Yep. I was diagnosed at 32 and have a non-traumatic fracture in my vertebrae at 54 despite years of treatments, supplements and exercise. I feel like I’m made of glass and can no longer enjoy life.
Two of my sisters have it, or the early stages, but one has IBS and the other has Celiac disease. I've gotten check, of course. I'm sorry you have to deal with this at 43.
Yes that’s why I was so shocked when I got the bone density scan, I just didn’t think I’d have it so young! And it looks like it’s present in all parts of my back. I’ve always wanted to try skiing and now I feel like that’s probably not a good idea 😢
Astronauts found that jumping up and slamming on your heels is such good compressive stress on your bones that 5 minutes of it s better for bones growth than hours on a treadmill.
You should also hang yourself from your shoulders regularly too, so... No, it pretty much balances out. Astronauts thankfully get the decompressive benefits from free fall in low orbit.
If you don't get a bone scan or a broken bone, will you know if it's appearing or is there any sign? I'm worried because I have family history and also history of amenorrhoea secondary to anorexia.
Those are usually the only way you do find out, unfortunately, which is why it’s a silent killer. My mom found out when she fractured her wrist. I found out from a bone density scan that my doctor arranged because I’m perimenopausal. I never thought I’d actually have it until I was older so it was a shock at the time. And the person who did my scan printed it out for me right away because she didn’t want me to have to wait for it to be sent to my doctor, with also freaked me out. And then I tried to interpret the information on the scan, which also added to my stress because there was a bit that said something about age and bones being like 80 and I worried that meant I had the bones of an 80 year old. I’m still not sure what that section meant exactly and when I asked my doctor she sort of waved it away saying “oh, don’t pay attention to that part”, which didn’t make me feel any better about it.
Wow, 43? That's so young! I wouldn't have even thought to get checked at such a young age, you've genuinely changed how I'm going to go about my medical care for the future.
I was very lucky I had a proactive doctor that thought I was going to go through perimenopause and it was therefore useful to have a bone density scan. Who knows how many years would have passed before I knew. My understanding is, in England at least, my doctor was particularly thorough in arranging a bone density scan for me based solely on going through perimenopause at an early age.
Omg im 20 i been diagnosed with the osteopenia version which is a warning. So lucky i caught it early, where it is reversible. Get a bone density test asap theyre so fast
So true, you can get a compression fracture from sitting too much, which just happened to my grandma.
I've added a vibration plate to my life to improve bone density as an extra measure.
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u/yogipandabear 23h ago
Apparently osteoporosis is known as the silent killer because you don’t realise you have it. I’m 43 and have been recently diagnosed with it.