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Got my rx. It's for 50000 IU D2, not D3. :/

I'm no expert, but D2 is shown to be much less potent than D3, yeah? I'm supposed to take one weekly for 8 weeks. This works out to probably about 7100 iu/day on the week, I'm tempted to supplement with another 5000 IU of D3 daily ....

But I've been tracking my saturated fat totals and it's not been hard to stay below 10g/day, often more like 5-6 (I suspect the key to this really is no meat). In my opinion, saturated fat has been demonized in the media. Saturated fat and cholesterol (another demonized substance) are needed for my...

Yeah I did read some of your story here and there. I'm a voracious information consumer but I have to admit the medical articles are way above my understanding. I've decided to follow the Jelinek diet - frankly it's not all that far off from what I've been doing for the past year, though I need to g...

Thanks. I'm going to hold off on b12 because I do have an order for that (awaiting end of the US holiday this week) but otherwise I'm going to start on some d3 magnesium and fish oil. Today in fact. As for diet, I have read bits and pieces of your story jimmylegs and I feel like I'm sort of in the s...

Yeah, I can hold off. I just hate feeling like I'm doing nothing while things are getting worse. I'm a fixer so it's even worse for me!

Would a Lyme test done on spinal fluid be more reliable? My neuro has ordered a spinal tap and I believe that is one of the tests he included.

Thank you. I'll do that. Is there a suggested dose?

I posted this also in the other thread, but I just spoke with my ortho on the results of the early round of bloodwork, which was not actually related to MS but related to trying to see if I had some degenerative issue affecting my hip. That was all normal (including Lyme), however I tested out of ra...

Well the first round of bloodwork (which was ordered because of a potential degenerative issue with my hip, not related to anything with MS... ) is back, mostly normal. I don't have the actual levels because I haven't seen the paperwork, however that list of tests I posted earlier here - the first o...

Hello, I'm brand new. Have had MRI suspect for MS but awaiting bloodwork to rule out other causes. My question is - are any supplements OK to start on now, without fear of skewing my baseline bloodwork in terms of potential deficiencies that could mimic MS? I thought maybe fish oil might be OK to st...

You are wise to wait on taking supplements until after testing; otherwise, supplements will skew the test results. Get your own copy of the test's actual numbers result. Please keep us posted on how things go. Thank you again. Would you see an issue with me starting to take some supplements as oppo...

Hello, First thanks for your answer. I really appreciate the time you took. Yes, the numbness in my toes and feet, and to a lesser extent in my knees and some parts of my legs, has started to ease. It seems to get slightly better with each passing day and I very much hope that continues. I have not ...

Hi all, I posted my basic story over http://www.thisisms.com/forum/undiagnosed-f54/topic27057.html , so I won't repeat it all. But in a nutshell, I've been having numbness in my arms and legs (and part of my torso). Some of this may be unrelated - for instance, I think the pain in my arms is more li...

I haven't asked yet - I am so new to this stuff I didn't even know to ask - but I will today. Thank you.

Ok. Got the lab orders. Here's what's been ordered.

Anti ccp
ANA
CRP
C4Comp
CBC
CMP
ESR
FreeT3
HLA-b27 antigen
Lyme
Rheumatoid factor
SPE
Testo
TSH
Vitamin D total
Liver function

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