Cyanocobalamin - B12 shots...
IM gets you 100%, sub cu gets you 80%, in theory.
The person whose husband does not make IF? That is why ALL of us need to supplement B12. Our IF is in the larger part of the tummy, not the part where the food goes.
And if the eaten B12 does not mate with the IF, it cannot be absorbed. So, under the tongue (directly into blood, passes gut) or shot. That's the choice. But monthly isn't enough for everyone. I do weekly and cannot hold the newer studies low level of 800!
I prefer a glut. My dh prefer his arm. RN should show you how, but roughly, so: looking at buns. pick a cheeck. OK, so let's say left side. Draw a line from top of crack over to hip with your fingernail. Got it? Now intersect that in half top to bottom. The upper left quad is the area you want. Flex so someone can see where the glut is.
We do alternating sides.
25g, 1" long and I use the 3ml size barrel, cuz it's easier to handle for me
The person whose husband does not make IF? That is why ALL of us need to supplement B12. Our IF is in the larger part of the tummy, not the part where the food goes.
And if the eaten B12 does not mate with the IF, it cannot be absorbed. So, under the tongue (directly into blood, passes gut) or shot. That's the choice. But monthly isn't enough for everyone. I do weekly and cannot hold the newer studies low level of 800!
I prefer a glut. My dh prefer his arm. RN should show you how, but roughly, so: looking at buns. pick a cheeck. OK, so let's say left side. Draw a line from top of crack over to hip with your fingernail. Got it? Now intersect that in half top to bottom. The upper left quad is the area you want. Flex so someone can see where the glut is.
We do alternating sides.
25g, 1" long and I use the 3ml size barrel, cuz it's easier to handle for me
Michelle
RNY, distal, 10/5/94
P.S. My year + long absence has NOTHING to do with my WLS, or my type of WLS. See my profile.
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