Last month I was admitted to the emergency room for severe abdominal pain, a Ct revealed colitis but it also pick up an "accidental" find on my lungs and the emergency Dr diagnosed as bacterial pneumonia. Now, I was shocked to see that on the CT scan report, shocked because I have not had a cold in about ten years, I have no cough, fever or anything else indicating there is an issue with my lungs( I am a long distance runner).
Had an appointment with my gp and had another CT scan and my gp diagnosed me with bronchiectasis, she told me that this is chronic lung inflammation and a permanent condition and that there is some irreversible lung damage. I am going to see a pulmonary specialist next month and go from there. I am still in shock! Has anyone gone thru this? I would love to hear what you all think.
Also, I am a little confused on my Vit D levels results and here they are:
Vit D2, 1,25(OH)2 <8
VIT D3, 1,25(OH)2 25
Vit D, 1,25(OH)2 total 25
Are this the correct tests? I would really appreciate your input on this too.
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Thanks Seaside Susie. I will look at the links you provided. I guess we both suffer from the same thing. How long ago were you diagnosed? Does the condition affects your quality of life? I am worry about that.
I was diagnosed with COPD in 2013. After a CT scan in 2016 I had the diagnosis of bronchiectasis.
Yes, it does affect my quality of life considerably and at present it's mild. It's slowly progressive. I also have colonised pseudomonas in my lungs so one very important thing is to avoid infection which can make it flare up.
Thanks Susie, I just want to know what I am in for. So far as now I am asymptomatic and I feel as if nothing is wrong but like you say is progressive so I just have to make the most of my life while I can. I am anxious as to what the pulmonary specialist is going to tell me. No need to drive myself crazy, is not going to help any...right?
Everyone is different so it's possible that you may not experience deterioration for a long time. Read through those links I gave you from the British Lung Foundation and stay away from Google.
You are in the US and treatment/care could be better than here in the UK. If you can come under the care of a bronchiectasis specialist that would be better than a general respiratory consultant.
I had that for two months pneumonia Bronchitis and the bronch you had and pleuracy... Several rounds of antibiotics. And iv and Steroids.. And am good now no damage scans Mri etc... I Had walking pneumonia as u have... I Was not aware... Am great now.. Still a lil weak and thyroid is settling.. Really thought I was a gonner... Sit tight Don't Panick and don't read investigate anything or Google or u will go mad slowly. Or even quickly.... Day at a time.. Don't push urself and hopefully lungs will repair.. Like mine did... I Had whooping cough at 6 months and it left its mark..... Hope this helps xx
I hope so too but I am going to think very hard into translating this table were I can understand it and my brain is not up for deep thinking right now
I think maybe the “2” after (OH) is supposed to be subscript (like the 2 in H2O)? So most of that isn’t the result—it’s the description of what’s being tested. The ranges haven’t been provided.
So yesendi the results are
Vit D2 - <8 pg/ml
Vit D3 - 25 pg/ml
Total Vit D - 25 pg/ml
So now we need to convert pg/ml to something we understand... n/mol or ng/ml
Exactly! I don't understand why labs are not consistent with the measurement units so folks like us can understand. Having a vit D universal language will be ideal. In the meantime lest keep looking>
Jazzw, All is so confusing, I thought the Vit d3 levels are more important than D2? The article's reference range are (18-78) I wondered if it applies only to D2 or maybe d3 also? I need a nap
You raise a good point about the different D measurements. One year I worked outside for about 8 months in the blazing Californian sun. I wore shorts, a T-shirt and no hat. I knew this was a bad thing but I just kept going. Towards the end of the season, about September I had a scheduled blood test where as well as thyroid stuff they also measured my vitamin D level. They were found to be very low! I don't usually ask my doc questions because he doesn't usually know the answers but this time I did because this was so blatantly wrong I thought I should point it out. He seemed to understand the problem and he just answered that there are different types of D and maybe they did the wrong one. Sort of a rubbish answer but at least I learned that Ds can be different, I am not sure which one is related to your sun exposure, should be all of them I think.
D2 comes mainly from plants and D3 besides supplements comes from animal source and sun. D3 is the one your body needs the most for bone health and most everything. It's sad that one needs to be fighting for our own health at all times.
Oh, thank you! Another little piece of info that will help keep us alive and well. Most Endos do not have all these facts together - they should read this forum.
Sadly, that is the truth! Some probably know things but they hide them from us because there are more interested on giving us drugs. Case in point, my GP kept telling me that my cholesterol is high and that I should be taking statins, I absolutely refused to take statins because of the muscle damage they cause. I ask her to prescribe some Cytomel(T3) instead and then only then my cholesterol will come down. She agreed with the Cytomel and prescribed me the smalles dose of 5 mcg and guess what! my last blood test two weeks ago my cholesterol dropped by 30 points!!.
She was happy about it but didn't say anything about "my theory" that's what she said when I brought up the Cytomel and I didn't want to say "I told you so"
You've probably gleaned this from the answers above, but:-
What you had tested is 1,25(OH)2 (calcitriol), which is the active form of vitamin D.
What is usually tested, and is actually a more useful test, is 25(OH) D (which is a prohormone I think).
D3 is cholecalciferol. In supplements it is usually derived from animal products, though also occasionally from lichen I think.
D2 is ergocalciferol, derived from fungi. In supplemental form it can quite easily lead to toxicity. But until quite recently in the US it was the *only* form available on prescription.
Usually in blood tests the totals of D2 and D3 seem to be combined in one result, but sometimes they are listed separately. Best to have mostly D3.
Some of the meds we take for RA can cause some irreversible damage. Check the side affects of the meds you are on. You will be very surprised at what some can do. Good luck with your treatment on this new condition. God bless you.
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