How much Vitamin D is too much? Is there such a thing?
Kristi
HW:276 SW:255 CW:201 LW:165 GW:140
Get a copy of your labs so you know how much you need to take. It should only take a couple days for them to send you a copy, and actually they should be able to tell you on the phone tomorrow what your D level is. You need it at least 80, by the way.
But if you take some D3 before finding out your level, no, you won't hurt yourself. I mean, maybe if you took a WHOLE LOT. If you get 50,000 IU D3, for instance, and take it a couple times a week, it should be fine.
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.
Kristi
HW:276 SW:255 CW:201 LW:165 GW:140
I'm not sure why your doc disagrees with the ASMBS guidelines, but I think he's giving you poor advice when it comes to vitamins.
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.
HW 304, SW 291, GW 160, CW 140 H-5'9.5"
Based on my labs, I take 50,000 IU four times a week.
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.
Fatigue can be due to not eating enough carbohydrates such as non-starchy vegetables and fruits- fresh if tolerated, or canned in juice and rinsed off. Protein foods do not supply energy. Vitamins do not supply energy.
Vitamin D is a hormone that has been called a vitamin. It is fat-soluble so you need to have some fat in your diet to absorb it. The monosaturated and polyunsaturated fats are desirable in your diet. The recommendation is for 3 teaspoons per day of olive, peanut or canola for instance.
Since Vitamin D is fat-souble it is stored in the body. Yes, it can be toxic at very high levels. Values around 32 are at the low end. Vitamin D3 is the one to take. The regimen has been 50,000IU one time per week for 10 weeks as prescribed by your physician.
Find out what your lab values are, you will then know whether or not to supplement. Most people are deficient in Vitamin D and need to supplement. Vitamin D helps calcium to be absorbed better in the body. That is why they are usually taken together.
Kristi
HW:276 SW:255 CW:201 LW:165 GW:140
Only you surgeon or internist can tell you why you are fatigued.
However, have you checked your Hemaglobin and Hematocrit lab levels? Low levels indicated Anemia. In this case you would need to supplement with Ferrous Sulfate.
If you are a menstruating female, you should already be taking an iron supplement. However, many patients develop Anemia within the first 5 years after Roux-En-Y surgery. Remember to take you MVI and iron supplements separately from milk products for good absorption.
Do you exercise? An exercise like walking or water aerobics, etc. will increase your energy level if your labs are WNL.
