Question:
Calling on someone else who is B12 deficient .what are you did you do?
I had blood work done last week and just got word Friday that I am B12 deficient. The doc wants me to come for another visit this week. What did you do? B-12 shots? Vitamins? I have noticed I'm depressed and "blank" (not empty) than more than usual andI'm forgetting a lot (thought it was just stress at work), plus other things. I would like to know what you're doing for the deficiency and have you felt better after getting B12? Thanks — Betty Todd (posted on August 4, 2002)
August 4, 2002
You don't say how far that you are out from your surgery. The
nutritionist on my surgeon's staff says that B-12 shots/sublingual B-12
should start within the first two months after surgery.
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I had my RNY surgery on 7/17. I was in the hospital last week for a
non-related problem and I asked my PCP to order a B-12 shot for me while I
was in the hospital. He also wrote a prescription for B-12 when I left.
My wife is a nurse and she'll be giving me my monthly IM B-12 shots. The
rule is 500 mcg sublingually daily or 1000 mcg IM monthly.
— John Rushton
August 5, 2002
hiya
you can get shots but my doc (pcp) was against them so what i do is take
one b-12 pill sublingually every day - it is 1300% of daily recomended
amount so i think it meets my needs! lol
i get mine at trader joes. you can also get a liquid b-12 that you take
sublingually but i don't care for the taste and the pill is tiny and it
dissolves very quickly.
good luck!
— jkb
August 5, 2002
I too was deficient in B12. I talked with the dietician and she
recommended going to GNC and picking up some liquid B12. I mix it in with
a shot of Orange Juice or other liquid and take 1000 mcg daily. We'll see
if it helps, but I can feel I have more energy now. Good Luck
— Shona M.
August 5, 2002
I'm taking shots twice a month. After around 6-9 months of shots, it's
finally helping some. But I'm still tired out all the time. I don't know if
B-12 hurts memory but mine is almost completly gone.
— Danmark
August 5, 2002
I too had some b12 defficiency, and yes, it can hurt your memory and
moods.... The shots weren't enough for me, I have to take the sublingual,
and that way I know I'm getting my b12 every day and I can watch how it
makes me feel. and I pay for it when I don't! Good luck to you !
— Elizabeth D.
August 6, 2002
I had a B-12 Deficiency "Pernicious Anemia" before I ever had
this surgery and take B-12 shots every 2 weeks sometimes if I start feeling
wore down before the two weeks, I go ahead and take one a week early since
my surgery 8 weeks ago, within a day I feel totally different and my energy
returns.
— Renee A.
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