Choose Your Resolution: 10 Ways To Help Your Bones

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January 1, 2009. How lame is it to make New Year’s resolutions today?I mean, you’re a pretty special person if you can actually remember one single New Year’s Day when you resolved to do something, and then actually did it. Be it lose weight (probably America’s most-often prop...

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DEXA, or Other Bone Density Scan
ladyanwyn
Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 09:01 AM

How do I actually get one done? I asked my former PCP for one and felt ignored. I never got one done. It seems that I haven't been able to get any follow-through on x-rays (not my favourite but if that's what it takes...), getting x-ray results from a doctor whose labs of certain arthritis-ridden areas, etc. How do I get these things accomplished?

Thanks,

Anwyn

re: DEXA, or Other Bone Density Scan
PJ Hamel
Thursday, January 15, 2009 at 10:24 AM

Anwyn, if you're having bone density issues, and your doc isn't seeing that you get a DEXA scan, then clearly you need to see a different doctor. Please ask the social services team at your hospital to refer you to a doctor who understands bone issues; or, search for a different doctor yourself. The DEXA is a baseline; it's a no-brainer. Good luck - PJH