Labs
Yeah, they missed a lot. Vitamin A, zinc, copper, vitamin K, magnesium, prealbumin... I also get vitamin E and selenium and B6 but not everyone thinks those are necessary.
Kelly
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For the same reason we get other vitamin levels drawn - we don't absorb them well because of the intestinal bypass.
ETA: Oops, I misread your question. I don't get all the Bs checked because some deficiencies are really really rare.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I get some of them checked. I get B1 (thiamine), B6, B9 (folate) and B12.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
