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That's the thing, they didn't learn about over the counter vitamins, they learned how to fix us when we're broke. There's a new brand of doc out there that learns a more holistic approach to health but you'd be very hard pressed to find a holistic surgeon. Even dietitians roll their eyes at surgeons trying to give nutritional and vitamin advice...I think it's hilarious.
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doctors and surgeons have very little training in nutrition and supplements. They probably took one class in medical school and for many of them that could be 10 or 20 years ago. Also what they learned is for people with normal digestion not someone with malabsorbtion like we have. Most of us here on these boards no a hell of alot more than most of the surgeons and doctors out there, even most of the NUTS.
yes, too much vitamin A is a bad thing but too little is just as bad - you can loose your sight. I was at the very low end of the range and my NUT put me on high dose vitamin A supplementation which was needed and my sight got much better, especially at night
yes, potassium is a very serious thing and needs to be checked frequently - unfortunately many surgeons feel we only need labs every 6months and some only feel we need them yearly which is absolutely absurb -you know much can change in a year? I get mine done every 3 months and sometimes more frequently than that to recheck things that were adjusted and many times we find that isn't often enough because we find many things that are off and need adjusting. IF we waited 6 months or a year, I can't imagine how much worse off I would be - it would be a disaster.
they also don't check enough stuff and tell patients things are normal when in fact things are not. things like vitamin D and B12 need to be at optimal levels not just in the normal range. If someone has a B12 level of 300-400 which is technically in the normal range, they are at risk for nerve damage and many surgeons will tell them all is fine. My surgeon told me at 400 that I was dangerously low and I need to do daily injections for a week and then continue 3 times per week after that to keep my levels up.
yes, too much vitamin A is a bad thing but too little is just as bad - you can loose your sight. I was at the very low end of the range and my NUT put me on high dose vitamin A supplementation which was needed and my sight got much better, especially at night
yes, potassium is a very serious thing and needs to be checked frequently - unfortunately many surgeons feel we only need labs every 6months and some only feel we need them yearly which is absolutely absurb -you know much can change in a year? I get mine done every 3 months and sometimes more frequently than that to recheck things that were adjusted and many times we find that isn't often enough because we find many things that are off and need adjusting. IF we waited 6 months or a year, I can't imagine how much worse off I would be - it would be a disaster.
they also don't check enough stuff and tell patients things are normal when in fact things are not. things like vitamin D and B12 need to be at optimal levels not just in the normal range. If someone has a B12 level of 300-400 which is technically in the normal range, they are at risk for nerve damage and many surgeons will tell them all is fine. My surgeon told me at 400 that I was dangerously low and I need to do daily injections for a week and then continue 3 times per week after that to keep my levels up.
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