Guest guest Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 Regarding Vitamin D, or perhaps I should say Hormone D http://www.lewrockwell.com/miller/miller25.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 Hi Ladies, When I was dx with CML, my Vit D levels were already low and I was started on the same regime of 's, except that I only took it for 5 months after the initial weekly dose. As compounding chemists are hard to find, I now take 1,000 u/s per day and each time I have a blood test, my haem/t always checks my serum calcium and Vit D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is not usual in our sunny OZ, but I can remember several years ago, there was a report that talked about lowered Vit D levels in the European countries which caused depression over the winter months. Regards, from Downunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2008 Report Share Posted April 13, 2008 You will get low on vitamin b 12 and at times iron. Iron will give you loose stools,something you need right .Don't over dose the iron just get to where you need to be.Gleevec takes a lot out of your system. Take care dx 12/23/05 [ ] vitamin D levels Hi Ladies, When I was dx with CML, my Vit D levels were already low and I was started on the same regime of 's, except that I only took it for 5 months after the initial weekly dose. As compounding chemists are hard to find, I now take 1,000 u/s per day and each time I have a blood test, my haem/t always checks my serum calcium and Vit D levels. Vitamin D deficiency is not usual in our sunny OZ, but I can remember several years ago, there was a report that talked about lowered Vit D levels in the European countries which caused depression over the winter months. Regards, from Downunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 >>Now, that all said, I just had a few vials of blood taken >>today for some immune system and Vitamin D level testing... :-) > > Ooh, do get back to us, esp. about the vit. D levels. Okay, I got my blood tests back -- my Vitamin D levels were in the acceptable range, but they were at the very bottom of the acceptable range. And I had been taking Vitamin D3 tablets for the last several months (400% of the RDA = 1600 IU). Immune testing showed that I am more likely to get sick, and will stay sick longer than a normal person. Heck, I could have told them that and saved money on the test... :-) Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 That's interesting. Do you get any UV light during the day? Bill On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 1:18 PM, Marc <marc@...> wrote: > >>Now, that all said, I just had a few vials of blood taken > >>today for some immune system and Vitamin D level testing... :-) > > > > Ooh, do get back to us, esp. about the vit. D levels. > > Okay, I got my blood tests back -- my Vitamin D levels > were in the acceptable range, but they were at the > very bottom of the acceptable range. And I had been > taking Vitamin D3 tablets for the last several > months (400% of the RDA = 1600 IU). > > Immune testing showed that I am more likely to get > sick, and will stay sick longer than a normal > person. Heck, I could have told them that > and saved money on the test... :-) > > Marc > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 > That's interesting. Do you get any UV light during the day? Not in Washington state, in the winter time... :-) Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 How can they possibly be in the bottom range of acceptable if you've been taking that much Vit. D for months?? How much did the test cost? I'm assuming insurance didn't cover it? Thanks for getting back to us about it Marc! Amy marc@... writes: Okay, I got my blood tests back -- my Vitamin D levels were in the acceptable range, but they were at the very bottom of the acceptable range. And I had been taking Vitamin D3 tablets for the last several months (400% of the RDA = 1600 IU). Immune testing showed that I am more likely to get sick, and will stay sick longer than a normal person. Heck, I could have told them that and saved money on the test... :-) Marc **************From Wall Street to Main Street and everywhere in between, stay up-to-date with the latest news. (http://aol.com?ncid=emlcntaolcom00000023) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 29, 2009 Report Share Posted January 29, 2009 > How can they possibly be in the bottom range of acceptable if you've > been taking that much Vit. D for months?? I assume that I was below the acceptable range before taking it -- either that or I'm not absorbing it. Also, 1600 IU isn't really a lot of Vitamin D per day, as I see some doctors recommending 3000 - 5000 IU per day. But when I tried that much I didn't feel good (very sensitive, you know...) > How much did the test cost? I'm assuming insurance didn't cover it? I had a chiropractor order the test, so no, insurance didn't cover it. I think the test was pretty cheap though... less than $20 I bet. It was my idea to test Vitamin D, since it seems to be getting a lot of media coverage these days... Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 I've been taking the Vit D for a long time & my lab tests show it very low also. We just have trouble metablolizing thest things. Loni From: Marc <marc@...> Subject: Re: Vitamin D levels Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 1:18 PM >>Now, that all said, I just had a few vials of blood taken >>today for some immune system and Vitamin D level testing... :-) > > Ooh, do get back to us, esp. about the vit. D levels. Okay, I got my blood tests back -- my Vitamin D levels were in the acceptable range, but they were at the very bottom of the acceptable range. And I had been taking Vitamin D3 tablets for the last several months (400% of the RDA = 1600 IU). Immune testing showed that I am more likely to get sick, and will stay sick longer than a normal person. Heck, I could have told them that and saved money on the test... :-) Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 > I've been taking the Vit D for a long time & my lab tests show it very > low also. And Loni lives in Arizona! Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2009 Report Share Posted January 30, 2009 Good Point Marc! Yikes. Loni From: Marc <marc@...> Subject: Re: Vitamin D levels Date: Friday, January 30, 2009, 11:37 AM > I've been taking the Vit D for a long time & my lab tests show it very > low also. And Loni lives in Arizona! Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 13, 2010 Report Share Posted February 13, 2010 Recently I had my vitamin D levels tested via blood test.. the 25 hydorxy test .. Normal levels are 32.0- 74.0. My result is 37.6. I do get plenty of sun and drink plenty of milk. but take no vit D supplements.. Should I take a supplement to be on the higher range of normal?? And what type and how much.,,,?? thanks.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011  It may not necessarily be the Lab that is important but the ‘Assay’ used by the lab to arrive at the proper results. LabCorp is probably one that uses the ‘Diasorin’ Assay as does my local lab in South Florida. You can call your local lab and ask whether or not they use the Diasorin Assay. I am not sure of other Assays are valid but this is what I’ve come across. Perhaps an Alternative Practitioner can clear this up. Joe C. .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hi Joe: Try this. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/vitamin-d-deficien\ cy-part-one.aspx vic _______________________________ From: JoeCastron Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 It may not necessarily be the Lab that is important but the 'Assay' used by the lab to arrive at the proper results. LabCorp is probably one that uses the Diasorin Assay as does my local lab in South Florida. You can call your local lab and ask whether or not they use the Diasorin Assay. I am not sure of other Assays are valid but this is what I've come across. Perhaps an Alternative Practitioner can clear this up. Joe C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Well, at least I can now spell DiaSorin as it should be with the capital S. I suppose that the site I originally saw the DiaSorin info was Mercola’s. I’m happy my ‘very close’ lab does use this assay. By the way my levels were only 14 when diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. My last test was in the upper 40s and hopefully my next better. Joe C. From: Victor Swiercz Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:06 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D Levels Hi Joe: Try this. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/vitamin-d-deficien\ cy-part-one.aspx vic _______________________________ From: JoeCastron Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 � It may not necessarily be the Lab that is important but the 'Assay' used by the lab to arrive at the proper results. LabCorp is probably one that uses the Diasorin Assay as does my local lab in South Florida. You can call your local lab and ask whether or not they use the Diasorin Assay. I am not sure of other Assays are valid but this is what I've come across. Perhaps an Alternative Practitioner can clear this up. Joe C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 Hi Joe. My wife's level was also 14 when diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Since then we got it up to 60 something. Then fall came and the sun no longer produced vitamin D on the skin and it fell to 37 with 10,000 units of D3 per day. Out alt doctor then added a vitamin D spray to bypass the digestive system. Another test is in order. We also changed our light bulbs to special full spectrum to include UVB rays. Vic ________________________________ From: JoeCastron <jcastron1@...> Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 Well, at least I can now spell DiaSorin as it should be with the capital S. I suppose that the site I originally saw the DiaSorin info was Mercola's. I'm happy my 'very close' lab does use this assay. By the way my levels were only 14 when diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. My last test was in the upper 40s and hopefully my next better. Joe C. From: Victor Swiercz Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 Hi Joe: Try this. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/vitamin-d-deficien\ cy-part-one.aspx vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2011 Report Share Posted January 5, 2011 For those who take high dose of vitamin D3 and don't see a substantial increase in D 25 OH serum level, you may want to supplement with magnesium. Also try taking the vitamin D3 after a meal that had some fat in it to assist absorbtion. Gubi Re: [ ] Vitamin D Levels Hi Joe. My wife's level was also 14 when�diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Since then we got it up to 60 something. Then fall came and the sun no longer produced vitamin�D on the skin and it fell to 37 with 10,000 units of D3 per day. Out alt doctor then�added a vitamin D spray to bypass the digestive system. Another test is in order. We also changed our light bulbs to special�full spectrum to include UVB rays.� Vic� ________________________________ From: JoeCastron <jcastron1@...> Sent: Wed, January 5, 2011 Well, at least I can now spell DiaSorin as it should be with the capital S. I suppose that the site I originally saw the DiaSorin info was Mercola's. I'm happy my 'very close' lab does use this assay. By the way my levels were only 14 when diagnosed with Bladder Cancer. My last test was in the upper 40s and hopefully my next better. Joe C. From: Victor Swiercz Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 Hi Joe: Try this. http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/vitamin-d-deficien\ cy-part-one.aspx vic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Two good videos on this subject are here. Note, vitamin D levels need to be higher for those fighting cancer. http://www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=807CD9AB4B432DC59817BC16BE15D02F http://www.naturalnews.tv/v.asp?v=5A62FC73922FD51A88E62E42C5A0AD5E Vic ________________________________ From: Gubi <gubisara@...> Sent: Thu, January 6, 2011 Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D Levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Victor, really doubt that the full spectrum lamps have much UVB in them... Maybe the manufacturer has a spectral analysis? -Dave www.dfe.net Victor Swiercz wrote: > Hi Joe. > > My wife's level was also 14 when�diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Since then we > got it up to 60 something. Then fall came and the sun no longer produced > vitamin�D on the skin and it fell to 37 with 10,000 units of D3 per day. Out alt > doctor then�added a vitamin D spray to bypass the digestive system. Another test > is in order. We also changed our light bulbs to special�full spectrum to include > UVB rays.� > > Vic� > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Hi Dave: they are from Dr. Mercola. They are a bit larger that normal, I had to modify the lamps a bit for them to fit. http://products.mercola.com/light-bulbs/ Vic ________________________________ From: Dave Felt <feltdd@...> Sent: Fri, January 7, 2011 10:01:44 PM Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D Levels  Victor, really doubt that the full spectrum lamps have much UVB in them... Maybe the manufacturer has a spectral analysis? -Dave www.dfe.net Victor Swiercz wrote: > Hi Joe. > > My wife's level was also 14 when�diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Since then we > got it up to 60 something. Then fall came and the sun no longer produced > vitamin�D on the skin and it fell to 37 with 10,000 units of D3 per day. Out >alt > > doctor then�added a vitamin D spray to bypass the digestive system. Another >test > > is in order. We also changed our light bulbs to special�full spectrum to >include > > UVB rays.� > > Vic� > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 big questions:  I'm scheduled for surgery on Jan 17  any one know what the effects of supplemental d3 would be on surgery?  I know that vits e and k and c to some extent effect clotting time by lengthening it...   what about the rest of the multi vit ingredients?  any good clear knowledge would be appreciated...  Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Hi Mike: I do know vit d stays in the body for two weeks and the body does store vit d. I would beg, borrow, or steal some CS ( colloidal silver) 10 ppm electronically made, after surgery and during the stay in the hospital. Vic  ________________________________ From: traster <michaelpault@...> Sent: Sat, January 8, 2011 8:33:38 AM Subject: Re: [ ] Vitamin D Levels  big questions:  I'm scheduled for surgery on Jan 17  any one know what the effects of supplemental d3 would be on surgery?  I know that vits e and k and c to some extent effect clotting time by lengthening it...   what about the rest of the multi vit ingredients?  any good clear knowledge would be appreciated...  Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I had major surgery in june and prior to that I was taking 5000 iu's of vit. D 3 daily for several months. My doctor didnt say anything about that vitamin so i continued to take it and it didnt effect me in any way. I did stop taking my vit. E, Vit. C, & matcha green tea, a week prior to surgery as those are blood thinners. > > big questions: >  > I'm scheduled for surgery on Jan 17 >  > any one know what the effects of supplemental d3 would be on surgery? >  > I know that vits e and k and c to some extent effect clotting time by lengthening it... >  >  > what about the rest of the multi vit ingredients? >  > any good clear knowledge would be appreciated... >  > Mike > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 So you know, Vitamin K hastens coagulation while E & C might “lengthen†it and I do not know whether or not D-3 does anything. .. Joe C. ________________________________ From: traster big questions: I'm scheduled for surgery on Jan 17 any one know what the effects of supplemental d3 would be on surgery? I know that vits e and k and c to some extent effect clotting time by lengthening it... what about the rest of the multi vit ingredients? any good clear knowledge would be appreciated... Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2011 Report Share Posted February 4, 2011 my rhummy gave me a vitamin d test and i did not even know he had included it in all the blood test. he called the following day and put me on 150,000 mg a week my level was 9 yes 9 that was about 6 months ago and i had it run again last mon and it was 42 he said we want at least 50. i have energy to spare although i cannot do what all i want. i have lupus,diabetes, sojourns, fibro,heart problems a fib,and lung problems,copd,lung disease, ra, vasculitus and i am on oxegen and a cpap and i dont remember what else but the rummy told me the vitamin d would make me feel better and help the problems i have a little. he also gave me nitro cream for my hand, joints and wrists. i havent tried it yet. has anyone else out there used this and if so any suggestions. this is enough for now please let me know it if you have used this. thanks for listening mary in tex sewkountry13@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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