Question about stopping OTC calcium due to increased calcium in diet

You could get a calcium and adjusted calcium. They do a calculation to adjust for the amount of albumin you have in your blood. You need a DEXA scan to see how much is in your bones. I did not take calcium for years because when I was first diagnosed my calcium would be close to 11. Now it has been hovering about 9.4 so I feel pretty comfortable taking a calcium supplement. I eat a pretty healthy diet but not dairy or fortified foods…mostly leafy greens, almonds, and seeds. Some beans and lentils. I’d start with how much calcium you have and then decide on supplements. You could take 500-600 mg.

@bswpb Checking my test results, my serum calcium was recently 9.4 when I was not taking OTC calcium. According to this lab, 9.4 falls in the middle of the normal range. I question adding OTC calcium supplements. I will try to send an update.

@tillymack I don’t a normal serum calcium does not mean you are getting enough to support bone growth. As we age we normally lose bone density. Taking Vitamin D with Vitamin K helps to keep calcium from being deposited in tissues as opposed to the bones. I wonder how much I actually absorb these days with all my health issues and amount of prednisone I have had to take so I decided to take a supplement. I have had enough fractures to say that as long as we monitor my calcium I will take supplements and meds if it keeps me from future fractures. When I was younger I worried about it now not so much! I hope your doctor gets back to you.

Did anyone recommend taking vitamin K2???

@cjval52 who is anyone?

Vitamin K2 was suggested by my nutritionist a few years ago. It kelps transport calcium into the bones rather than letting it collect in the arteries. Most of the time it comes as a capsule with vitamin D3.