Vit D Levels can and do Drop After Most Surgeries

joymarty
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Vit D Levels can and do Drop After Most Surgeries Oct 12, 2019 21:20:48 GMT -5

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Post by joymarty on Oct 12, 2019 21:20:48 GMT -5

So going into a surgery one would be smart to have good optimal Vit D levels. I was a low 16 in 2006 and got my D up to 80 and felt Great, and then at 72 I had a hip replacement and the D levels dropped over 40 pts...I had read this could happen, that it could drop and boy did it. I felt good after the surgery and had a good recovery BUT in some months I went downhill. Could have been the drop in D for all I know.

I've been working to get back up to 80 and can't seem to get past 50 on the bloodwork results.

www.vitamindcouncil.org/vitamin-d-status-may-influence-risk-of-complications-after-non-cardiac-surgery/#.XaKH-FVKiYk

Cardiac surgery is excluded from the surgery types where D drops.

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Vit D Levels can and do Drop After Most Surgeries Oct 13, 2019 8:40:04 GMT -5 highlandannie likes this

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Post by Drifter on Oct 13, 2019 8:40:04 GMT -5

Oct 12, 2019 21:20:48 GMT -5 joymarty said:

can't seem to get past 50 on the bloodwork results.

When was the last time you had lab work done? I thought you said you avoid doctors.

A deficiency in vitamin D can result from inadequate exposure to sunlight, inefficient production in the skin and not enough vitamin D in your diet like fatty fish and seafood which are among the richest natural food sources of vitamin D, and egg yolks.

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Vit D Levels can and do Drop After Most Surgeries Oct 13, 2019 12:23:00 GMT -5

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Post by joymarty on Oct 13, 2019 12:23:00 GMT -5

I go to my doc once a year for a check up and check in and refills on my couple meds and labs which we feel are needed. SUN is vital for Vit D but how many older folks for sure are outside in scant clothing and sucking up the SUN...not very many and I don't even see it here in So Cal. Getting 10 minutes here and there is not the answer to optimal D. Thanks.

I agree on fish but I also have read a lot about yolks and inflammation.

And my info is about how D can drop post surgery, so very good to be optimal before surgery, the link is pretty simple to read. My level dropped from 80 pre surgery to 40 post...so I know this info is true.

And in general it's important to have optimal Vit D. I take 5-10K almost daily since I'm not basking in the sun ANYmore.

Last Edit: Oct 13, 2019 12:29:07 GMT -5 by joymarty

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