DEAR DR. GOTT:
I am a Caucasian woman, 78 years old, 5’ 2 ½” tall, weight 112 pounds and am in good health. I walk every morning and ride my bike and hike whenever I can. I am not sedentary. My problem is that my bone density is not improving. I was on Fosamax for five years with no results so my doctor changed me to Boniva two years ago. There is still no improvement.
My recent bone density exam showed a T-score of negative 2.6 for the femoral neck. The previous one was negative 2.2. My T-score for L1-L4 is negative 1.2 and the one before was negative 1.1. My question to you is, what can I do to improve my bone density?
DEAR READER:
You don’t say if you are taking calcium plus vitamin D supplements. If you are not, you should be. I recommend you take 1500 mg of calcium and 400-600 IU of vitamin D daily. [Read more...]