Interesting Presentation on Vitamin D

[Becky]

Everyone is different. I am stressing that because I take 4000 iu per day and only test at 46. I am getting more and more convinced that lack of Vitamin D was part of the equation for me. My mom got BC and tested at 0. My sister got DCIS and tested at 0.

My daughters got tested and my 26 yr old tested at 8. She is taking 4000iu per day now but hasn't retested in 2 yrs because of lack of medical benefits but she is probably running ok. Other 2 daughters test in the high 30s but I now make sure they take 1000iu 3X per week.

My cousin also got BC and tested at 0. I am not saying this caused our BC but it might be a factor for some of us. All of us who got BC had bad bones too but since my supplementation program that started after chemo and rads were over (over 8 years ago), my bone density reversed (while on Arimidex no less) to the normal range so I could (and didn't need) to continue on Zometa.

Peace

[StephN]

WOW, Becky, I have never heard of anyone testing for vitamin D at 0 - zero. How could that be? Does your body not process it from either the food you ingest or the supplement? That is an odd family finding.

I have cut back from 2000 IU per day now that I am stable between 60 and 70, which my onc says is sufficient. When I originally tested a few years back the level was 31, with a multi-vitamin supplement, but no other D added.

I just had an analysis, and had thought I would be needing to add in the Carlson's D drops that I do in the winter time. But only once a week right now.