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Originally Posted by CFrance

My grandmother lived to be 96. That's 11 years of broken bones and pain if she had osteo left untreated.

A friend from church, in her 80s, snapped a femur standing up. In rehab, they had to turn a screw in her leg every day for months, making her scream with pain. It took a year for her to recover.

It's a simple test and medication. I hope nobody gives up on me when I'm 85. I know a few very active 85-year-olds.

It is such an easy test and non invasive. Not a big deal.