Hi,

Hubby and I have been taking 4000 IU of vitamin D since our mdoc (we see the same mdoc) put us on it in December or so.


It is helping me feel more alive.

I'm making efforts to go out in the sunshine as well.
On Sunday I walked in the park near our house for 25 minutes in a short sleeve top so I could soak up the sun.

When you have good enough weather, get some sunshine in the middle of the day.


M.

i take 8000 A DAY but sometimes i forget. i have a terrace which gets full sun most of the day. i will try to force myself to use it.
bobby

Dear Bobby,
That sounds like a lovely terrace.
If you can sit for 20 minutes close to noon you might notice a change after two days of doing that.

(I felt better after two days but I also felt very sleepy when I first went out in the sun).




M.

Hi,

Even when I do not remember my other supplements, I am pretty good about taking my Vit D and my Krill Oil or Fish Oil.
Almost as often I take Flax seed oil.

On Friday, I had to see a dermatologist for something minor.
She gave me her speech that she seemed to be giving to her patients that day -- that sunshine is not necessary and it can be harmful to skin. We can get D in food and supplements.

I got her point. She sees people with damaged skin from sun.

Anyway, it is hot here right now and I have not been out in the sun in a few months.

The doc said I have very good skin. She repeated that several times. I'm going to carry that with me for a day or two. She was nice and I need to know something good about my body periodically.

M.

that's nice Mari. it helps to know good things about one's body, always, i think.

i was pleasantly surprised recently, when in the health section of the tv news they had a doctor come on and say sun is good for you, we get vitamin D from it and we don't get enough from food, just be moderate with exposure. (he was more detailed.) i was amazed. most people do not realize that and do not believe it, but hopefully hearing a doctor say it on tv...

i FInally got my labs drawn, including vitamin D. should have results soon. then we'll see if the doc gives it to me... with the amount of sun i (don't) get, i almost have to be low.

i had my parents tested forcibly sort of (took their lab scripts to the doc and managed to get him to add the vitamin D test). they were in the single digits and he didn't even notice. my mom (who didn't want the test to start with, mind you), was surprised and she pointed it out to him - and he said, "oh it's not that bad, but if you insist i'll give you a supplement." not that bad??? i guess for him to consider it bad you have to have rickets or something. my dad really needs it. i hope what he is getting gets his level up enough. the good thing is that my dad likes the sun and he does take walks or sit outside at times. not as much as he used to but at least it's something.

~ waves ~

Dear Waves,

I'm glad that you are getting lab results.

Docs are strange.
Hubby and I go to the same internist.
My vit D was low; his lab report was two or three points above mine but in the normal (very very low normal). The doc told me to take D -- told him he was fine.


Yesterday's dermatologist told me we do not have rickets in this county.


I said, "Some kids have it," and left it at that.


I loved that doc even if she was weird about the sun.
She was kind. I really wanted that yesterday.

M.

Mari,

have you had the level checked again recently?

i miss being able to enjoy the sun. mostly when i am out i have to be much more dressed than i'd like for as much sun as there is... if i could be out in shorts and home were cool to come back to, i would go soak some up.

anyway i am glad you feel the Vit D is helping you. and that you can get some sun.

~ waves ~

I'm waiting for the routine blood work, which might be a year from when it was done last -- maybe fall 2009.


I avoid mid day sun this time of year because it is too hot. But maybe on some days I could do 5 minutes. Mornings I am sleeping and the afternoons are even hotter with the addition of bugs.

Also, the sun makes me sleepy so it messes up my day in that I would come inside and feeling like lying down all day.

I don't know what is up. I feel full of complaints and full of lists in my heads of what I need to do, what I should do, what I might do . . . .
Sun is actually on my list and I feel overwhelmed. I figure I am getting the oral vit D so I can cross off the sun for now.


M.

it does this to me too. i don't know why that is.

yes, you are doing fine with taking the supplements.

i just meant i enjoyed reading about your getting sun. vicarious satisfaction sort of thing.

~ waves ~

People on high dose verapamil should wear a hat, and not try to do too much activity in the sun. This drug dilates blood vessels and can lead to fainting, etc. (your fatigue might be low blood pressure!)