Bone Density Scan Results

I had the foot testing done as someone else mentioned.... but the T-score thing was explained to me as..... 0 is the normal bone density of a 18 to 25 yr old woman...... your lumbar reading was a +0.9 so that's nearly a full point better than a 18 to 25 yr old..... your femoral neck bone was a -0.1 so that's 1/10 of a point below a normal 18 to 25 yr old.....  so if you're like me, you don't look like a 18 to 25 yr old, but I sure as heck feel like one!  LOL

foot and hand tests are not accurate! Mine both said I was FINE, better than a 30 y/o. 6 wks after foot, I was dx with osteoporosis, -2.9. So, really there. But foot said fine.

Then they were demoing the finger one at the ASBS conf and that was 5 yrs later after my dx. And it also said I didn't have anything to worry about.

Riiiiiiiiiight.


Don't trust those! Get the real thing.

You just reminded me to call for my Dexa scan! I keep forgetting!  I have no idea what the findings mean... Good luck with the other tests! I'm so glad you were able to get this all done!  There is nothing like "peace of mind"... Hugs

I found this website that helps explain the numbers, etc on the results: http://www.osteopenia3.com/dexascan.html ~Wendy