I called my dr's nurse today, & she's set me up for a bone density scan. My mom has osteoporosis which has gone into osteoarthritis, so my dr had a bone scan done on me several yrs. ago. It showed pre-osteoporosis, thus the 500mg of cal w/ D 3x daily. I'm not worried about my health or a vit D deficiency...that can be fixed. But, i do want to know why I've hurt so much for so long, & what can be done about it. I hate going to the dr. & I have to be really, really, on my deathbed kind of sick before I'll go. But, enough already w/ the pain, you know? Maybe I'll have some answers by the end of the month.