[Irene Hand]

I usually am alone for doctor appointments and have difficulty reading the documents on the electronic pad handed to me so before my appointments I pre-checkin online where the documents can be enlarged. When I mention I can’t read documents, staff usually is accommodating.

The best thing that has helped me and also doctors  appreciate when I hand them an updated medication list.  It brings the focus to recent changes, or a discussion about changes that need to be made.

[Irene Hand]

This is an interesting and important topic.
A recent 9-day hospital stay for exacerbation resulted in my changing many supplements I’d been taking.
I was taking a high dose of Vit D3 like many who posted. I became Vit D and Calcium toxicity.
Recommended D3 dosage is 50 mcg (2000 IU) and has a warning that taking more causes toxicity.
MGers need to carefully read what’s in supplements as Magnesium is often included with many.
I thought it was okay to take a small dose of Magnesium, but was instructed to stop taking supplements that had Magnesium and also stop taking Calcium Carbonate.
So now this is my supplement list:
1200 mg Calcium Citrate
50 mcg Vit D3 (as cholecalciferol)
2000 mg Omega 3 Fish oil daily
680 mcg Folate daily
300 mcg Vit B12 (methylcobalamin)
750 mg Strontium for bones
45 mg Vit K2 (MK4) for bones
500 mg Vit C sustained release
3 mg boron
100 mg COQ10 daily
4.5 mg melatonin nightly