I had a Dexascan done 7 years ago which revealed that my back had a t score of -0.8 and my neck was -2.5. What do these scores mean? I have been on actonel once weekly since that time and Have taken 1200 mg of calcium with Vitamin D daily. My doctor never ordered another scan. What do the numbers of 7 years ago mean?
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2/26/10 6:49pm
Hi Patty, welcome...
Normal bone is any score above -1.0
Osteopenia is any score between -1.0 and -2.5
Osteoporosis is any score below -2.5
If you want to see if you've improved on Actonel ask the Dr. if you can have another DXA scan. Don't forget to take D3 (1,000 IU's) a day and do weight bearing exercise as often as possible.
Good luck...
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