Posted by natrfrk on March 13, 2007, at 10:07:32
In reply to Re: Vitamin D deficiency » natrfrk, posted by Larry Hoover on March 10, 2007, at 14:26:46
Lar, Thank you so much for taking the time to help me understand this. I appreciate your help so much.
It will be another two or three weeks before my follow up with the doctor and it's almost impossible to get understanding from his staff over the phone.
Right now, I am trying to absorb all the information you've given me. Trying to make sure I don't miss any of your concerns or questions too. I am doing online research for further understanding. I'm having a little trouble comprehending the whole PTH part. I know it's not that difficult to understand, I just need to get it all straight in my head. And no, there was no test for that.
Should I request a test for the PTH? You seem pretty confident that mine is high... So, I am trying to understand the consequences of that. I think I understand why you are saying to NOT take any calcium. Is it to prevent hypercalcemia?
You asked if I have any back pain or leg or arm or rib pain... I have had lower back and hip pain for years. It started a few days after the birth of my child. It was intense and debilitating during the breastfeeding years. But once I weaned her, it slowly became less and less debilitating. Now six years later, I only get flare ups. And they are usually in time with PMS. I was told by my chiropractor that it was caused by hormones. He had a name for it, that I never could remember. But he said it was pregnancy induced, and if I had another baby, the problem in his opinion would be WORSE. So, I haven’t tried to get pregnant again out of the fear of living like that for another three years again (The most intense part of it was the first 3 months after her birth). Could he have been wrong? Could it be from the D deficiency, and just the pregnancy and all the hormone changes brought it on? I really don’t want to live like that again. I mean, since I have my daughter and I know her, I would do it all over again to have her. But I don’t know the next one. I don’t even know if there IS a next one. (I’ve been married 15 years, only been pregnant twice, miscarried the first. And we have NEVER used ANY birth control.) But if this was caused by the D deficiency, and I knew I would not have a relapse and have to live like that again… I would love to have another baby, God willing. But I was so bad that first three months, my husband had to work from home and help with the baby. I could not get out of bed with out him manipulating my body. My pelvic region would be stuck, froze, caught…. My husband had to “uncatch” everything. It took almost an hour to get me out of bed every day…
Anyway, now the only BONE pain I am aware of is my tail bone, and sometimes the bones on the top of one of my feet.
And then the tooth thing started the beginning of February. And it was at it's worst during PMS time. The teeth started to heal, it seemed, slowly, but steadily in the last month. But we are back at the PMS time, and they are not showing any new signs of healing. But I don't think they are showing any new signs of getting worse either. So, I am hoping they are really healing. My husband claims he can see a difference. Where they were getting pointy, he says they are squaring off, or rounding off. I hope that means they're healing and not dissolving more. But he says they look more like their old normal selves. Not completely though. They are smaller and still somewhat misshapen.
Geez, I'd have never guessed a single vitamin deficiency could cause so much trouble all by itself. The doctor's office is acting like this is not such a big deal. Like if I take the prescription, everything will be all better. But it won't, will it? Don't these other things need to be concerns, at least? Shouldn't they be addressed as possibilities? I don't know that they aren't in the doctor's plans, because I have not gotten to talk directly to him. I guess I may be worrying prematurely. But it's good... this way, I will be informed BEFORE he brings stuff up to me, and informed to bring it up myself if he does not.
I don’t remember if I said so before or not, but I chose NOT to fill the prescription through the pharmacy. They wanted $21 for 12, D2 50,000IU. I bought D3 50,000IU from Bio Tech online. A website called Vitalady.com, for $24. And I’ve been going outside every day. : )
I finally got my bill for the Vitamin D test… $215!!! I called the lab to tell them I am uninsured, and they were absolutely NO help. They just offered to set up a payment plan. I will just pay it. But I just think that is way too expensive for one test. And since I have to keep monitoring this level, I will have to pay this amount every month or however often the doctor tests me. I hope I at least don’t have to pay an office visit for and after each.
Wow, this is a long post. I hope you don't mind. But I think I am finally putting this all together. What do you think? Do you think I'm "getting" it?
Sorry it took me so long to get back to you. I had a busy weekend. And a hectic Monday.
Thank you again so much!
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