My Dad's Story - Why Proper Supplementation is Essential

aaa · Jul 20, 2015

Welcome. An upsetting but necessary post.

aaa · Jul 20, 2015

DianaCox said:
I'm not heartbroken or even unhappy about needing to supplement with vitamin A now - but I do want to emphasize that (1) I didn't take it before, because I didn't need it, and I used that as an example of why people need to do their labs, and that there's no need to hyper-supplement without a basis for doing so (e.g., by taking ADEKs when all I need is D and K, and even those I didn't need for the first 5 years); and (2) that I am adding it now BEFORE it goes too low, because I'm TRENDING towards low - which I could identify early because I track trends, not just raw numbers. Same with copper - I didn't need it before, and now I do - I'm content to take it now that I do.

I agree. While I have a base of vitamins/minerals I have taken since my DS; my labs pretty much dictate what my supplements are. When they change, my supplements are tweaked.

Munchkin · Jul 20, 2015

Thank you for posting! Please do hang around and invite your father as well!

brooklyngirl · Jul 20, 2015

Thanks for sharing that, I think it's important for people to hear it.

nlamb80 · Jul 21, 2015

Thanks very much for the kind words, all! It kind of bugs me when people don't use paragraphs, too.

southernlady · Jul 21, 2015

nlamb80 said:
Thanks very much for the kind words, all! It kind of bugs me when people don't use paragraphs, too.

I'm the same way about paragraphs. I have a long time friend who writes epistles and not a paragraph in sight. MOST of the time, I don't even read past the first sentence (which are also run ons).

Charris · Jul 22, 2015

Thanks for the story. It sounds exactly what I went through from September until February.. I was supplementing but was not absorbing. I had the mental problem and the weeping sores. The only thing different I didn't break anything.

buffalobillsfan · Jul 25, 2015

Thank you for posting your dad's story. I need to be reminded to be diligent and sugar coating things doesn't work for me. I do skip doses here and there and that needs to stop. Thank you again!