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[zaozari]

How much Vitamin D3 is recommended after surgery until consolidation? The regular recommended daily dosage for normal people is 1000ie. Would it make sense to increase the dosage to 5000ie daily for the post op phase?

Same question for Calcium.

One doctor recommended 5.000 UI vit. D and 2000 mg calcium during lengthening.
But beware of two things that doctors usually don't care much about.
First, when you take vitamin D you should add some amount of fat and thus preferably taking it alongside
a meal (vit. D is soluble in fat, not water).
Calcium may be taken at the same time but note that with meals it's best calcium carbonate instead of citrate and you will only get around 40% of the pill weight in bioavailable calcium (eg for a 1000 mg pill, only 400 mg). Calcium citrate is best absorbed and you can have the stomach empty, but the pills have only have around 20% of its weight in bioavailable calcium.
After lenghtening usually these very high amounts are usually decreased.

[Pikachu]

Have you guys ever tried organic plant based supplements? I'm searching for something which I can use both before and after the surgery. If anyone used this kind of supp can let me know, it would be awesome.

[zaozari]

As we know, bone structure fundamental components are hydroxyapatite and collagen (the first gives the bone its hardness and the second spreads as a net of fibers, like in a bridge, that give the necessary integrated structure and flexibility structure that avoids it just breake immediatly as a crystal if there was only hydroxyapatite).

This may be a bit relevant when considering  supplementation for LL as it seems I wasn't completely correct in the last post when I wrote: ''Full colagen supplements are not helpful as it is first digested into its aminoacids before absorption to blood.''
This is the general rule for all proteins, but maybe in fact we can improve collagen absorption as an helper in a good diet with the other supplements.

So maybe this is good news:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19957932/

[sphenopetroclival]

Pls post your supplements so we can research each others' and hopefully come up a dream programme!
Here's what I am taking, and my bone growth is quite shocking, Radiographically my callus is same as someone at the 6 month mark and I am now only 3 month post-op:

Vitamin E
Silica
Multivitamin (centrum)
Alpha lipoic acid
Bone strength from Now Foods
Super Omega 3-6-9
Zinc
Bromelain
Calcium Hydroxyapetite
Bromelain
L-Lysine
Vitamin C
Some cow distillate from my doctor (Solcoseryl)
Colostrum

If it's legal OTC at your country of residence; AAS.

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If it's legal OTC at your country of residence; AAS.

are there specific ones?

[Kanye Western]

I have no idea why you’re asking random people on a forum.

Speak to your doctor, he will give you the answer you need. Lmao don’t understand people sometimes

[sphenopetroclival]

are there specific ones?

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31407231/

You would run it with test base (prop, to see how your body responds. long estered stuff stays at the body for too long and if you don't respond well it's not ideal). Do your own research; and if possible consult an endocrinologist.