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on April 26, 2007 8:47 am
Wow, where did the time go? It has almost been 6 months since my surgery. I am down about 66 pounds, knocking on the Onderland door and doing pretty good.
I got my lab work done this Monday and received the results today. I've been taking B12 everyday, and now it is too high. It is 1017 and the range is 180-914. BT told me we didn't really need to take it and I did believe her but taking it seem to give me a boost of sorts. I'm going to cut down to 2 tablets a week, I think and see how that affects my next labs.
My potassium was low at 3.0 with a range of 3.6 to 5.0 as normal. So the doctor gave me a prescription and told me if I was going to eat friut, it better be a banana.
My protein was normal but low at 6.5 with a normal range of 6.0 to 8.8. I told the doctor I was eating more than 100 grams of protein a day and he said it just wasn't going to be enough. He said to add a protein shake a day. I haven't been drinking shakes for about a month, because I was able to get so much protein from food. But it seems my body needs more protein.
My iron was normal but at the low end at 48 with a normal range of 40 to 150. Dr. Crum said to change to a multi with iron. Yuck. Iron seems to upset my tummy, so I'll have to experiment a bit, I think, to find one I can tolerate.
My LDL was low at 42 with a normal range of 98 to 192. I'm not sure how to increase this. Might look into fish oil tablets. I don't know.
My Prealbumin was low at 16.4 with a normal range of 18 to 45. This is my iron, the doctor said. And alot of my CBC had low levels and the doctor said that iron was the contributing factor.
My vitamin A was normal but low at 38 with a normal range of 38 to 106. My doc didn't say anything about this but I think I will add another ADEK to the mix.
My vitamin D and my zinc are pending so I don't have those results yet. I've been trying to get about 30 minutes outside a day to help with the vitamin D.
The good news was that my Cholesterol was 104 (100-200), my Triglyceride is 36 (0-150), HDL is 51 (28-89), Calcium is 9.4 (8.5-10.2). And I was down 66 pounds. Might not be the fast weight loss but I am losing consistantly.
Both my RNY buddies have caught up with me or past me in the weight loss race. And I congratulate them. But I am happy as a clam with my decision, my food choices, my labs and my weight loss.
Be the first to leave a comment.I got my lab work done this Monday and received the results today. I've been taking B12 everyday, and now it is too high. It is 1017 and the range is 180-914. BT told me we didn't really need to take it and I did believe her but taking it seem to give me a boost of sorts. I'm going to cut down to 2 tablets a week, I think and see how that affects my next labs.
My potassium was low at 3.0 with a range of 3.6 to 5.0 as normal. So the doctor gave me a prescription and told me if I was going to eat friut, it better be a banana.
My protein was normal but low at 6.5 with a normal range of 6.0 to 8.8. I told the doctor I was eating more than 100 grams of protein a day and he said it just wasn't going to be enough. He said to add a protein shake a day. I haven't been drinking shakes for about a month, because I was able to get so much protein from food. But it seems my body needs more protein.
My iron was normal but at the low end at 48 with a normal range of 40 to 150. Dr. Crum said to change to a multi with iron. Yuck. Iron seems to upset my tummy, so I'll have to experiment a bit, I think, to find one I can tolerate.
My LDL was low at 42 with a normal range of 98 to 192. I'm not sure how to increase this. Might look into fish oil tablets. I don't know.
My Prealbumin was low at 16.4 with a normal range of 18 to 45. This is my iron, the doctor said. And alot of my CBC had low levels and the doctor said that iron was the contributing factor.
My vitamin A was normal but low at 38 with a normal range of 38 to 106. My doc didn't say anything about this but I think I will add another ADEK to the mix.
My vitamin D and my zinc are pending so I don't have those results yet. I've been trying to get about 30 minutes outside a day to help with the vitamin D.
The good news was that my Cholesterol was 104 (100-200), my Triglyceride is 36 (0-150), HDL is 51 (28-89), Calcium is 9.4 (8.5-10.2). And I was down 66 pounds. Might not be the fast weight loss but I am losing consistantly.
Both my RNY buddies have caught up with me or past me in the weight loss race. And I congratulate them. But I am happy as a clam with my decision, my food choices, my labs and my weight loss.
