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Posted 11/27/2017 11:15 AM (GMT 0)
Good Morning fellow HW's wondering for all the guys on Lupron what everybody is doing for Calcium and Vitamin D intake? I take a multivitamin each day with a baby aspirin and just started taking a calcium citrate tablet that is 500mg I bought some vitamin D but haven't started taking it yet cause I spend at least 4 or more outside every day but of course here in northern MN don't get too much from the sun this time of year.

Larry
Posted 11/27/2017 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
Could you ask for Vitamin D blood test? It's the one supplement I find most of us need in northern climes.
I also spend a lot of time outdoors (in New Hampshire). I take 5000 units daily and need them to keep blood test in range.

best to you -
Posted 11/27/2017 1:50 PM (GMT 0)
I was taking vitamin D & Calcium daily, but Tall Allen shared a few studies indicating the Calcium didn't do that much.

Now I take the Calcium every once in a while, not every day.

Bobby Mac
Posted 11/27/2017 3:06 PM (GMT 0)
after getting the vitamin D blood test, my doctor recommended starting at 1000 ISU daily. Did that and it brought my levels up to normal.

Andrew
Posted 11/27/2017 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
I really recommend getting a bone density (DXA) test to get an idea whether you need to pay attention to your bone health.
I got mine prior to starting hormone therapy (ADT) and found out (surprise!) that I already had osteoporosis in my spine. Based on this alarming finding, I joined an exercise group focusing on bone health and increased my Ca and vit D intake to recommended levels. Fortunately, my bones didn't get any worse during the 18 months of ADT.
Posted 11/28/2017 1:00 PM (GMT 0)
Drs at Mayo started me on OsCal 500mg calcium and 200 units D3 with very first Lupron injection. I have been taking 2 daily ever since even when first Lupron course ended, now on second course of Lupron. Urologist recently suggested getting a bone density test since I am also looking at a possible back surgery sometime soon. I have not been tested previously.
Posted 12/18/2017 3:55 AM (GMT 0)
Do some reading about vitamin MK7 (a type of vitamin K) which helps restore calcium to bones
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