possible causes through this thread than I did in all previous years.

My doc does say that my body is not absorbing Calcium but no effort was made to find why. I'm adding tests for Hypercalciuria to my list of tests to be made.

Thank you again!

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Balmerhippie t1_iuud5n0 wrote

Did you get your parathyroid checked? Thats what caused it for my wife.

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Abishek_Muthian OP t1_iuvtssx wrote

I presume it was tested among several other tests I had but I will have to get it tested again.

Does your wife take treatments for both Parathyroid and Osteoporosis now?

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Balmerhippie t1_iuvuge8 wrote

She had the para removed. There was a Dr at Emery that specialized in that surgery.

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Don't assume. My wife self diagnosed, asked for pertinent tests, declined the standard treatment and foudgnd this surgeon in another state. Her symptom was high calcium in her blood.

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She still takes meds for the bone loss.

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