ONE YEAR LABS--- WHAT?!?! long, sorry

I go to the surgeon on Thursday for my one year follow up exam.. where the heck did the time go.  So, I got my lab results and they look really good.  Just a few things I have questions about..

my Vitamin D 1,25 dihydroxy is 87 which is showing as high in the 18-72 range.. should I be concerned about TOO much vit D? or am I not absorbing it anyway?  It was 35 at 6 months

MCH is showing 33.2 slightly higher than the 27-33.0 range. What is this? 

b12 at 6 months was showing 364 and you were all concerned about this.. NOW it is 1639 waaaay higher than the 200-1100 it shows.. UM? Cutting back to 2500 mcg sublingual should even that out, but I know we only absorb so much of that right?

B6 wasn't tested yet because the chick sent in the wrong type of specimen to test it and I have to go back when I can fast (probably Thursday) to redo it.

My other numbers all look good.  I copied my 6 month numbers from my post then and am adding my year numbers next to them below..

6 months:                                                                          ONE YEAR

       Iron, total  92                                                                89
       iron binding capacity   230                                             258
      % saturation   40                                                            34

comprehensive metabolic panel w/egfr
      glucose    89                                                                 87
      urea nitrogen (BUN) 11                                                  19
      creatinine 0.61                                                              .55
        sodium 141                                                                 140
      potassium 4.2                                                              4.1
      chloride 107                                                                 106
      carbon dioxide 25                                                          26
      calcium 9.1                                                                  8.9
      protein, total 6.6                                                          6.8
      albumin 4.2                                                                 4.3
      globulin 2.4                                                                 2.5
      albumin/globulin ratio 1.8                                             1.7
      bilirubin, total 0.5                                                          .4
      alkaline phosphatase 67                                               68
      ast 13                                                                         19
      alt 18                                                                         27
      vitamin B1, plasma?                                                    24                      
   

CBC
      WBC 6.3                                                                    6.8
      RBC 3.78                                                                   4.06
      Hemoglobin  12.5                                                       13.5
     Hematocrit 36.5                                                           37.8
MCV 96.5                                                                        93.1
MCHC 34.2                                                                      35.6
RDW 13                                                                           13
PLATELET COUNT 207                                                      247
absolute neurtophils 3906                                                  4386
absolute lymphocytes 1865                                                1720
absolute monocytes 460                                                      551
absolute eosinophils 25                                                      82
absolute basophils 25                                                          61
neutrophils 62.                                                                  64.5
lymphocytes 29.6                                                                 25.3
monocytes 7.3                                                                   8.1
eosinophils 0.7                                                                   1.2
basophils 0.4                                                                        .9

vitamin D, 25-hydroxy, lc/ms/ms
vitamin D, 25 OH, total 35                                                    87
vitamin D, 25 OH, D3 35                                                       87
vitamin D, 25 OH, D2 <4                                                      <8

YAY I'm happy for you Lisa Not sure you are not alone my b vitimas my folicacid is way too high. Well Looks like if you have an apt in the AM on Thursday I will be seeing you their since I to have to see him for my monthly apt I know he will not be happy with me I think I gained or didn't lose enought for him we shall see. Keep up the good work

My appt is in the afternoon.. 1:30.. I guess I won't see you unless he is running way behind..

Stay positive. I'm sure you haven't gained and anything you've lost is good. 

Vit D is OK, from what I have heard "range" for us is up to 100.

Cut the B12 back some from what you are taking - this should help you sleep if you have been feeling jittery. Better yet send some to me? lol mine is always low. What B12 do you take, maybe I should try it.

can't believe it's been a year already!

Liz

thanks for your input Liz.. I know, right.. a year?!

I will cut back to one B-12 a day and see what happens.  I'll give you the extra energy Liz.. you're going to need it, especially now as you are entering into your LAST TRIMESTER!!!!! 

I have been taking Nature's Bounty sublingual b-12 2500 mcg.. but I was taking 2 of them. 

LOL Thanks I know! Where has time gone! 27 weeks friday - WOW!

OK thanks! I'll pick some of them up when I need to again - where do you get them?

hmmm where did I get them? probably Walgreens.. they usually have buy one get one free deals on vitamins.. either there or CVS

Lisa,

I am jealous of your Iron, Hemoglobin & Hematocrit! I would LOVE numbers like that! LOL

jealous of vitamin levels.. LOL.. I take 65 mg of iron twice a day and eat red meat about once a week. 

Don't know what I am doing for the hemoglobin and hematocrit since I don't really know what they are.. LOL! 

People who are anemic have low H&H

Hemoglobin - has to do with red blood cells and carrying oxygen
Hematocrit - is a percentage type thing regarding red blood cells and "solution" or "plasma

IE:  If you have a normal red blood cell/hemoglobin/hematocrit count and then you dump liters of saline into a person, their hematocrit drops because now there is less hemoglobin based on amount of solution

Hence why severely anemic patients complain of fatigue (their muscles are tired because they are not getting oxygen) and shortness of breath....cause their body doesn't have oxygen on the cells like it should

You only eat red meat once a week?  Well, I guess with the iron supplement that makes sense.  My iron binding capacity and iron was low I believe at my 3 or 6 mos appointment and Dr. P told me to eat "lean red meat" 2-3 times a week, and lo and behold, it has brought my numbers up