VITAMIN D Checked - now megadosing
Hi everyone -
There have been various posts in this site on the merits and how much vitamin D we need.
My general doc decided I should have a blood test for my D level as he is finding many women who "seem" to get enough whose levels are actually low.
Mine was too. Normal range is between 40 to 100. Mine was a puny 30. I was going by the following standard:
" Currently, the recommended daily intake of vitamin D is 200 IU for people up to 50 years old; 400 IU for people 51 to 70 years old; and 600 IU for people over 70 years old." With a recommendation of 1200 IUs for me based on DEXA results.
My daily multi has 400 units and I very often take a D3 supplement of another 400 units. That leaves only 400 units to get from diet and other sources. Should do it, huh? WRONG!
So what did my doc recommend? A therapy of 50,000 units of vitamin D, one capsule taken weekly for 8 weeks. Then recheck my blood.
Now I believe that the following is likely necessary for better bone health:
"distinguished professor emeritus of biochemistry and of biomedical sciences at UC Riverside, is co-leading a group of 18 researchers in a " call to action" recommending that the daily intake of vitamin D for adults be revised by the government to 2000 international units (IU). According to a press release from the UC Riverside Newsroom, "Norman explained that a 2000 IU daily intake of vitamin D can be achieved by a combination of sunshine, food, supplements, and possibly even limited tanning exposure."
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MY STORY SO FAR ~~~~
Found suspicious lump 9/2000
Lumpectomy, then node dissection and port placement
Stage IIB, 8 pos nodes of 18, Grade 3, ER & PR -
Adriamycin 12 weekly, taxotere 4 rounds
36 rads - very little burning
3 mos after rads liver full of tumors, Stage IV Jan 2002, one spot on sternum
Weekly Taxol, Navelbine, Herceptin for 27 rounds to NED!
2003 & 2004 no active disease - 3 weekly Herceptin + Zometa
Jan 2005 two mets to brain - Gamma Knife on Jan 18
All clear until treated cerebellum spot showing activity on Jan 2006 brain MRI & brain PET
Brain surgery on Feb 9, 2006 - no cancer, 100% radiation necrosis - tumor was still dying
Continue as NED while on Herceptin & quarterly Zometa
Fall-2006 - off Zometa - watching one small brain spot (scar?)
2007 - spot/scar in brain stable - finished anticoagulation therapy for clot along my port-a-catheter - 3 angioplasties to unblock vena cava
2008 - Brain and body still NED! Port removed and scans in Dec.
Dec 2008 - stop Herceptin - Vaccine Trial at U of W begun in Oct. of 2011
STILL NED everywhere in Feb 2014 - on wing & prayer
7/14 - Started twice yearly Zometa for my bones
Jan. 2015 checkup still shows NED
2015 Neuropathy in feet - otherwise all OK - still NED.
Same news for 2016 and all of 2017.
Nov of 2017 - had small skin cancer removed from my face. Will have Zometa end of Jan. 2018.
Last edited by StephN; 12-15-2008 at 11:10 PM..
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