Visiting Dr. Chainsaw Part I

I'm in New York and despite Dr. Chainsaw's handy work at oral surgery on me today, I had a lot of fun on Time Square tonight with my companion. We ate at the Hard Rock cafe and the break from stresses of medical meltdowns and preparations for moving when I get back made me feel like a million bucks! Chainsaw and I discussed the Vitamin D hypothesis and he said that he has considered this as a role in osteomyelites in his past work. I look forward to starting with that supplementation regime after I have my blood baseline levels assessed. I'm in lots of pain tonight and miss my family, but I'm happy to be alive and look forward to the big 'family move' next week.

Moving with Vitamin D

I'm exhausted! I would say our house is about 78.6% packed up in preparation for our move to Raleigh. I have to go to NY in a couple days for some 'maintenance' work on my facial bones, and then its back home just in time for the drive to our new home. Oy. Scared and excited at the same time. The genius neurologist came up with some interesting ideas about the role of vitamin D in my bone healing process. He has some interesting theories about low levels of vitamin D and headache prone people (his area of expertise) which seems to be supported by literature from other disciplines. I had, at the same time, independently been wondering about the role of vitamin D with my problems in that I've noticed whenever I spend time in the sun, I have substantially reduced inflammation and pain. Because of this, I had already begun D supplementation, but apparently not anywhere near the levels necessary to have an impact on my body. The doc wants me to have my blood levels checked before starting with large vitamin D supplementation (by the way, it's not really a vitamin). I'll keep you posted. Later!