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Could Low Vitamin D Be Making Your Pain Worse?

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Could Low Vitamin D Be Making Your Pain Worse?
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Low levels of vitamin D may make recovery from breast cancer surgery more painful and increase the need for opioid medications, according to research published online in the journal Regional Anesthesia & Pain Medicine. Researchers say patients with vitamin D deficiency (below 30 nmol/L) could potentially benefit from taking supplements before undergoing a radical mastectomy. [...]

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