6 month Post Op Visit White Blood cell was low. diganose as anemic, B-12 defecient,...
Your numbers might have been in the normal range. But there's a big difference between being at the bottom of the normal range and the top.
6 months is awfully soon to have all your deficiencies. This time, don't aim for normal range, aim for top of yhe normal range. Don't take their word for it that your numbers are good. Get the actual numbers, keep track of them, and watch the trends. If you get lab tests that show a downward trend, you can increase a dose before you end up bottoming out again.
It will be a lifetime of adjustments.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
Ok, thanks for the response. I have a doctors appt. on next Thursday. I will certainly start keeping track of my numbers. My wbc count was 3.2. Before surgery, it was 4.0 and a littler higher than that before that reading. Since the surgery, I have started working out more and I heard that this can also affect your WBC count.
Wow! This is a great and informative discussion. Some believe only certain wls patients (such as those who have had malabsorbtion surgeries such as the DS and RnY) experience such ailments. Obviously sleeve patients do too! Glad I came across this thread! This is something I needed to know! Thanks so much for sharing this with us.
I'll be sending positive vibes your way. I have an appt Thursday as well with my original bariatric surgeon who performed my lap band surgery back in 2005. I haven't seen him since 2008! Both nervous and excited to see him. Time to get this lap band out, and I have no idea what he will suggest as my next step in my weight loss surgery journey. Guess I'll soon find out. All the best to you during your appt. Thursday!
It's been interesting (concerning) to me during research leading up to my RNY 2 weeks ago that so many folks said that they chose the sleeve so they wouldn't have to take so many vitamins/pills post op. My clinic however recommends essentially the same vitamins regardless of which surgery you have (I initially went through my dietician consult planning on the sleeve the changed my mind). Maybe they're extra conservative since they're a "center of excellence" clinic, but if VSG patients should be taking more supplements it's concerning that they may be deficient.
RNY: 1/14/16 Age: 34 Height: 5'4" SW: 280
It makes sense to me that ALL bariatric patients, regardless of surgery, would rake vitamins/supplements. I keep coming across posts claiming sleeve patients don't need to take vitamins. Heck, of course I thought it sounded like great knews! However, in the back of my mind, I always wondered how that could be! On the other hand, I have come across posts by some sleevers who DO take vitamins and say their surgeons recommended it. I just always wondered about this. I know when I got my band in 2005, I was told I didn't have to take vitamins. I wonder if I should have gone ahead and taken them. My diet was majorly restricted back then, as nothing would get past the damn thing. I will have it removed soon, and if I decide to have a revision, I definitely will take vitamins, regardless of whichever surgery I decide on (if I do).
