12 Jun
So I got my DEXA results back last week and honestly it was the kick up the backside I needed. Not terrible, not great. The radiographer said something like "this is common at your age" and I smiled and nodded but inside I was thinking, right, no, I'm not just accepting that. I've been doing a lot of reading since and I've written down a proper list of questions for my GP. Things like: what does this score actually mean for fracture risk, what should I be monitoring going forward, how often do I need another scan, and whether there's anything specific I should be doing given I've been on HRT for a few years now. I want actual answers, not a leaflet. Food-wise I've been quietly paying more attention to what I'm eating. Not obsessively, just noticing. I had no idea how much calcium I wasn't getting until I started looking. Fortified oat milk, a bit of cheese here and there, some tinned sardines (which I'm learning to not hate). Vitamin D is trickier because we live in England and the sun is, well, the sun. I've been getting outside most days though, proper walks rather than just nipping to the car. Started doing about 30 minutes most mornings and I can already feel it's doing something for my head if nothing else. Anyone else had a DEXA and felt like it reframed everything a bit? Like suddenly bone health went from abstract future worry to actual present thing I need to care about now? That's where I am. 57 and taking it seriously. Finally. x