[Chirley]

I'm ok now and don't need the feeding tube any more.....it was horrible!

The B12 def was no surprise, I've had def treated a few times before. The GP gives me the injections. The Vitamin D is an ongoing problem. If you don't have enough copper, you don't produce melanocytes in the skin and therefore don't absorb Vit D from the sun. Ive been on Vit D supplements for a long time. Unfortunately, it never quite gets me into normal levels and my calcium levels drop too.

It's the Vit A that surprised me. It makes me wonder just how many other def I have that have never been tested. The underlying question is WHY!

It wasn't until my stomach twisted and caused an obstruction post surgery and I had to have the tube feeds that I found out I was lactose intolerant....it's such an obvious thing, but I never knew!

This whole experience has made me wonder just how much serious medical conditions such as MDS are caused/worsened by nutritional deficiencies.

I admit I've always been skeptical of the whole macro/micro food fad thing but I'm seriously reconsidering my disbelief.

Blood test on Thursday...Hb 95, WCC 3.0, Neuts 1.4, Lymphs 0.8 .....not too bad!