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Reg coughing up blood

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paula21528
paula21528

Hi all yesterday I went for my blood talking then yesterday evening I got a txt msg off the doc surgery sAying iv got a severe vitamin D deficiency got a prescription for the vitamin D today . Just wondering if that could be partly as to why I'm coughing up blood , well actually I haven't done so since I went to the doctors , typical lol . And today I've had the chest xray, still getting acid though not every night so hopefully everything will be ok . Many thanks to everybody who replied to my msg

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  • lodgerUK_NE
    lodgerUK_NE paula21528

    Posted

    I was prescriirbed 40,000 units per day for two weeks, another test and then 20,000 for 5 days.  Then another test.

    Once up to speed, I have taken 1,000 units per day as a maintenance dose.  I buy them fro Boots 90 tablets, £5.10p.

    When deficient it causes aches and pains just like PMR.  So once up to speed they should lessen.

    • paula21528
      paula21528 lodgerUK_NE

      Posted

      Thank you lodger they given me 20,000 hopefully once iv got them in my system I should start to feel like the old me
  • EileenH
    EileenH paula21528

    Posted

    I doubt that low vit D would cause you to cough up blood, no.

    Is that 20,000 IU just once off? Or 1x per week or 3x per week for 8-10 weeks? And it may take a few weeks to start to feel significantly better - although my husband was severely deficient with his level in single figures and didn't have a symptom at all. Except his BP went down once his level had improved - that can be an effect.

    • paula21528
      paula21528 EileenH

      Posted

      Hi Eileen I've to take one tablet twice a week for 8 weeks , then I don't know after that no one has said anything about any more tablets so I.can oh guess it will be another blood test Thank you Eileen for replying

    • paula21528
      paula21528

      Posted

      No I'm lying txt msg said I've to take these for 8 weeks before I go for a bone density scan sorry about that it just came back to me as I pressed send lol

    • EileenH
      EileenH paula21528

      Posted

      Sounds fair enough - but they do need to check it worked!!!
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