Re: vitamin level testing (A,D,E & K)

[Guest guest]

I agree with Kim. Buy a really thick, heavy textbook! Hit HIM hard....below

the belt LOL....

Rosemary in New York with 3 children with CF - they are 12, 10, 6...I coined

the phrase " BREATHE DAMMIT " ; and now we have a dog named - are you ready for

this - TOBI after their medication!

[Guest guest]

Hi Krystena,

I think I'd buy a laboratory analysis textbook... and smack your

doctor over the head with it.

But then... that's just me. )

Checking vitamins through blood analysis usually has a window of a few

days, not a meal -- especially those fat-stored vitamins, A, D, E,

and K.

If you want a more accurate picture, ask your doctor to start checking

intracellular levels of vitamins and minerals. Intracellular tells you

what's going on inside the cells; this is a snapshot of your true self

during a window of a few months, not days.

Kim

Mom of (23 with asthma and cf) and (asthma no cf)

Hey, I have a question about the vitamin level testing.

I was told today by a the CF dr that Caden saw, that there is really

no need to do vitamin level testing as it really only reflects the

LAST meal eaten?

Is this true? Have you heard this?

Krystena s

Caden 4 yrs GAII (still NO DNA results)

[Guest guest]

Hi Krystena,

I think I'd buy a laboratory analysis textbook... and smack your

doctor over the head with it.

But then... that's just me. )

Checking vitamins through blood analysis usually has a window of a few

days, not a meal -- especially those fat-stored vitamins, A, D, E,

and K.

If you want a more accurate picture, ask your doctor to start checking

intracellular levels of vitamins and minerals. Intracellular tells you

what's going on inside the cells; this is a snapshot of your true self

during a window of a few months, not days.

Kim

Mom of (23 with asthma and cf) and (asthma no cf)

Hey, I have a question about the vitamin level testing.

I was told today by a the CF dr that Caden saw, that there is really

no need to do vitamin level testing as it really only reflects the

LAST meal eaten?

Is this true? Have you heard this?

Krystena s

Caden 4 yrs GAII (still NO DNA results)

[Guest guest]

>I think I'd buy a laboratory analysis textbook... and smack your

>doctor over the head with it.

>

>But then... that's just me. )

Is anyone seeing a trend with Kim and her problem solving skills?

Lenora

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[Guest guest]

No it is not true, and if it were, the testing could be done early in the

morning, long after the last meal. This is crazy. I saw my cf doctor

today and despite my having excellent nutrition, a panel was scheduled,

and was done between breakfast and lunch today--no problem!

Love,

n Rojas, who just cannot get over what doctors " think " they know!

[Guest guest]

That depends on the size of the book :)

LOVE, GRDMBEV

Re: vitamin level testing (A,D,E & K)

>I think I'd buy a laboratory analysis textbook... and smack your

>doctor over the head with it.

>

>But then... that's just me. )

Is anyone seeing a trend with Kim and her problem solving skills?

Lenora

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establishment...Original, one-of-a-kind pen & ink or

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Cystic Fibrosis and the special people who cope with it every day

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 12/4/2002 8:48:37 PM Central Standard Time, lenora@...

writes:

> I think I'd buy a laboratory analysis textbook... and smack your

> >doctor over the head with it.

> >

> >But then... that's just me. )

>

> Is anyone seeing a trend with Kim and her problem solving skills?

>

>

> Lenora

Ya I hope her husband knows how to duck!!LOL!!! Deb A

[Guest guest]

But... but... I *had* to switch to books...

Doctors tend to freak out a little when you walk into their office

and pull a nutcracker out of your purse...

Kim

> >I think I'd buy a laboratory analysis textbook... and smack your

> >doctor over the head with it.

> >

> >But then... that's just me. )

>

> Is anyone seeing a trend with Kim and her problem solving skills?

>

>

> Lenora