2 year post-op bone density scan results

[feedyoureye 3,087]

http://www.mayoclini...lements/AN01928 heres one... on heart attack risk...

and

http://www.nutrasolutions.com/articles/83004-harm-from-calcium-supplements

[Fiddleman 4,376]

Negative effects if you do and negative effects if you do not take Calcium supplements. The article seems to indicate consumption of calcium from leafy green and dairy sources do not pose a heart attack risk. Living life is a risky business. I guess just choose the path of least collateral damage to your body along the way if possible.

[Georgia 2,908]

To me it appears the largest risk is to postmenopausal women and heart disease

[cindymg 629]

Interesting. Unlike many women' date=' I do have a baseline from pre-menopause. The change was dramatic. Large enough that for me, bone loss is a reality. My paternal grandmother suffered with osteoporosis beginning in her 70s. My maternal female relatives all die before 75, so I'm not sure about that side.

I do get a lot of Calcium from foods. I eat a cup of nonfat greek yogurt a day and often eat spinach and salmon.

Lynda[/quote']

Hi Lynda:

But are the changes real, or just due to the machine calibration? That's what I would worry about.

Good luck with this.

[lsereno 2,525]

I'm hoping kaiser does a good job of calibration. Some of the scams with issues were from a portable site I think. And the differences were not off by as much as mine changed.

Lynda

[feedyoureye 3,087]

You just have to give it your best shot in life. Medicine doesn't know it all, but Im sure those docs at Kaiser are doing the best they can for you. Really, thats all we can ask for in life. Learn better, do better. I am always looking at the research, but you can find research that is the opposite of the ones I found as well.

[swizzly 901]

Really, it's why I take one 250mg cal citrate per day. I know it's not "enough" according to what I should be getting, but it's more than "nothing" and it supplements the lesser amount of dairy I can take in now. I don't take high amounts of any supplement, and even then I was asked to cut back on B Vitamins and D after the last blood panels cos my levels were plenty high enough.

MED: Minimum effective dosage -- more is not always better, or necessary, and can make things worse. Knowing that is a personal thing though, cos every body is unique.

[Dooter 1,457]

Hey all!! It's good to see my familiar peeps on here!! Does anyone know if the elliptical is useful for this purpose? It's my main form of exercise.

[lsereno 2,525]

Hey Dooter,

Doc wanted me to add strength training. Most articles about retaining bone mass call for weight bearing exercise (pretty sure elliptical falls in this category) and strength building (lifting weights or an equivalent exercise using your body mass as the weight, such as push ups or planks).

Lynda

[Dooter 1,457]

Hey Dooter' date='

Doc wanted me to add strength training. Most articles about retaining bone mass call for weight bearing exercise (pretty sure elliptical falls in this category) and strength building (lifting weights or an equivalent exercise using your body mass as the weight, such as push ups or planks).

Lynda[/quote']

Ok. Sounds good. I'm almost officially "post menopausal" (only 43yo-weird huh?) so I'm concerned of bone loss.