Bone Density Issues

    • nbullock2005
      August 6, 2017 at 11:56 pm

      I just had surgery on my foot and was told that my bones in my foot are mushy. I know this is a new symptom since I had surgery on the same toe 3 years ago and my bone was fine. Has anyone had issues with their bones getting mushy? I have never been diagnosed with Osteoporosis.
      Thanks,
      Noelle

    • cer100
      August 7, 2017 at 8:38 pm

      Have you been on Prednisone at all? I was on it at high doses for a long time and docs decided to do a bone density scan because of that…thankfully, results came back ok for me.

    • jk
      August 8, 2017 at 12:40 pm

      Ditto on the steroid question. It ties in with long term use and age. For example, an NIH article says: “Steroid-induced osteoporosis remained a problem, especially in older patients.”