What does a bone scan involve?
stlucia
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Hi all,
Has anyone had a bone scan? What happens and what might it show up?
Eek!!
Has anyone had a bone scan? What happens and what might it show up?
Eek!!
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Hi there, Lucia
I had a DEXA scan last summer, checking for bone density - it shows whether you have osteoporosis (brittle bones) or not.
Nothing to it - just lying on a couch while they move the machine over you......you do have to lie still. Took about 20/25 mins.
Unfortunately it showed that I did have full osteoporosis of the spine with a high risk of fracture. My hips were fine, but my neck was borderline as well. Am now taking meds for it and should be having another scan this year to check.
Hope this helps
Annie
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A bone scan checks the density of your bones to see if they have thinned and you have osteoporosis. If there is no metal in your clothes, which can mislead the machine, then you can stay fully dressed.
It is just a big machine with a flat table that you lie on and then a long arm moves backwards and forwards over you while you lie still for about 20 minutes. That's it.
Just like lying on a big photocopier.
Joseph 8)Joseph0 -
annie_mial wrote:Hi there, Lucia
I had a DEXA scan last summer, checking for bone density - it shows whether you have osteoporosis (brittle bones) or not.
Nothing to it - just lying on a couch while they move the machine over you......you do have to lie still. Took about 20/25 mins.
Unfortunately it showed that I did have full osteoporosis of the spine with a high risk of fracture. My hips were fine, but my neck was borderline as well. Am now taking meds for it and should be having another scan this year to check.
Hope this helps
Annie
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Hi Annie
Do you think this damage was caused by taking steroids. Preds?0 -
joyful164 wrote:annie_mial wrote:Hi there, Lucia
I had a DEXA scan last summer, checking for bone density - it shows whether you have osteoporosis (brittle bones) or not.
Nothing to it - just lying on a couch while they move the machine over you......you do have to lie still. Took about 20/25 mins.
Unfortunately it showed that I did have full osteoporosis of the spine with a high risk of fracture. My hips were fine, but my neck was borderline as well. Am now taking meds for it and should be having another scan this year to check.
Hope this helps
Annie
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Hi Annie
Do you think this damage was caused by taking steroids. Preds?
Hi, Joy, yes Pred - it's steroid induced.
Annie0 -
Hello Annie
I take the Alecdronic tablet each week. Isn't this suppose to keep osteoporisis at bay, a protection? You've got me worried now.
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Don't worry Joy, you'll be fine with those - I couldn't take them and we had a lot of probs finding something I could take..........sorted now, I'm taking Strontium Ranelate. Hopefully that will do the trick and increase my spinal density.
Annie0 -
Yes A DEXA is nothing to worry about...like everyone says...you just lie there.
It didnt show osteoporosis with me but it did show osteopenia...never heard of that before but its n in between thing....I dont have osteoporosis but my bones are much thinner than they should be.
I'm taking that weekly tablet as well......when I remember LOL
Also 2 a day {cant remember the name}ones that disolve.
Love
Hileena0
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