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Shetaz0028 · 06-23-2009, 07:49 AM

I had my follow up for my new intake yesterday and left the office confused as all get out. (yes, more confused than normal).

I had all the pre surgery blood work done in Janurary and was told everything looked fine and dandy. Well, I had to have new blood work done for my new intake and the numbers are way off the charts in a couple areas.

Vitimin D was 42 the new one is 10. WICKED

low normal range is 20-60

Cholesterol was 150 and my new one was 253. SUPER high

. Normal is 130-200.

Triglycerides was 75 and my new one is 663. MASSIVE over

. Normal is 44-150.

Everything else is perfect. Anyway the NP informed me that with my Vit D that low I need to be on medication. Now, at her request I stopped drinking the Vit D whole milk at my last intake and switched to 1%. Now my Vit. D is where it is. She said I have to get into the sun more. Easy to say, the sun has not come out in MA in I don't know how long and I work from 6:30am to 4:00pm. Now, when I do go out I have mass sunscreen on as I burn to a crisp in 5 minutes. She said I need 30 min in the sun without sunscreen. I think she's trying to kill me. At 10 minutes out without sunscreen I have a burn so bad it scars. 20 minutes and I'm in the hospital with sun poisioning. Oh well, suppliments here I come. Of course the Vit. D being so low is also killing my calcium. Oh joy.

There was no clue as to why my cholesterol and triglycerides have jumped to another solar system. I have tossed all the sugar, butter, lard, and that stuff from my diet. I only eat red meat maybe once a week now and even that is super lean and tasteless. For the most part I'm a fresh veggie and roasted chicken kinda gal.

She really scared me though saying that I am a prime canidate for a massive heart attack or stroke now. Not to mention the pre curser of diabeties (sp?). How in the world could so much go so wrong in such a short amount of time following a drs diet?

Should I take these numbers at face value or should I push to get new tests run? I also just noticed that my glucose is 119 and the normal range is 70-100.

She didn't even mention that one.

Kimberly76 · 06-23-2009, 07:54 AM

I'm sorry to hear the numbers are higher.. BUT! perhaps look at it as a blessing? better chances for surgery now? I'm not too sure, but just sayin'

I sure hope you get surgery soon, Charlie..

I've been praying like a mad holy roller for yas.

mucho <3

soon2bthin · 06-23-2009, 08:15 AM

Charlie can they not give a prescription Vit D to take? The one I took was like a liquid gel that was 50,000 iu's of vit d. May be worth checking into.

mistymee · 06-23-2009, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by soon2bthin

Charlie can they not give a prescription Vit D to take? The one I took was like a liquid gel that was 50,000 iu's of vit d. May be worth checking into.

You don't even need a prescription for it.. Vitalady.com - Protein Supplements, Vitamins & Minerals, and Safe Snacks! sells the Vitamin D 50,000 IU. Just make sure it is D3 not D2. And it's CHEAP... less than 25 bucks for a huge supply (since you take it only once a week, it lasts a long long time.)

Charlie honey.. I would suggest you get another set of tests run.. it isn't unheard of for them to mix people's labs up.. and those are such big changes in a short period of time.

Shetaz0028 · 06-23-2009, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Kimberly76

I'm sorry to hear the numbers are higher.. BUT! perhaps look at it as a blessing? better chances for surgery now? I'm not too sure, but just sayin'

I sure hope you get surgery soon, Charlie..

I've been praying like a mad holy roller for yas.

mucho <3

You know I love you to pieces don't you?

Corrine · 06-23-2009, 08:36 AM

I don't know of anyone who gets vitamin D3 on prescription.

The norm is to put people on the 50,000IU gel caps of D2 (ergocalciferol). Even in a "normie", that stuff is less effective than D3 (cholecalciferol).

Vitamin D2 Is Much Less Effective than Vitamin D3 in Humans -- Armas et al. 89 (11): 5387 -- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Kel gives the link to vitalady for the 50K dry form D3 caps - they're the cheapest I know of.

soon2bthin · 06-23-2009, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Corrine

I don't know of anyone who gets vitamin D3 on prescription.

The norm is to put people on the 50,000IU gel caps of D2 (ergocalciferol). Even in a "normie", that stuff is less effective than D3 (cholecalciferol).

Vitamin D2 Is Much Less Effective than Vitamin D3 in Humans -- Armas et al. 89 (11): 5387 -- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Kel gives the link to vitalady for the 50K dry form D3 caps - they're the cheapest I know of.

Interesting but I did! Don't know why?

Shetaz0028 · 06-23-2009, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by soon2bthin

Charlie can they not give a prescription Vit D to take? The one I took was like a liquid gel that was 50,000 iu's of vit d. May be worth checking into.

Well, I'm supposed to make an app. with my PCM and see what she wants to do. But, it's already the 23rd and the app. book is closed for this month and thru the 17th of July. But from the research I have been doing there are different forms of Vit. D and I'm not sure which one I need. I'll take a look at that one and see if I can get a word either from my PCM or the NP. Thanks hon.