Please look at Labs

 Ok this is my lab results that I got on 10/24/11.  I am feeling pretty good these days and is starting to focus on healthy eating, protein, and exercise.  The one thing that I am having problems with is drinking enough.  I am thankful for surgery but need someone to look at my labs.  Link is below

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhtcGDxKeAmidEd uekdsR3gxREYwLVYxU0FlNFFnTVE

Thanks in advance

No PTH????  No iron stuff?

More vit d, add selenium - don't know dose, starts at 200 mcg
Folate and B12 lower than we'd like, causing increase in homocysteine.  Not showing anemia from it yet though.

i am concerned that you say you have troubles drinking enough--do you commonly feel dehydrated?   That kinda makes labs a little harder to read because they are usually concentrations, so if there's less fluid in your blood, it can make them seem higher than they really are.

not sure that'll help any...

i am concerned that you say you have troubles drinking enough--do you commonly feel dehydrated?   That kinda makes labs a little harder to read because they are usually concentrations, so if there's less fluid in your blood, it can make them seem higher than they really are.

Kayla,  I am wondering if the reverse is true.  I usually drink and extra ton of water before my labs.  Could I be "watering down"  my lab values?

Thanks, hon.   - Jenny

Has anything strange come up low?

I suppose it might be possible.  I don't really know how potent the effect would be in someone drinking water with totally normal kidneys.  The body should be able to adapt pretty quickly, but I wouldn't know what time frame to state.  It's called hemodilution if you want to read about it.  It can happen in pregnant women and people in the hospital that might be on an IV.  I don't really know that it happens a lot in a normal person.

Dina M. can tell from labs if a patient is dehydrated, and I can't, plus she always gets very concerned about fluid status in newbie patients and she simply looks at more labs than I do, so she may know the answer!

It's an interesting question, thanks, Kayla.

Hi Martina,
In addition to Kayla's comments you might want to work on potassium and magnesium. If you're working off of Vitalady's plan, things will come up and adjust with time but potassium isn't on her basic plan. You could talk to your doc about adding an over the counter strength potassium supplement. I take 8 - 99mg tablets a day and have my dietitian watching my labs with me. Your protein looks nice and so does your liver enzyme markers, AST and ALT. Another item that looks like it will need some work or time on Vitalady's plan is vitamin A. You might also want to look into adding vitamins K1 and K2. K1 with caution if you're on blood thinners (talk to your doc first).

--gina