Finally got my labs done

[DianaCox]

Biggest issue is my D3 crashed to 35 after cutting back from 10 x 50K IU/week to 5, because my liver numbers were way high. My K1 was also low (will increase to 4/week from 2, and also up the K2), and my Vit E was also lowish.

My PTH: 59 - I’m hoping that increasing my D3 will help that.

But my liver numbers were great - only alkaline phosphatase was a little high, but just a little, compared to before. I hope I’m not going to have to choose between my liver and my bones/immune system.

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE	126	39-117	IU/L	Above High Normal	Final	01
AST (SGOT)	21	0-40	IU/L		Final	01
ALT (SGPT)	22	0-32	IU/L		Final	01

Speaking of immune system, Covid and Vit D3:

The First Clinical Trial to Support Vitamin D Therapy For Covid-19

[Updated 27 Sept] Oral calcifediol reduced ICU admission for Covid-19 from 50% to 2%. And key questions about the trial answered.

medium.com

FEBS Press

febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

And immune system, Covid and BCG (tuberculosis) vaccine status:

‘Trained immunity’ from Mycobacterium spp. exposure or BCG vaccination and COVID-19 outcomes

Protective variables for COVID-19 are unknown. ‘Trained immunity’ of the populace as a result of BCG immunization policy implementation and coverage had been suggested to be one of the factors responsible for the differential impact of COVID-19 on different countries. Several trials are underway...

www.medrxiv.org

 

[southernlady]

It is definitely a balancing act.

 

[Munchkin]

For decades I have sort of just believed(no real proof) one of the reasons I seem to never get sick is the amount of D I take. I started taking it well before my DS in my 20's. Of course, maybe the reason I don't get sick is because I THINK it works.

 

[N00DLE]

I'm a huge believer in D3 and Curcumin for immunity. When i was dxd with Acute Myliod Leukemia 5 months after my DS, my D levels were non existent. My ONC said people with low D get cancer

http://universityofcalifornia.edu/n...-correspond-lower-cancer-risk-researchers-say
http://www.immortal.org/25523/vitamin-d-reduces-cancer-risk/

I know keep mine high, 75 to 85 by taking 50 000 IUs a day.

Blessings
Julie

 

[N00DLE]

More D3 and Curcumin links

Vitamin D (Reprise) http://cmlc.ml/community.lls.org/topic/15047-vitamin-d-reprise/index.html
Back to vitamin D... http://cmlc.ml/community.lls.org/topic/16042-back-to-vitamin-d/index.html
Vitamin D (Reprise) and cancer http://cmlc.ml/community.lls.org/topic/16330-vitamin-d-reprise-and-cancer/index.html Curcumin impact http://cmlc.ml/community.lls.org/topic/13174-curcumin-impact/index.html
Question for Curcumin users http://cmlc.ml/community.lls.org/topic/14225-question-for-curcumin-users/index.html
Curcumin and Hedgehogs http://cmlc.ml/community.lls.org/topic/15281-curcumin-and-hedgehogs/index.html
Can curcumin induces selective packaging of miRNAs in exosomes? http://cmlc.ml/community.lls.org/to...ve-packaging-of-mirnas-in-exosomes/index.html
Curcumin for AML? http://cmlc.ml/community.lls.org/topic/15679-curcumin-for-aml/index.html

 

[Georgepds]

And for those with mugs,and the more serious smoldering myeloma, curcumin helps. This woman has it, and does a decent job of linking to the science

margaret.healthblogs.org/life-with-myeloma/discovery-of-curcumin/

MGUS is a pre cursor to myeloma ( a form of blood cancer) with a conversion rate of 1% a year

An example of the science.. showing that it works for those with advanced MGUS (paraprotein level of >20 g/L)

clincancerres.aacrjournals.org/content/15/18/5917

Results: Our results show that oral curcumin is able to decrease paraprotein load in a select group (i.e., those having a paraprotein level of >20 g/L) of patients with MGUS. Fifty percent (5 of 10) of these patients had a 12% to 30% reduction in their paraprotein levels, while on curcumin therapy. In addition, 27% of patients on curcumin had a >25% decrease in urinary N-telopeptide of type I collagen.

Conclusion: Due to the possible progression of MGUS to multiple myeloma, the potential role of curcumin as a therapeutic intervention for MGUS patients warrants further investigation. (Clin Cancer Res