TEST RESULTS

yesterday i got the rest of my blood test results...i am posting them all because i am not sure if i posted the others...crs ya know...lol

BONE DENSITY....NORMAL

FOLATE RBC...376 (257-800)

VITAMIN D 25 HYDROXY...27.1 (31.0-80.0)

ABOVE TESTS WILL BE DONE AGAIN IN 2 MONTHS.

LIVER...NORMAL

KIDNEY FUNCTION...

CHOLESTEROL...183 <200

TRIGLYCERIDES...79 <175

HDL GOOD CHOLESTEROL...66 >40

LDL BAD CHOLESTEROL...101 <130

LABS "GOOD" PER NEW PCP ;-)

NOW IF I CAN ONLY "REMEMBER" TO TAKE THE DARN PILLS....GRRRRRR

THANKS FOR READING !! :-)

 

I know what you're saying about taking the pills.  I think I forget on purpose because I don't like the chewable calcium.  I remember the vitamins and B-12, but don't always (rarely) get in all the calcium I need a day.  I'd be much better off taking the big tablets cut in half.  I wonder if I can start that now?
Jan

Jani....have you tried the liquid calcium or the calcium crystals?

Nope, and from what I've read I don't think I want to....

Jan

I'm trying different things with the crystals but my friend JeriW told me about the one she uses... www.bluebonnetnutrition.com/product/124/Liquid_Calcium_Magne sium_Citrate_Plus_Vitamin_D3

She said she just takes it by the spoonful!

Jan, Seriously. . .as one who has tried and rejected many forms of calcium citrate: the calcium crystals from Bariatrics Advantage are better than any I've found so far. I can taste "chalk" in almost anything but not in this. Twice a day in a shake or crystal light no problem. I got the unflavored crystals. I just wasn't convinced that I was breaking down that big pill and absorbing it.

jan i have never been a pill swallower and when i had to take about 15 pills a day i started to gag....so i asked my wls  if it was ok for me to take the OPTISOURCE post bariatric surgery formula vitamins and they said yes i could...along with my citracal with vit D and i am also taking the folic and sublingual vit B and so i chew 4 of the opti vitamins and swallow the others...the vit B i put under my tongue and luckliy my labs are on the rise again but i did have to increase my vit d. so i am now taking 5000 iu every day. i absolutly HATE taking all the pills and i guess i will always "forget" sometimes to take them....not a good idea either but its just me....sighs....

I don't like any chewables ... they get stuck in my teeth and then I taste them twice. I'd rather swallow and get it over with.

As far as you go, ask your doc if you can start swallowing. I think I was able to at a month out, but I don't remember.

Looks great, but you need to get your vitamin D level going up as it will continue to drop. How much D are you taking? Mine got down to 9  by 6 months out and it took me a long time to crawl out of that hole. If your D is low you will not absorb calcium as well as the two are closely linked. I now take 50, 000 of dry D every day and mine 3 weeks ago was 62.
-Wanda

Wanda, took a peek at your profile. Amazing transformation! Congrats! I always have to check out profiles. I love to look at before and afters.