Teenage Boy with T-Score -3.27
My son who is nearly 17 years old, weighs 100lbs. at 5'9" has just had a DEXA scan.
His spinal T-Score was -2.58 and his hip T-Score was -3.27
These scores alarmed his Dr. who immediately took a series of blood tests.
The calcium came back in the normal range, but the Vitamin D came back below normal. The Dr. refered my son to a Pediatric Endocrinologist.
My son suffers from intractable migraines & takes morphine 15mg sustained release twice daily. He has been on numerous drugs to help control his migraines for the past 12 years.
In your opinion, could the low Vitamin D levels & lack of calcium be the underlying cause of his migraines?
He has not been able to tolerate dairy products & is suspected to have crohns as well. As far as treatments...where do I turn?
The next available appt. to see the Endocrinologist is OCTOBER 27th. I feel as if I need to do something proactive NOW!
Any suggestions?
THANKS!
I have been directed to give my son who is allergic to all dairy products Citrical calcium supplement, which has Vitamin D3 as well. I am waiting to hear if the endocrinologist we recently consulted with will adjust this plan at all, and what amount of calcium and vitamin D3 specifically he should be shooting for (labs are pending). It is currently being discovered that much more vitamin D3 is needed than previously thought for bone health, with possibly higher calcium levels needed for boys as well.
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