When did your surgeon start monitoring your vitamin levels?
Then every 6 months thereafter (he checks them at my annual surgery follow up, and I have the same thing done by my GYN 6 months later)
When you get them done, make them send you a copy. PoetKelly here on OH is a great resource for reading labs and helping you know what to take.
The reason I say this is because my doctor called and said "everything is fine, in the normal range". However, when I compared to previous labs it was clear my D had declined quite a bit over the past year, it was now in the lowest end of "normal". Well, everyone here will tell you how hard it is to fix a deficiency, so I got right on it and increased my D (with dry D3). I'll have labs again in May to see if it has improved.
I'm developing a spreadsheet that will show historical levels so I have it all at a glance.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
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Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
