Well I had an appointment with Mr Nick Birch this last Monday. What a very nice person he is, so knowledgeable and I am blown away by my results. I took all the DEXA scans for the last 14 years. Not each Yr I hasten to add. He looked at them all and told us why they weren't accurate. Won't go into that. The scan followed and the results took my breath away. I have osteopaenia not osteoporosis! I do have arthritis in my lumbar vertebrae and scoliosis which is not too severe. Both these skew the DEXA results. My fragility score is 13% which I can improve with exercises he suggested. I've been going round with a huge smile on my face since then. All I can say is thank you to those of you that recommended him. Worth every penny it cost.
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I had another REMS appointment today with Nick. This was my second one so we could compare. I too am blown away by my results and how well I have done in the two years. Worth every penny as you say. I am not on any medication and have scoliosis . That is why DEXA scans were useless as they could not give me a spinal report. Nick can though. I was also happy that in the two years I have stayed the same weight and have not lost any more height. I have lost 5 inches in height over the years.
I had my first appointment with Nick last week - I too was blown away with the results & was told my osteoporosis is mild not severe as I have been told for the past 3 years via Dexa scans . I will make yearly appointments with him from now on .
I have just made my second appointment with Nick as I was so encouraged by my first appointment at the start of this year. He completely transformed how I feel about my osteoporosis; I had previously felt I was on a downward spiral, which could only be contained by medication, and would probably end up in a wheelchair, and now I feel that I can confidently go about my life. Yes I need to get plenty of exercise and take supplements, but I am nowhere near the disastrous scenario that my GP painted. I would absolutely recommend a visit to Nick to anyone with osteoporosis or osteopaenia.
Do you have to go to Daventry to see Dr Birch or does he do the mobile clinics as well?
Hello, yes he does I am booked in Feb 2024 in Winchester. Check the Osteoscan website for info. Hope this helps.