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So sorry to hear you are struggling. Sounds like you are going to need a fusion which are highly successful procedures in most cases. Will likely lose some range of motion but the pain will be gone so it seems like a far trade. Spinal surgery is not for sissies and since you are anything but a sissy you will do well. Make sure you have someone who has been at it a long time, has a good volume of experience with the procedure and is nice to your wife. Stay strong.

10,000 IU/day is very safe during pregnancy. Doctors in the know about the benefits of vitamin D3 during pregnancy suggest 20,000 IU/day to 30,000 IU/day vitamin D3 during late stages of pregnancies. It can work relatively fast in controlling/preventing CH. The way I see it, vitamin D3 is the best gift you can give your Tummy Thumper. It builds a strong immune system.

Best of luck to ya Denny, It will all be fine in the end im sure.