MelissaRose24 91 Posted March 1, 2017 My Vitamin D is 11.3 which is a Vitamin D deficiency. How will low Vitamin D effect me in the future once and I get my sleeve and will this make the process of getting approved longer? FutureFitGirl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BgR72 113 Posted March 1, 2017 Did the doctor discuss with you your results and how to help build it up with a supplement and or Multivitamins? Now is the time to ask about it & get answers from your doctor how to get levels up. Dont wait till after your surgery. Understanding your levels & Vitamins to supplement is important.CW: 319 SD:May 2017GW: 128 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flippista 67 Posted March 1, 2017 My Vitamin D is 11.3 which is a Vitamin D deficiency. How will low Vitamin D effect me in the future once and I get my sleeve and will this make the process of getting approved longer? FutureFitGirl I was also Vit D deficient. My PCP prescribed weekly vit D pills with a lab follow up in 6-8 weeks. He also wrote a little blurb on the letter of medical necessity to explain our action plan on resolving this by surgery date. Good luck! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crystalrae 16 Posted March 1, 2017 Why would Vitamin D levels affect surgery? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PatientEleventyBillion 851 Posted March 1, 2017 In Canada people should be taking Vitamin D by default -- not enough sun. If you aren't someone who's out in the sun a lot, regardless of where you are, you should be taking it by default. If you aren't someone who's out in the sun a lot and don't have any dairy rife with Vitamin D (or other foods like oily fish/Maitake or Portabello mushrooms/cod liver oil/Raisin Bran), you should most certainly be taking Vitamin D. Post-op you should assuredly be taking some type of Vitamins (I believe prenatal-like vitamins), it's important to get enough nutrients now so you don't get behind post-op. That's when it will really hurt you, and you'd find that out a year or two down the road. 1 carlychloe2 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PatientEleventyBillion 851 Posted March 1, 2017 4 minutes ago, crystalrae said: Why would Vitamin D levels affect surgery? Cardiovascular health and maintaining bone strength. Bone density changes with weight loss (and of course gain) so it requires thorough exercise, Calcium, and Vitamin D, the cells within recycle themselves every year or less. 2 MsShortyDee and MelissaRose24 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teacupnosaucer 445 Posted March 1, 2017 mine came back as low Vitamin d as well. (surprise surprise, i live in northern alberta LOL :P) my dietician wants me to take 3000 iu of it a day, and maybe more before/after surgery depending on the results of a followup blood test. i used to take chewable tablets but I find the D-Drops wayyyyyyy more pleasant and easy to take. I just drip them into my Water when I take my pills and I'm done for the day! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carlychloe2 106 Posted March 1, 2017 mine came back as low Vitamin d as well. (surprise surprise, i live in northern alberta LOL ) my dietician wants me to take 3000 iu of it a day, and maybe more before/after surgery depending on the results of a followup blood test. i used to take chewable tablets but I find the D-Drops wayyyyyyy more pleasant and easy to take. I just drip them into my Water when I take my pills and I'm done for the day! Where do you buy those " d drops"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MelissaRose24 91 Posted March 1, 2017 I live in south Florida but my Vitamin D is still really low because I work inside. But im trying to bring it up taking vitamin D twice daily[emoji106] FutureFitGirl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
carlychloe2 106 Posted March 1, 2017 My Vitamin D is 11.3 which is a Vitamin D deficiency. How will low Vitamin D effect me in the future once and I get my sleeve and will this make the process of getting approved longer? FutureFitGirl Mine were low also. He put me on a 50,000IU VITIAMIN. 1 aweek for 6 weeks then once a month. The brand is bio tech. 1 MelissaRose24 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
camj8158 3 Posted March 2, 2017 My Vitamin D was very low. I'm on 50,000 units twice per week for 3 months then rechecking my labs. My Iron was also very low so I was put on an iron supplement. 1 MelissaRose24 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanyamann32 84 Posted March 2, 2017 My Vitamin D levels took two months to get to normal levels. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tanyamann32 84 Posted March 2, 2017 This was with liquid Vitamin D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nitasjourney 49 Posted March 2, 2017 I brought my Vitamin d levels up by taking my Vitamins and walking outside on every break and lunch. My doc was shocked at how good my vitamin d levels were. Guess that time in the sun really helped because I use to have vitamin d deficiency Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
