Is this multivitamin OK?
So I'm guessing your vitamin D level was pretty low? That is really high for PTH and usually does mean your D level is really low, which means you aren't absorbing calcium properly and instead are leaching it out of your bones to keep the level in your blood good.
Low D causes fatigue in some people, though it doesn't always have that effect on everyone. Do you know what your D level was? According to the Linus Pauling Institute, we need it to be at least 80. If it's very low, 50,000 IU once a week for eight weeks probably won't get it up there. I actually have to take 50,000 IU three times a week to keep mine above 80.
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.
Only my experience...
The vitamins recommended by the hospital were quite expensive. I just decided to take Centrum chewable (2/day) after the 2 to 3 month initial hospital-provided period was up. They recommended taking iron and sublingual B-12. At one follow-up, they said my B-12 level was high, so I've reduced it to 3 or 4 times per week. B-12 and chewable iron were also expensive, so I now order it from Amazon. The chewable calcium was also expensive providing 750 mg. of calcium per day and about 60 calories in a candy-type form per day. I'm going to try a chewable calcium pill when I finally run out of the candy.
I am having an extensive set of blood tests leading to a 6-month follow-up in mid-January. I think the blood tests will help to determine if I am doing acceptable or wrong things in terms of sufficient vitamin/mineral intake.
On my own (pre-surgery), I have taken several vitamins, minerals that seem to work for me and I have continued to blend some into my daily routine. Regardless of any studies, I am a firm believer in taking vitamin C. Virtually, no colds...my experience! Vitamin E...much better skin. No raw skin cracking and bleeding when we lived in wintry upstate NY, less of a problem in FL. When I get a tan in the hot FL summer, it does less flaking and peeling
Although I know the topic of your post was multis, I just wanted to add (since some people are gravitating towards calcium and iron topics) that we can only absorb 500-600 mg of calcium at a time. Given that we need 1,500 to 2,000 mg of calcium, we have to take calcium several times a day. Also, as for iron (the amounts are addressed above by Kelly), these are not to be taken within 2 hours of your calcium (some people say not within 3 hours). And taking vitamin C with your carbonyl iron increases the absorption.
HW: 274 | SW: 232 | CW: 137 | Goal: 145 (ticker includes a 42 pound loss pre-op) | Height: 5'4"
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Sure.
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.
