dexa scan

[Doraflora]

Good job I decided to look at my medical records online. The results of my dexa scan have been sitting there since July and the surgery didn’t let me know!

however: the results were:

Femoral neck t-score -1.5

Lumbar spine -1.9

Hip -1.5

So from what I’ve deduced from Dr Google, these results are ok and still stand at osteopenia. I’ll try and do more bone loading exercises and see if that builds the density.

I’m still taking the AA and have just reduced the Pred dosage down to 3.5mg, so onwards and upwards.

[PMRpro Ambassador]

Pretty satisfactory - at least the AA is doing what it says on the tin.

No, no: not onwards and UPwards, DOWNwards!!!!!

[Doraflora in reply to PMRpro]

But of course 🤣👍

[piglette]

My surgery never lets me know any results unless it is a really a disastrous reading eg CRP over 100. I have to contact them. In the past I have contacted them and discovered they wanted me to make an appointment. The trouble is, that information does not appear on the on-line version of my notes that I can access.

[PMRnewbie2017 in reply to piglette]

In my area, the surgery ask for you to sign a form so they can allow you to access results on the NHS app. Can you do that?

[piglette in reply to PMRnewbie2017]

Unfortunately the on-line apps do not give me access to hospital tests only tests done at the GP’s surgery. Also I don’t get their replies and suggestions. I have actually been on-line for around eight years and I have found occasionally the information keeps changing and even disappearing.

[Floridafan in reply to piglette]

I asked my GP if I could have access to my results and she immediately did so, nothing to sign either. So much easier than having to phone the surgery every time. I don’t have access to everything though, just my blood tests and DEXA scan results.

[piglette in reply to Floridafan]

I get blood result information if I had them done at the surgery. I do not have the results if they were done somewhere else though. Also it tells me I had a Dexascan but does not give any results, I just get N/A.