Guest guest Posted July 16, 2004 Report Share Posted July 16, 2004 I have developed a vitamin D deficiency that my endocrinologist thinks may be related to the MGB. I am two years out and have lost 115 pounds. I started at the gym in November and thought I was pulling muscles in my back. The first time it happened I was stretching. It continued with back pain on both sides of my body. In May I went to my niece's wedding in NJ and walked a good deal with my sister. On the day before I was to return home my groin started hurting and got progressively worse to the point I was afraid I would not be able to walk. My PCP sent me to an orthopaedist and he took x rays. We were very surprised with the results. The x rays and a MRI showed several ribs in various stages of healing from stress fractures and my pelvic bone had stress fractures. (I wound up in a wheel chair for a month) He sent me to an endocrinologist who did blood work and found the Vitamin D deficiency. I am on 50,000 units of Vitamin D once a week along with Fosamax (been on it since October) and the calcium. Since my body had virtually no D it could not use the calcium I was faithfully taking. I am scheduled for another blood test the end of the month to see if the Vitamin D is working (I think it is - I haven't fractured a rib in a couple of weeks!) Has anyone else had these problems? TAKE YOUR VITAMINS - severe osteoporosis is very painful! Sandy 7/31/02 270-155 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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