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He actually retired a couple years back! Unfortunate too because I was never able to make it back up there to get all of my records :/ so who knows if they are recorded somewhere else

You might also consider seeing a good endocrinologist. Mine has helped me immensely with vitamin supplement levels.
I take 2500 mg of calcium a day in the form of Upcal D mixed in orange juice all at one time. That amount is necessary to keep my calcium in the range the endo wants it.
I also require 50,000 IU of vitamin D A DAY to stay in normal range.

becsuse we malabsorption so much it is hard to really overdose on supplements.

Hopefully, the bariatric department there understands the DS - many don't really understand it if they don't offer it and it is quite different from the bypass. Another option for that could be to reach out to one of the established DS practices like Keshishian or Rabkin and see if you can get a "back on track" consult. They commonly do remote consults as they have patients all over the world, so doing a complete lab workup; my wife and I both do an annual follow up with Rabkin over the phone. That is useful, particularly for her DS, in getting some insight in what needs to be tweaked as he has experience that a typical PCP lacks; it's also good to have someone like that "on retainer" so that if our PCP comes across something odd, she can get him on the phone and ask about it, whether or not what she is seeing is a DS quirk, or something unrelated.

Probably not overdoing the calcium - calcium is one of those things where the body seeks to keep the serum levels even and, in this case, uses the bones as a reservoir to draw from, or add to, in order to keep that level right. So, seeing a normal calcium level in the blood would be expected and doesn't really tell us much unless it is low in which case you are in serious trouble. PTH and other factors give an indication of which way the calcium is going - depositing or drawing from the bones.

I suggest giving a look through dssurgery.com - that is Dr. Keshisian's site and he has a wealth of info in his blog posts and articles in his resources section; it may take a bit of digging to find what you need, but if it's DS related, it will be there.

Our doc, both my wife (DS) and I (VSG) used Dr. Rabkin, and he tends to prefer keeping D in the upper end of the normal range, so you have a bit of work to do there. It would not be unusual for DSers to take 50,000iu tablets, sometimes multiples, to get and maintain their D levels; my wife takes one every week or two to maintain, but some take one or two per day to build levels back up. It's a big YMMV thing with the DS. Also, make sure that you are using "dry" or water soluble form of vit D as the normal oil based is malabsorbed by your DS (along with the other fat soluble vitamins A, E and K.)

Good luck on getting back on track.