my therapist has recently informed me that it's is much more likely for women who started their behaviors between the ages of 13 and 18 to become osteopenic/develop osteoporosis than those who started after.  (for the record,i do not have written evidence of this exact statistic.  do not quote me on this.  do the research.)  this, of course, freaked me out, considering i really began in high school.  it also made me a little angry at the unfairness of the fact considering.. i didn't know i was doing it.  dammit, disease, you sneaky, selfish bastard.

i always knew i should have a bone density scan done.  i haven't gotten one yet, but not because i'm scared; i am just really terrible at setting up appointments.  (if you know me at all, you know i'm not all that fond of picking up a phone for the important things.)  however, i'm a little freaked now, i'll admit.  i'm holding on tightly to the fact that from birth until about age 15, i would go through a gallon of milk in 2 or 3 days; all that milk-drinkin' must count forsomething, right??

i would love to see how this age thing plays out.  i am not sure i have enough readers who have been scanned to get an accurate representation on this, but let's give it a shot.  take the poll:

if you are like me, and have made the poor decision to have a scan done yet,maybe it's time to think about looking into it.  it's a scary thought; i am fully aware.  but it's going to be a lot scarier if it's not caught now and worked on.  osteoporosis is not curable or reversible, but it can certainly be slowed and treated.  better to catch it sooner rather than later.