Re: To Tracie RE Vit D

[Guest guest]

Hi Tracie,

My vitamin D is 20.  My doctor has me taking 50,000 mg of prescription

vitamin D

capsules twice a week.  I live in southern California, but I don't bask in the

sun as I once did.  Vitamin D is involved with bones also.  Good luck with

getting your D back to normal!

Sincerely.

Patsy

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From: Tracie <tracierae143@...>

Sent: Thu, February 3, 2011 4:14:31 AM

Subject: [ ] Very low vitamin D level

 

Hi all,

I have not posted in forever, but I do read the messages all the time. However,

recently my husband was diagnosed with low vitamin D level and I told my

rheumatologist about it and asked for a test. I figured if my husand was low at

20, that I had to be low too because we live the same lifestyle, but he gets out

more. Needless to say, I got an urgent call from my doctor saying my vitamin D

level was so low, it was only 12, and he started me on 2000 IU of vitamin D

immediately per day and I get retested in a month to see if this is helping at

all and he may increase it depending on that. Does anyone else have this

problem? My rheumatologist did say that they are finding a connection between

low vitamin D and arthritis. I have to wonder why I had to ask for the test??

That does seem odd. So of course I now asked for a vitamin B12 level as well. I

figured it was best to make sure. Well, let me know if anybody else has this

problem and if so what doses you are on of vitamin D. Also, are there any other

vitamin levels I should be checked for? I have RA, Sjogren's syndrome, diabetes,

and Raynaud's so far... I hope nothing more comes along! I do have to take a

fluid pill for unknown causes of edema.

Thanks everyone, sorry I rambled.

Tracie (yes, the one in Maine, LOL)