Rickets
Posted in Life on 03/23/2009 10:32 pm by enjanerdI went in for my annual physical last week and got some blood work done. I had been avoiding it the past few years mostly out of laziness.
So I got a phone call at work last friday from my doctor’s office with partial results from the blood tests. Normal vitamin D levels are around 60-80 (at least that’s what I remember hearing. The internet says 40-60. No idea what the units are here.) and my test results: 12. I don’t think I’ve ever failed a test by that much before.
Anyway, I assume this is my own doing since I rarely go outside when the sun is out. And, surprisingly, my doctor prescribed me some super strong supplements instead of making me go outside. I’ve been trying out this sun thing lately just to be safe though. Not so bad so far.