An important study to keep an eye on

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I thought this study looked interesting and I'm glad it's been done. I hope they

do extensive follow-up, both with these patients and with an additional group

with a greater number of people.

http://www.upmc.com/NewsStories/2003/BoneLoss0415.htm

Ziobro

Founder, EMOSS

Open RNY 09/17/01

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http://tinyurl.com/4e3h my AMOS profile

[Guest guest]

I thought this study looked interesting and I'm glad it's been done. I hope they

do extensive follow-up, both with these patients and with an additional group

with a greater number of people.

http://www.upmc.com/NewsStories/2003/BoneLoss0415.htm

Ziobro

Founder, EMOSS

Open RNY 09/17/01

310/130

http://tinyurl.com/4e3h my AMOS profile

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THANKS for the bounce, .

This is an important article. My own labs (PTH) were consistent with

bone loss at about 12-18 months, and my DEXAscan showed mild spinal

ostopenia (of course, the demineralization could have occurred well

before my WLS). I was taking loads of calcium citrate and vit. D.

After 18 months, things seemed to turn more normal (my PTH decreased

to well within normal values). My weight loss slowed to a crawl

about then, too. I am hoping to reverse that with continued high

amounts of Ca + D and a good deal of weight-bearing exercise.

Quite a few folks on the DS lists keep asking about their elevated

PTH, and we all wonder if this is a normal sequel of WLS or

ideopathic in those of us who have noticed it.

--Steve (DS-Grad; Age 63)

At 1:15 PM -0700 4/29/03, Ziobro wrote:

>I thought this study looked interesting and I'm glad it's been done.

>I hope they do extensive follow-up, both with these patients and

>with an additional group with a greater number of people.

>

>http://www.upmc.com/NewsStories/2003/BoneLoss0415.htm

[Guest guest]

THANKS for the bounce, .

This is an important article. My own labs (PTH) were consistent with

bone loss at about 12-18 months, and my DEXAscan showed mild spinal

ostopenia (of course, the demineralization could have occurred well

before my WLS). I was taking loads of calcium citrate and vit. D.

After 18 months, things seemed to turn more normal (my PTH decreased

to well within normal values). My weight loss slowed to a crawl

about then, too. I am hoping to reverse that with continued high

amounts of Ca + D and a good deal of weight-bearing exercise.

Quite a few folks on the DS lists keep asking about their elevated

PTH, and we all wonder if this is a normal sequel of WLS or

ideopathic in those of us who have noticed it.

--Steve (DS-Grad; Age 63)

At 1:15 PM -0700 4/29/03, Ziobro wrote:

>I thought this study looked interesting and I'm glad it's been done.

>I hope they do extensive follow-up, both with these patients and

>with an additional group with a greater number of people.

>

>http://www.upmc.com/NewsStories/2003/BoneLoss0415.htm