Hey Danny... I'm kinda just asking to get an unscientific reference point. I wouldn't be "scared." I'm old we quads do a huge bit of "calcium dumping" almost immediately after our injuries. And apparently, only immediate, agressive therapies do much.
Standing frames do a little but notmuch to regain bone... only to slow the loss. I've been told even that isn't enough. You'd need continuous movement... like e-stim machines and bikes and so on. And it would have to be continued. As for bone density, if Gary Rock, a six years, has similar scores to me at 25 years... it's probably nothing more than a glimpse into your future (or, who knows... maybe you're already there). Best wishes, --Tod ---- Daniel Espinoza <[email protected]> wrote: > That scares me as I am still waiting on my chair and am mostly bed bound.... > Wouldn't a standing machine help? > > Danny Espinoza 26/m/California > > Occupation before accident > Network engineer / SR. Network security engineer What happened: > Broke c2,c6,c7 with donor bone at c2 > Traumatic brain injury from blood going to central cortex from spinal cord > not vent dependendent anymore. :] > > My myspace address - http://www.myspace.com/dannylnx > My spinal cord injury support website - http://spinalcordinjured.net/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tod E. Santee [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 1:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [QUAD-L] Bone Scans ?? DEXA Scores > > i haven't *quite* had the same issues with bone the Billy and Merril are > mentioning ... BUT... > > I'm wondering if anybody here has had a DEXA Scan recently (or ever) to test > bone density. > > I had it done 3 years ago and had pretty bad bone loss -- as expected. I > started Fosamax thinking it would help but couldn't take it for 9-10 months > while I was on bedrest after my surgeries last year. > > Since then I took it for another year and had another scan just a week or two > ago. My scores were the same or worse in most cases! > > I don't know if it's the Fosamax not working -OR- if the time on bed rest > un-did any benefits I might have had from the Fosamax in the first place. > > I'm just curious how anybody here scored. I had areas ranging from -1.7 to > -3.5 (none in the + side!). > > Best wishes! > --Tod >
