Will having low Vitamin D postpone surgery??

[MeMeMEEE 206]

I didn't think to ask and all they told me was to start taking Dry Vitamin D for 8 weeks then they take me off for 2 weeks and run blood work. This will put me in to the time where I am hoping my surgery will be scheduled - July/August. Anyone had low Vitamin D before surgery?

[Virginia S 13]

I did but it didn't delay my surgery. I had 8 once-weekly supplements - 5 before surgery and 3 after (took the last one yesterday). They'll test my levels again with my one-month post-op blood work 4/18.

Hopefully it'll work out easily for you as well. (I also had low potassium - it had to be up before surgery and they tested me for that but with the supplements I was fine).

[MeMeMEEE 206]

Thank you! It just didn't even occur to me to ask when they told me!

[rsr53 1]

I didn't think to ask and all they told me was to start taking Dry Vitamin D for 8 weeks then they take me off for 2 weeks and run blood work. This will put me in to the time where I am hoping my surgery will be scheduled - July/August. Anyone had low Vitamin D before surgery?

It should not stop surgery. My D is low but I take supplements daily for it. My dr said as long as I take supplements it would be OK. My Calcium levels are low, too--stands to reason as vit D helps absorb the Calcium. Sorry you had probs with potassium deficiency. I have been lucky--my labs are normal except for calcium and Vit D.

[BajaMedGroup 6]

HI...this should NOT delay your surgery. Vitamin D levels are not one of the parameters that we specifically look at when performing surgery. Among the most important parameters are: Hemoglobin, coagulation times, and white blood cell count. Of course we look at the whole lab report, but Vitamin D is not typically as important as the one's mentioned.

You are advised to ask your physician about taking Vit D supplementation after surgery. In addition, it would be advisable to find the specific reason for the low levels of Vit D.

Let me know if you have any questions...best of luck.

[MeMeMEEE 206]

Thank you all! I will be starting dry Vitamin D later this week.

[sunnyd 32]

I also had low Vitamin D. I just took supplements before surgery and still do now as well. You will be able to have surgery! Good luck to you!

[lunarose 97]

I have heard that a good percentage of women in the US have low D levels.

[Bedhead 158]

Hey I know that this is an older topic, but since I am Vitamin D deficient and have been recommended to take 50,000IU per week for 8 weeks I was wondering how this played out for you. Did it delay your surgery at all??