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Hi again:  Sorry Pepi, I forgot to mention something that may ease your mind about the condition of your bones.  Have you tried the FRAX algorithms tool provided by the World Health Org?  Fill out this calculator, starting by clicking the calculation tool tab, then country/ethnicity, because it will give you a good idea of the conditions of your bones and the possibility of a frax over the next 10 years, which is most likely better than you think.    If you have trouble with the calculator don't hesitate to post back with questions on the 2 scores you'll get at completion, which are "major osteoporotic" and "total hip,"    Drs are now using this calculator along with the dxa to give a more well rounded idea of bone mineral density.  Be sure to fill in all the necessary info, which includes your t-score for your femoral neck--instead of the total hip--which is on your dxa print out.    Your frax risk increases once you've had 1 frax, but since you didn't mention one, you're doing well.   Another thing to consider, is that t-scores alone, are NOT the sole predictor of frax's.  You could have a low t-score and no frax's or have a relatively good score and sustain a frax.  Many other variables factor into whether or not you'll have a fracture, as you'll see when you answer the question for the tool.   Good Luck...
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