Further Update on Severe Hip Pain and Insufficiency Fracture

[Omanain]

I went for a DEXA Scan yesterday. When it was finished I asked the operator if she had the results. She said they had to be checked by the radiologist and then sent to the rheumatologist. I pressed her to give me the results unofficially and to my utter relief she said "You Do Not Have Osteoporosis!" I am so relieved. I have spent the last few weeks worrying about my spine disintegrating. I nursed my Mother through several crush fractures of her spine so my fears were not groundless.

I have an appointment with the rheumatologist next month and maybe he will have some ideas as to what caused the insufficiency fracture in my hip, but in the meantime I am happy that the rest of my bones seem reasonably sound.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Think I might want to speak to an expert in bone - rather than a rheumy...

[Omanain in reply to PMRpro]

Not sure how to get to see one though.

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Omanain]

Well, an orthopod at least - in the UK it would be a referral to the fracture clinic for a start.

[Omanain in reply to PMRpro]

I am hoping when I see the rheumatologist and get the full report of the DEXA scan he will refer me to whoever I should see! In the meantime I have no pain. It stopped as suddenly as it started!

[PMRpro Ambassador in reply to Omanain]

How very strange!!! But welcome!!!!!!!!!

[SheffieldJane]

I am glad for you. So now it’s just all the things to support bone health, like exercise, calcium, vit D, vit K2.

[Omanain in reply to SheffieldJane]

Exercise is the difficult one because of this pre existing condition. I have only been able to walk short distances for some years with our ending up incapacitated for days, so I was quite nervous about the DEXA scan results. I have always been mindful of my diet though and since my PMR diagnosis I have been taking calcium citrate, vit D3 and K2 which I learnt about from this forum very early on. I hope others with mobility problems can take heart from this.

[bunnymom]

Hurrah! What good news for you. What a great relief after all the dread.

[Omanain in reply to bunnymom]

Certainly was good news. I could have hugged her!

[Jackoh]

So glad you had good news! 😀 x

[Omanain]

Thank you, it really was a relief.

[marionofnorwich]

I have an insufficiency fracture in my knee. The orthopaedic surgeon I saw (about pain in my knee) said that it was probably caused by sudden high dose of steroids (it was 15mg so not that high). I also have osteoarthritis in my knees worse on the fracture side, but the good news is that he didn't seem too worried about the fracture.

[piglette in reply to marionofnorwich]

They could be right, but I sometimes wonder if they don’t make up half the things they say to just sound knowledgable.