Patch MD - 3 months post OP tests

I am sorry that I tried to give you good advice -- since we are all years out from the same surgery with far more experience, it just seems that someone only three months out could benefit from so many people's experience.

I didn't realize that you have a nurse who's years out from her RNY that is so invested in your health that she sits at home at her kitchen table studying your personal trends.

Once again, thank you for your advice and opinion. And your sarcasm is not appreciated. I never once stated that my nurse sits at home going through my records. I'm not understanding why this has turned into such a big deal. I will no longer continue to engage in this conversation with you because it seems that in your mind just because you have more years of experience you know more then everyone in the medical team. I'm sure in some cases this may be correct but I'm sure in some it's not. If you go back to my very first post I very clearly state that's this is MY experience with the patch and that I will post again once I'm tested again (which I'm kind of thinking I won't anymore). Seriously this is supposed to be a place where we can share our experiences and knowledge but instead from some people I'm getting all this uunnecessary sarcasm. I have read many of your past posts and have learned a lot from you And wish you the best and ask that you please let this go.

Thank you.

I think you might be missing the point here. It is not about you taking the patch. If the patch works for you GREAT!!!! Many people have great results with the patch, but know your numbers and track them.

The issue many of us are trying to raise is that you should never have blind trust in your medical team. They will not study your personal trends. They don't have the time. It is so easy for you to get the results and keep a spreadsheet so that you will notice the trends and can then bring it to the doctor's attention.

We have been on this site a long time and have seen what major deficiencies look like. Some of us have experienced them first hand. They can be VERY difficult to overcome. Correcting downward trends before they become deficiencies is fairly easy.

Ultimately the choice is yours whether you heed the warning or move forward, trusting blindly. We are trying to help you.... really...

When we see a red flag waving we tend to want to rescue the person waving it.

"Some of us have experienced them first hand."

Me me me! And one of those deficiencies, calcium, was from me blindly trusting the patches for six months. I'm so annoyed with myself.

So how did you know your calcium was low? I thought calcium blood tests were fairly inaccurate because if deficient your body would leech it from your bones...so you could get a false 'good' reading... I know I could be totally wrong on this, that is why I am asking....and I am taking the calcium patch...

In addition to my blood calcium number being low, my PTH is super high, which I gather is an indication calcium is being leached from my bones.

Thanks for responding. I am repeating blood work soon because some things were off, so I am going to see if that was checked, and ask it to be added if it wasn't....

is there another name for PTH. i don't see that on my test.

I've only seen it listed as PTH, but it stands for parathyroid hormone. If it's high, for us, it's a good indicator of calcium being leached from our bones. The calcium blood test says nothing about our bone health.

Ok that helps, it is listed as parathyroid on my test.