Guest guest Posted May 6, 2008 Report Share Posted May 6, 2008 I keep reading about some of you who order your ADEK'S through a pharmacy??? I always thought we had to get them from food sources. My calcium calcimate has vit D in it, the way I understand it the vit D helps our body absorb the calcium. I thought I was getting everything I needed by just taking my calcium and my vitamins. My 6 mos lab's came back fine, just a little low in protein but nothing to worry about. Am I suppose to be doing something more than what I'm aware of? Mel~Melody~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 > I keep reading about some of you who order your ADEK'S through a > pharmacy??? I always thought we had to get them from food sources. My > calcium calcimate has vit D in it, the way I understand it the vit D > helps our body absorb the calcium. I thought I was getting everything > I needed by just taking my calcium and my vitamins. My 6 mos lab's > came back fine, just a little low in protein but nothing to worry > about. Am I suppose to be doing something more than what I'm aware of? > > Mel~Melody~ ***************************8 Melody, Please remember that you are only 6 mos out and some of us are more than 6 years out. I personally have to add ADEKs to my own vitamin regime because - even tho I was eating right, taking my vitamins correctly, I was still low in these areas, and that didnt show up until my 4 year labs. Dr K said take ADEKs and I take them. I order mine thru the pharmacy I work at, you can order them thru Cosco and Walmart and other pharmacies. You shouldnt be low on anything at 6 months out. You should still have some reserve left. That being said, do keep taking your vitamins etc as you have until Dr K says otherwise. Dont be surprised if and when you have to tweek it further down the road. Oh, and work at keeping your protein up. It is easier at your stage of the game to keep it up, than trying to play catch up later. Sharon in Onyx who is 6 1/2 years out now.... how time flies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 7, 2008 Report Share Posted May 7, 2008 > > > I keep reading about some of you who order your ADEK'S through a > > pharmacy??? I always thought we had to get them from food sources. My > > calcium calcimate has vit D in it, the way I understand it the vit D > > helps our body absorb the calcium. I thought I was getting everything > > I needed by just taking my calcium and my vitamins. My 6 mos lab's > > came back fine, just a little low in protein but nothing to worry > > about. Am I suppose to be doing something more than what I'm aware of? > > > > Mel~Melody~ > ***************************8 > Melody, > Please remember that you are only 6 mos out and some of us are more > than 6 years out. > I personally have to add ADEKs to my own vitamin regime because - even > tho I was eating right, taking my vitamins correctly, I was still low > in these areas, and that didnt show up until my 4 year labs. Dr K > said take ADEKs and I take them. I order mine thru the pharmacy I > work at, you can order them thru Cosco and Walmart and other pharmacies. > > You shouldnt be low on anything at 6 months out. You should still > have some reserve left. That being said, do keep taking your > vitamins etc as you have until Dr K says otherwise. Dont be surprised > if and when you have to tweek it further down the road. > > Oh, and work at keeping your protein up. It is easier at your stage > of the game to keep it up, than trying to play catch up later. > > Sharon in Onyx > who is 6 1/2 years out now.... > how time flies... > Thank you Sharon, I still feel like a newbie with some of the topics, I am excited about the day when I can say I'm 2ys out or 5yrs out...etc. but even more so I'm excited about Sept. 5th 2008 when I can celebrate my 1st yr anniversary :-) I do have a question though??? my pcp has been doing blood work to check my anemia, she says it's not caused by low iron but that the labs indicate it might be a vitamin defficiency?? the past couple months it seems to be getting worse...I don't understand how I can have a deffinciency when I take all my vitamins and my 6mos labs were ok??? does anyone have any helpful answers or knowledge of what it could be? thanks again for all the help and support, I really like this group! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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