needfulness

[abbzug]

i had a phone call from the doctor's office yesterday, with news about all the bloodwork that it seems every physician insists upon doing at the first meeting with a new patient. nevermind my insistence that my cholesterol is below average, or that despite 20+ years of vegetarianism i've only ever suffered pregnancy-induced anemia (vindicated again

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[eve_prime]

Amazing! I wonder, when you're all caught up and no longer deficient, will you feel better in the winters?

[abbzug]

i wonder that too (but remembering to take those pesky vitamins is a huge obstacle for me)! i also am now wondering if this has been an issue for a long time and no doctor thought to check it until now. it would explain a lot. if so, i'm really nervous - i'm already halfway to osteoporosis given my family history and my own habits, and vit D deficiency hastens that. i hope that i feel better and that i test better in 3 months :-)

[eve_prime]

I hope so too! Please let me know what happens!

You get a lot of exercise, so that should offset some of the risk. I hear that lifting weights helps a lot - maybe you could do some of that too? Or maybe you already do.

When I have to remember to do something every day, I physically put it with something that's part of my daily routine. You could try sticking the vitamins next to your coffee maker or toothbrush or something, maybe.

[phdcow]

One of my best friends is also Vit D deficient. But she lives in Utica, so there you go. :) She used to get debilitating migraines several times a month and she saw a specialist in Chicago who put her on a zillion supplements, including Vit D. Such a strange little vitamin.