Haemodialysis or dialysis and osteopenia
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I had a bone density test 8 years ago. I have been on dialysis at a center since February 2014. I had anothER bone density test last month in August 2017. The doctor look at my previous scan and then my current scan, the diagnosis was I have osteopenia.
I recently talked to by kidney doctor and. he said it is a common symptom of dialysis.
Is this a true fact?
Does anyone else have osteopenia. Can dialysis cause osteopenia or osteoporosis.
I am a male, but I also have 47 chromosomes, so I am really a xxy male.
I don't know it is because of dialysis or xxy.
My grandmother had osteoporosis and broke her hip years ago, but I believed that only women got osteopenia and or osteoporosis, but from the research I have done. These bone dis orders can affect males and females
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Linda_Mac john75639
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Hi John - I am a 62 year-old woman with ckd for over 12 years and I was diagnosed with ostepenia about four or five years ago. At my last nephrologist visit, he told me I should tell my pcp that I should have another bone scan done soon because the ckd puts me at increased risk for osteoporosis and we should evaluate treatment options differently. I already have other risk factors such as being a woman, petite and of British Isles descent. Evidently, one of the risks women have over men is that our bones are just lighter then men's, but there are other physiological factors too. I don't suppose there's any way to know if you having two X chromosomes makes you at increased risk. ?
marj01201 john75639
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john75639, I have osteoporosis on my mom's side--pretty severe onset. So my doctors are checking my bone density frequently. I'm not yet on dialysis but expect I will need to decide whether to pursue dialysis in the not too distant future. (My creatinine is 3.4 and my eGFR is 14-15.)
I'm not sure what your risk factors would be. However, I would certainly think this is a topic you could bring up with both your nephrologist and your primary care physician. It is certainly something that should be discussed and checked out.
Marj
helen54849 john75639
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To answer yes it can. Having kidney disease puts you at greater risk anyway as kidneys control all sorts of things in your body such as calcium levels, parathyroid etc. People with CKD often have issues with PTH (parathyroid levels and require calcium/vit D tablets) to help it. Dialysis removes waste from the blood as you know, however it cannot tell the difference between good and bad things so removes the lot. Hope this helps