Dear friends, Just wanted to post a little update. On Tuesday, I had another DEXA bone scan to check up on the osteopenia, and then I saw my endocrinologist right afterwards. Sadly, I have more bone loss in my hips. And because of my hypoparathyroidism (caused by the mitochondrial disease), I’m not able to absorb calcium and vitamin D which is vital for bones. In other words, the parathyroid gland is what activates vitamin D so that it can be used by the body. So she ordered a bunch of labs again to check my parathyroid (PTH) level, activated vitamin D level (which is [...]
