Need a little advice- Labs not looking good

Renee2007
on 8/23/11 11:43 pm - Central, FL
 You definitely need to up your protein but it might not get your other levels up. Your Vit. A is low and so is your zinc. You might need to increase those individually as well and then retest in 3 months.

I don't see calcium, vit d,e,k or any of the B vites.

Renee
 My DS   
SW/263  CW/136 GW/150



newyorkbitch
on 8/23/11 11:48 pm, edited 8/23/11 11:49 pm
You need PTH in addition to those Renee listed.

Get all the fat soluble vits from vitalady individually and start taking them.  A, D,  E,  K, plus zinc.  Are you taking a B complex?

Your D is way too low for a DSer.

How much calcium citrate are you taking every day?
strawberry28
on 8/23/11 11:53 pm - somewhere, MD
I take 50,000 A and 100,000 D , and 800 E daily.   I wasn't taking K and was not consistent with my Zinc.  I am now. 

I do take a B complex as well, 

I also started taking the sublingual D from Vitalady a month or so ago hoping it would help with the D (we'll see)

Calcium citrate I take 4 a day so 2400mg.

SW= 268     
CW= 145  ***GOAL REACHED on Christmas Day 2010****             
GW=145
5'6"       BMI= 23
 LapBand 3/2006 to Revision DS 12/2009
Get the FACTS about the Duodenal Switch at www.DSFACTS.com or http://www.duodenalswitch.com/

 Extended Tummy Tuck, BL/BA scheduled for 11/18/11 Dr. Larry Lickstein          
        
Elizabeth N.
on 8/23/11 11:55 pm - Burlington County, NJ
4 pills or 4 two-pill doses of calcium? I am unaware of any single pills containing 600 mg of elemental calcium.

strawberry28
on 8/23/11 11:58 pm - somewhere, MD
your right I take 2  -  2 pill doses a day.  4 total pills

SW= 268     
CW= 145  ***GOAL REACHED on Christmas Day 2010****             
GW=145
5'6"       BMI= 23
 LapBand 3/2006 to Revision DS 12/2009
Get the FACTS about the Duodenal Switch at www.DSFACTS.com or http://www.duodenalswitch.com/

 Extended Tummy Tuck, BL/BA scheduled for 11/18/11 Dr. Larry Lickstein          
        
Elizabeth N.
on 8/24/11 12:10 am - Burlington County, NJ
That would be 1200 mg then. When are you taking your D and with what?

strawberry28
on 8/24/11 12:39 am - somewhere, MD
I take my D with my A , E,  multi(centrum silver) and calcium. 
SW= 268     
CW= 145  ***GOAL REACHED on Christmas Day 2010****             
GW=145
5'6"       BMI= 23
 LapBand 3/2006 to Revision DS 12/2009
Get the FACTS about the Duodenal Switch at www.DSFACTS.com or http://www.duodenalswitch.com/

 Extended Tummy Tuck, BL/BA scheduled for 11/18/11 Dr. Larry Lickstein          
        
strawberry28
on 8/23/11 11:49 pm - somewhere, MD
Thanks Renee.

I have started taking my Zinc more consistently, and just ordered a **** load of stuff (protein shakes and bars)  from Vitalady.

B is 722  (range 200-1100)

bummer....
SW= 268     
CW= 145  ***GOAL REACHED on Christmas Day 2010****             
GW=145
5'6"       BMI= 23
 LapBand 3/2006 to Revision DS 12/2009
Get the FACTS about the Duodenal Switch at www.DSFACTS.com or http://www.duodenalswitch.com/

 Extended Tummy Tuck, BL/BA scheduled for 11/18/11 Dr. Larry Lickstein          
        
Kayla B.
on 8/24/11 12:12 am - Austin, TX
I need to know your folic acid levels as well.  With an iron profile like yours, I don't think your anemia is from iron deficiency.  Probably something else, or a combination of things.  Everyone jumps right down iron's ass everytime they see anemia, but it's not the only cause.

And no, you shouldn't have plastics with crappy protein, hemoglobin, and extended clotting times.  Bad news bears.

On your CBC--will you post the MCV, MCHC, RDW stuff?
5'9.5" | HW: 368 | SW: 353 | CW: 155 +/- 5 lbs | Angel to kkanne
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strawberry28
on 8/24/11 12:38 am - somewhere, MD
Hi Kayla,

OK I'm a dumb ass so bear with me.

Folic acid?  I see Folate, Serum  14.8

I'm really sad about this, was all ready for plastics.

MCV        99
MCHC     32.7
RDW      13.5
MCH        32.5
Platelets 176
MPV          10

Is that what you needed? 

Thank you so much!
SW= 268     
CW= 145  ***GOAL REACHED on Christmas Day 2010****             
GW=145
5'6"       BMI= 23
 LapBand 3/2006 to Revision DS 12/2009
Get the FACTS about the Duodenal Switch at www.DSFACTS.com or http://www.duodenalswitch.com/

 Extended Tummy Tuck, BL/BA scheduled for 11/18/11 Dr. Larry Lickstein          
        
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