Tho I suspect, knowing Bob, I mite not 'like' the answer.

BTW: I too recently found that I'd no, NOT ANY notable Vit D when I was tested - recently really tested for thyroid [I'd been hypo -underactive for years]. Turned out my thyroid had gone auto-immune along with my neuropathy. But I'm also on anti-cancer meds that purposely BLOCK those estrogens that cancers like to feed off of...Those took me over the 'line' from osteopenia to porosis...The same estrogens that are needed to build bone. Took a concerned Oncologist after my last bone scans and a note from my Podiatrist who'd taken exrays for a possible new broken foot bone to show that the newest Dexa/bone scan showed I'd lost lots of that good old density. I'm now chomping down as much of and above the doc recommended calciums, D's , complementary magnesiums etc as I can stand. That's brought up the #'s in my system up to what it should be, but what I'm actually asorbing is TBD w/more testing.

I have to say I am really glad that you are getting what seems to be a whole and thorough going over. You ARE getting somewhere - and it's got to be for the better! 's !!!!!!!! Keep at it! - j