On May 6, enroute to the Bahamas I slipped at the airport, hurt my arm and bloodied my upper lip. Assured by EMS I had nothing broken, I hopped on the plane and went.
On May 9, somehow I got into a wetsuit and swam with dolphins.
May 12, back home went to dr. who confirmed I had fractured my shoulder..and messed up my rotator cuff.
I am doing PT now to improve range of motion but I haven's had any real pain or problems. Never lost sleep. Took 2 Aleve or Advil 3X dailey for pain first 2 weeks.
I have given credit to the Vit D3 for how well I've done.
I am female, 72 years old!...and never played in the NFL. LOL!
One of the first studies was in a hospital for the criminally insane. I wasn't there either!
I am a firm believer in Vit D3.
What is the difference between D and D3?
Thanks to FR I started reading about vitamin D3
I am also a firm believer, since started taking 5000 mg of D3 daily I have not been sick once in over 18 months. Not even a sniffle.
Woo hoo, LoneStar! Awesome story! Though I bet that shoulder hurt.
I believe in supplementing to about 60.
If you are healthy, extra vitamin D just acts like a low dose of prednisone. It's a potent anti-inflammatory.
You are 72 and healthy. I've been in and out of the hospitals since I was 33, it took about 8 years for the docs to figure out it was sarcoid. And I was a happy user of vitamins before that time, and for the next 20 years. High vitamin D use did not prevent or resolve the problems.
I do hope you stay healthy. But I don't believe it has much to do with Vitamin D use.