Post surgery blood tests

I had my surgery in Mexico as a self pay (I didn't want to wait for however many years the waiting list is currently up to in Quebec,  some ridiculous amount by now I'm sure!).   I had my surgery in November and things are going great,  I'm down 67 pounds :)    Anyways,  the downside of going to Mexico is that I don't have any follow up appointments with my surgeon.   How often do your surgeons in Quebec do follow up blood work after surgery?   And do you know what it is exactly they're testing?    My primary care physician has agreed to follow me but I (and she) had no idea what to get so we ordered a ton of stuff (a lot of it unneeded I'm sure),  so it ended up being about 8 vials of blood,  blech :)    I don't think that's going to be needed in future blood tests,  I know B12,  D,  Calcium,  protein,  iron, electrolytes... do you track other vitamins?  A, E, K etc?

I am not sure if Dr.Christou would see you since he is not your surgeon, but I think you have a good chance that he will because he is privet. From what I hear he charges 100$ a visit. Worth a try...

Good Luck!

Oh i'm fine getting the follow up from my own doctor,  I just was wondering how extensive a blood panel the Quebec surgeons order.   For instance when I was looking this up on this site (not Quebec but the whole forums),  a lot of the blood lists had B1 and B6 listed.   So I had my doctor put that on the list.  But when I went to the CLSC they said they don't do the B1 and B6 blood tests and that if I want those I have to go private.   So that made me wonder if you guys get B1 and B6 tested since the blood tests don't seem all that used.   There were some no brainer ones like electrolytes, calcium,  protein, B12, iron, ferritin...

Oh ok.. Well that I couldn't help you with that. I am only having my surgery in little over a week, so I haven't got to that part yet.. Good luck!

Good luck with your surgery,  I was exactly your weight on my surgery day (303),  I'm at 235 today about 4 months post op :)    You must be really excited!

Hi!

Congrats on joining the losers! :) I would have totally gone to Mexico is #1: I had the money and #2 I wasn't already on the list... I waited just under 2 years for my surgery, I had a VSG July 17th 2012. I've never regretted it or been happier!! :)

I am a patient of Dr Denis and I went for my 6 month check up and waited nearly 3 hours and had to leave without seeing him, so I never got the blood test papers... I also went to my family Dr and he gave me a blood work up... here is what he requested:

Sodium

Potassium

Glucose: AC

Urea

Creatinine

Bilirubin Total

Total protein

Albumin

Iric Acid

Calcium Total

Phosphorus

Magnesium

AST (SGOT)

ALT (SGPT)

ALP

HbA1C

Lipid Profile (chol, trig, HDL, LDL)

Urinalysis

B12

Ferritin

Folate

TSH

Serum Iron

CBC

Sed Rate

Once again, he is only my GP... so don't know if there are others required or not...

Best of luck!

Will you be going to the weekly support meeting this month in Ville St Laurent?

~B

Thanks for that!   It sounds pretty close to what I have but I also had A-D-E-K-B1-B6  which are probably unneeded. 

I was not aware of any weekly support groups,  are they tied to a particular surgeon?   Although probably not,  Ville St-Laurent is pretty far from Greenfield Park without a car,  boooo.

To be honest, it's been two years since surgery and I haven't been in to do any blood tests... I should probably go ehh? I know it's nothing of a laughing matter but my Blood Pressure is EXXXCELLENT, my resting heart rate is 50-52 (I'm a hockey player so this is normal), and I no longer suffer from sleep apnea but maybe something deep down is needed. I'll book something with my DR. :)

On the paper my DR gave me, there didn't seem to be Vitamins listed?? Unless they are hidden on the paper.... I don't speak DR! LOL!

My blood pressure is also excellent since my surgery: 117/19 most of the time!  I didn't have any co-mobities (apnea, diabetes) or anything like that, just hereditary high cholesterol, which I am curious to see if it has changed at all.. I suspect I might be anemic, as I have always had a few issues with that throughout the years..  

The support meetings are for anyone and everyone! Pre and Post ops a like, it's great, and you should really try and make an effort to come out! I know my first meeting was pre-op and I learned sooo much!! IT was great and it's been even better post-op! The support is overwhelming and the information is fantastic!

I'm sure there is a bus that passes! I come from the west.... do I don't know..

good luck!

~B