Low vitamin D before surgery....
I discovered I have low vitamin D this past August. I was put on 4000 units of D per day. My bloodwork from last week is showing it is still quite low. In addition to my supplement I try to have greek yogurt and at least 1 cup of milk a day. I also go outside when I can.
I am worried that this will pospone surgery. I have already been working to increase it for 3 months without a lot of change.
Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone know of ways to help it increase it quicker? THANKS
Ref to Sudbury July 4/17 Sleep study July 29/17 Orientation Sept 13/17 1on1's Feb 2/18 OTN Feb 27/18 Pre op Mar 13/18 Surgery Mar 22/18 St. Michael's w Dr. Grantcharov Opti-10lb M1=-24lbs M2=-11.5 M3=-7.5 M4=-8 M5=-9 M6=-8.5 M7=-6.5 M8=-8 M9=-5 M10=5.5 M11=-2.5 M12=-5 M13=-4
I had to take a ****tonne of vitamin D before surgery too. i think they said mine was still low when i had my surgery but they told me it would increase after with supplements. unless they tell you to worry i wouldn't.
OH and Good luck you will be on the losers bench in no time!
I may not be there yet, but I'm closer than I was yesterday!
Highest weight 311/ Weight day of surgery 271/One Month 257/ Two Months 247.5 / Three Months 241/ Four months 234/ Five months 228
I agree with rce... keep doing what you're doing, and don't worry about it until they tell you to worry about it. My vitamin D was low pre-surgery too, and they put me on 4,000 IU's, but I don't know if it self corrected, because they never mentioned it again, and I didn't see my pre-surgery blood work.
My three month bloodwork is fine... well, as far as vitamin D goes. Lol
Many of us (if not most) have low D going in to surgery. :)
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on 11/27/17 3:48 pm, edited 11/27/17 7:48 am
When I we t to my nutrition appointment my Vitamin D was sky high, she even remarked how high it was.
It was a vacation to the beach in North Carolina. A lot of sun.
Now I have a friend who struggles with vitamin D and (as a cancer survivor I can not tell you to do this in peace) she tans once a week for 4 minutes.
BUT I would agree with rce and The number one lady.
I had the same problem. I had to take 8000 units of vitamin D a day for 6 months just to get it to the bare minimum. Then I went back to taking 1 pill a day (1000 units) and it dropped too low again. My doctor said I'll have to take 2 a day, probably forever. I wasn't scheduled to meet the surgeon until the levels came up enough. I felt much better when they came up. I was outside every day in summer but my doctor said I can't get enough from the sun alone, due to living so far north.
Pre-Op Visit: Jan. 10, 2017, weight 304, surgeon: Dr. David Lindsay, St. Joe's, Toronto
1st Day of (3 weeks worth of) Optifast: Jan. 11, 2017
Surgery Date: Feb. 1st, 2017
Kathy 
I am taking 5,000 units a day, I neglected my levels and they were very low, I am a few years out from surgery and working on raising all my vitamins.
make sure you are taking vitamin D3 and NOT vitamin D2
Doctors normally prescribe D2 but is really not the one we need before or after surgery, good luck!! you will be just fine but keep working on it.
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