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Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 11:13 am
by BMorg
Julie,
I will check further into this. Thanks! :)

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 5:13 pm
by witheraway1
Beth, looking forward to hearing the results, hope all goes well............Wither

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 8th, 2010, 6:39 pm
by LINDA RN
CQ posted this link with the food lists in the 2 categories.

http://www.thewolfeclinic.com/pdf_news/ ... _Chart.pdf

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 6:36 am
by VickiLynn
witheraway1 wrote:He ordered him a MRI which they don't like to do because of the expense to them. He said that will tell all. Getting the results next week. He has begun to get better though. Mybe if you don't get a diagnois you could try to push for the MRI. That should reveal the problem he has. I know just not knowing, you just feel so helpless. Hope the best for you and your husband............Wither


Wither... Did your husband's MRI find anything that would contribute to his pain? 

Beth... Has you husband had an MRI?

This is really weird but I just finished reading a fiction book called "The Best Revenge" (Steven  White, author) where the main character, an FBI agent, had constant pain in her legs. At the end of the book she has an MRI ordered by her neurologist.  The radiologist found a small lesion on her spinal column that seemed to be the culprit.  I know it's fiction, but all fiction books have some real life experiences in them and a lot of authors do a lot of research for thier plots. 

P.S.  For those of you who love mystery books, I would recommend this one. It was so intriguing, I finished it in a day!

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 10:32 am
by CodingQueen
Beth,

Did they check his magnesium level? Modern medicine suggest that we have a ratio of 2:1 (calcium to magnesium) but we actually need a ratio of 1:1 to be healthy. A low magnesium level will cause severe muscle pain as well as other issues.

Normal levels of magnesium in the blood do not necessarily reflect body stores of magnesium. The body attempts to keep blood magnesium levels relatively stable and will release magnesium from bone and tissues to accomplish this. So blood levels may be normal with early magnesium deficiencies. The body will do the same with calcium, therefore, causing osteoporosis.

CQ

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 1:38 pm
by LINDA RN
And from what I have read about taking magnesium supplements the only side effect/toxicity is........diarrhea :shocked:. So supplement if you want, and especially if your system is a little sluggish, LOL :wacko:

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 4:21 pm
by witheraway1
Vickilynn, Thanks for asking, he gets the results on July 14th. The Dr. does suppect it is his back causing all the problems. My husband says they are wrong it is his leg..........His MRI the DR. ordered was for his back, don't know why they didn't do his legs as well. If they don't find anything in the back then I guess it's another MRI ON HIS LEGS THIS TIME. His pain is much better though and he can sleep most nights in the bed. I will post the results.........WITHER

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 9th, 2010, 5:11 pm
by CodingQueen
Wither,

Your husband may have spinal stenosis from either osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease or some other issue. That will often cause lumbar radiculopathy (leg pain).

CQ

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 12:13 am
by BMorg
All of his blood work came back normal, EXCEPT he is Vitamin D deficient. This could very well be the cause of his chronic pain. The dr is starting him on supplements. We are hopeful. :)

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 10:20 am
by LINDA RN
How much was prescribed?

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 11:20 am
by BMorg
I think he said 1000 mg.

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 1:16 pm
by LINDA RN
I did some research into it. I had heard that 15,000 units a day would keep cancer away. I was concerned because I had heard you can actually get too much so before I recommended that dose to anyone, I looked into it. I think I read that to get toxic, you would have to be taking something like 100,000 units a day for several months. Gary has been taking 15,000 units a day for a couple months now without any problem. We got 5,000 units tabs at WalMart and he takes 3 tabs once a day (when he doesn't forget). He was dividing the doses and forgetting to take the rest so he started taking all once a day. But he admited he forgot to take any yesterday. Our daughter who has had problems with kidney stones told us recently that a battery of lab showed everything normal EXCEPT low Vit D levels. Guess the medical community is recognizing the importance of Vit D and are testing for it now.

This from Mercola's site:
The 25(OH)D – also called the 25-hydroxyvitamin D test – is the correct test to determine your vitamin D level. It is a MUST to have your blood checked if you choose vitamin D therapy.

Dr. Mercola explains that vitamin D status is measured by looking at blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D3. There are a number of FDA-approved vitamin D testing companies, but the gold standard is DiaSorin.

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 10th, 2010, 3:53 pm
by niki
CodingQueen wrote:Modern medicine suggest that we have a ratio of 2:1 (calcium to magnesium) but we actually need a ratio of 1:1 to be healthy. A low magnesium level will cause severe muscle pain as well as other issues.

Normal levels of magnesium in the blood do not necessarily reflect body stores of magnesium. The body attempts to keep blood magnesium levels relatively stable and will release magnesium from bone and tissues to accomplish this. So blood levels may be normal with early magnesium deficiencies. The body will do the same with calcium, therefore, causing osteoporosis.

i spray magnesium on my skin...i get it from my vitamin place...the only thing is that it's greasy and a little annoying.....but, i'm going to try using it more often....

i take 2,000 units of vitamin d...............

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 2:22 pm
by witheraway1
My husband got the results from his MRI today. He has several compressed disc's in his back causing pain to go down his leg and affect the quad muscle. He gave him a shot in the back hoping that will take care of it. If not he will have to have further injections done at the hospital. He told him he would have to be very careful until his muscle gets well...........Wither

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 14th, 2010, 2:46 pm
by CodingQueen
Niki,

The docs put me on 5,000 IU's of vitamin D a day. When I asked if that was too high I was told that the recommendations for the public were too low. I was also told that if I spent 30 minutes in the sun that would be equivalent to 20,000 IU's.

CQ

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 15th, 2010, 7:33 am
by VickiLynn
witheraway1 wrote:My husband got the results from his MRI today. He has several compressed disc's in his back causing pain to go down his leg and affect the quad muscle.


Wither... Happy to hear that the doctor found the cause of your husband's leg pain and I hope his quad muscle heals quickly.

Re: Medical mystery

Posted: July 15th, 2010, 9:40 am
by witheraway1
Thanks Vicklynn your so sweet........... :rose:  Wither