3 Month Update + Labs

Hey yall! I'm really bad about posting on time!

After 3 months, I'm no longer nauseous, I have much more energy, and the reality of my DS actually working is setting in, and I LIKE IT!!! I'm now down 71lbs, and I have to admit, I wasn't sure this was gona work for me. When I had the RNY..I did everything right, but I had to earn every single pound! I mean, I worked at it right from the beginning, and soon I was working out 6-7 days a week, and it took me over a year to get to 71lbs, so even though I was excited about the DS, I was skeptical too! I've gone from a size 24/26 to sz 18, and I almost have visual collar bones again..lol! I still stop in the mirror just to make sure it's really me i'm seeing, and get on the scale over and over..to see if the number will change..cuz i just can't believe it!

Here are my 2 month labs (i know..i shuda posted them a month a go). I did my best to copy them from the results emails, they come on separate lines..it's annoying! Anyway, I hope someone can help me figure them out! Thanks in advance!

COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL

Na          139        

K             3.4         

Cl            97          

CO2        26          

Anion Gap           16                          

BUN       9             

Creat     0.7         

Glu, Random      76          

Ca           2.3         

Tot Prot                8.0         

Albumin               4.1         

Tot Bili   0.3         

Alk Phos               107        

AST        19          

ALT         15          

LIPID PANEL

Chol       140        

Trig         82          

HDL Chol              57          

LDL Chol               69          

Chol/Hdl Ratio   2.5         

PHOSPHORUS

Phos      0.9

URIC ACID

Uric A    4.0

FERRITIN

Ferritin 39.3

VITAMIN A

Free Retinol       34.0

THIAMINE LEVEL

Vitamin B1          112

VITAMIN B12

Vitamin B12        1862.0

FOLATE

Folate   17.2

OSTEOCALCIN

Osteocalcin         19

PROTIME-INR

PT           10.7        9.2 - 11.7              seconds

INR         1.0          0.8 - 1.2               

ALBUMIN

Albumin               4.3

MAGNESIUM

Mg         0.8

ZINC

Zinc (ug/mL)      0.80

VITAMIN D 25 HYDROXY

25-OH Vit D2     

Sounds like you are doing great. Congrats. People will need to see the ranges for the tests before they can comment on the results. I see the ranges for PT and INR but nothing else. I also don't see the vit D result. Trying to format this stuff is a pain in the butt.

What's the range for calcium? I see 2.3, is that correct?

Is there a PTH (parathyroid hormone)?

What was the D3 level?

Osteocalcin is a little high. That's why I ask about calcium, D3 and PTH. You want your D3 high, and your PTH and Osteocalcin low but within range.

Your protein, albumin and prealbumin look great as do your AST and ALT.

Ferritin looks pretty low and I don't see iron serum or hemoglobin or hematocrit.

I think you can cut back on your B12 a little. Maybe every other day.

What are the ranges for B1? Did they run B6?

All in all not too bad.

--gina

Thank you so much Gina! I'll go online and see if I can tell what the others are.