3 Mo. Post Op Labs

Heavens2Betsy
on 5/27/16 5:57 pm, edited 5/27/16 5:58 pm

RNY on 02/29/16

I haven't heard from my surgeon yet, but my results were posted in my on-line chart tonight.

So, my B12 is too high at: 1372 (a few years ago it was at 269) I guess that's what higher protein & B12 supplements will do for ya! Time to cut back a bit. Of course, I just bought 1,000 unit B12 a few days ago. Maybe it's going to be every other day now.

Iron is a a bit low. I imagine I have to add at least a little more iron, I hate adding iron. I'm post menopausal, and I thought normal iron levels was supposed to be a perk! Guess not... I wonder how much iron I'll have to add, I hope I can start low!

Iron	28 ug/dL	40 - 145 ug/dL
Transferrin	256 mg/dL	200 - 340 mg/dL
PERCENT SATURATION	8 %	16 - 48 %

Ferritin

32 ng/mL

5 - 200 ng/mL

CBC - looks pretty normal, but still shows the anemia here too.

WBC	7.66 k/uL	4.00 - 11.00 k/uL
RBC	4.83 M/uL	4.20 - 5.20 M/uL
Hemoglobin	11.7 g/dL	12.0 - 16.0 g/dL
Hematocrit	38.1 %	35.0 - 47.0 %
MCV	78.9 fL	83.0 - 95.0 fL
MCH	24.2 pg	28.0 - 32.0 pg
MCHC	30.7 g/dL	32.0 - 36.0 g/dL
RDW	14.1 %	11.0 - 14.0 %
Platelets	271 k/uL	150 - 450 k/uL
MPV	8.9 fL	9.0 - 12.0 fL

Drum Roll Please.... My A1C is 7.3 - last reading was 8.7! I'm so happy about this!

Age: 55. 5' 8" SW 345 lbs. RNY on 2/29/16 at UVA w/ Dr. Hallowell.
Month 1 - 3/29/16: 319 (25 lbs. lost) | Month 2 - 4/27/16: 314 (5 lbs. lost) |
Month 3 - 5/29/16: 303 (12 lbs. lost) | Month 4 - 6/28/16: 293 (10 lbs. lost)
Month 5 - 7/28/16: 289 (4 lbs lost) | Month 6 - 8/28/16: 282 (7 lbs. lost) |
Month 7 - 9/27/16: 278 (4 lbs lost)

Grim_Traveller
on 5/27/16 7:26 pm

RNY on 08/21/12

I would not call your B12 high, at all. Ifor it was me, I would continue the same dose.

Iron is definitely low. It can take a LOT of iron to see an increase in your labs.

6'3" tall, male.

Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.

M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.

catwoman7
on 5/28/16 8:36 am

RNY on 06/03/15

my B12 is always in that range as well, and no one's ever said anything about it. There are vets on here that like to keep theirs at 1000+ because they feel crummy if it drops lower than that. So suffice it to say, I wouldn't worry about it.

RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)

HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163

NYMom222
on 5/29/16 5:54 am

RNY on 07/23/14

Yes, leave the B-12 alone. I thought the same thing early out... Oh my B-12 is too high I will cut back. Even though on Blood Work I was in a lower but normal range, I started having low B-12 symptoms. Numbness in fingers and toes. No good. High B-12 is not damaging...

Kudos on the A1c.

Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014

Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16

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CerealKiller Kat71
on 5/29/16 6:55 am, edited 5/28/16 11:55 pm

RNY on 12/31/13

I also want to confirm what the others said about B12. Like others, I aim to keep it appreciably above 1000. I wouldn't lower my dose...

Of most concern to me is your ferritin level. 32 is low -- and your iron is low, too. I would insist they get on that immediately -- take it from someone who knows!