Information and opinions on health from Donna at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/928652/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/928652/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/928652/index http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/928652/55665/steps Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:16:23 -0500 Donna I had my DEXA scan done on 12-24-08 and finally got the results this week 1-12-09...I really had never given a thought to osteoporosis, that was for women lots older than myself...or so I thought!  I am 59, in good health and active. My scan showed mild oteo. in both hips and moderate in the spine. In Sept. I had surgery to remove my thyroid, I had a hyper active thyroid, unbeknownst to me, for maybe 5 years.  Now I read... http://www.healthcentral.com/osteoporosis/c/928652/55665/steps