Gah! I meant an INDICATION of the risk of developing osteoporosis. Obviously I cannot type! Kat On Tue, 2004-09-21 at 20:03, kat wrote: > I wanted to send out a warning to the older women on the list aged 50 > and over - > > PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR BONES! > > I had my physical yesterday and all was fine except an abnormal number > on my blood tests that indicated bone loss. So I'm going to get a > bone scan to test for my bone density. I urge all older women aged > 50 and older on this list to get tested for their bone density. It is > an indicated of whether you are at risk for osteoporosis, and we who > do not do weight-bearing exercise are particularly at risk. > > Kat