Are On Top or Bottom?

Out of the gutter!

How's your blood work? I have my next set of labs in June and I'm shooting for them to be on TOP. My Vit D almost bottomed out, but I'm feeling sooooo much better since I've increased my intake to 50,000 IUs per day. I also jacked up my B12 to 6000 mcg/day from 2000 mcg/day. Biotin was at 2000 mcg/day, now I'm at 10,000 mcg/day. 

Here's a repeat....

Ask your doctor for all previous lab reports. You also want the ones before surgery. Track them on a spreadsheet. That way you will see any downward trends and know how to react.

Prior to your draw, drink a bottle of water. Your blood will flow easier and you will probably have more 9-15 vials done. Here's the list of codes and descriptions:

1759 – CBC w/diff   
10231 – CMP (sodium, potassium, chloride, glucose, BUN, creatinine, calcium, total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, aspartate aminotransferase)   
84134 – Pre-albumin                                                       
593 – LDH   
7600 – Lipid profile (cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, chol/HDL ratio)   
10256 – Hep panel (ALT, AST, & GGT)   
718 – Phosphorous – inorganic                                      
83735 – Magnesium   
905 – Uric acid                                                              
945 – Zinc   
7444 – Thyroid panel (T3U, T4, FTI, TSH)                   
367 – Cortisol   
7573 – Iron, TIBC, % sat                                               
457 – Ferritin   
921 – Vitamin A                                                             
680 – Vitamin D (25-hydroxy)   
4052 – Vitamin B-1 (thiamin)                                         
84207 – Vitamin B-6 (Pyridoxine)   
7065 – Vitamin B-12 & folate                                            
83970 – Serum intact PTH   
    

I'm on the 50,000 vitamin D also for 3 months.   I went to my anual bypass meeting and they are finding that most people are having low vitamin D now a days. 

Do you feel any difference? I swear when I started to take my Vit D, I started to feel so much better within a week. Hope the higher dosage works for you.

My sister has low Vit D as well. I gave her my old supplements since they were not cutting it for me.

Thanks this is good info. to share with my new PCP I don't think he even knows what to do with me so I share as much info with him about WLS as I can.  My old PCP used to give me copies of every single lab report my new PCP does not do this by practice I will get the recent one from him & my surgeon.  I used to be good with reviewing my labs but have gotten lazy.  I'm still recovering from surgery so I have a little time on my hands to set up a spread sheet :)

Edit:  Before I opened this I thought it was a juicy x-rated thread!

I'm too bashful to share those type of details.....BOTTOM 

Hey Poker! I hope you're feeling better. I made it into a project one day. I searched the internet to find a spreadsheet and sure enough I found one! Pam Tremble is a member of OH and here's the link to the sheet:

Lab Report Worksheet

LOL.  thanks for the spreadsheet

ain't this some bullchit??!!!!

I ain't even really reading all this mess - I took my dayum vitamins leave me alone!  and don't trick my azz next time.......if you say something - MEAN IT!!!!

got me up in here thinking I'm bout to drop some knowledge and got me reading USEFUL chit.....the NERVE!!!! health MOFO!!!!

LOL...

Aren't you taking Omega-3s? What kind do you take? Notice any difference with your labs?

Okay, I'm feeling frisky, but my old vanilla living arse would surely put you to sleep 

I'm with Mack on this one.  Got me all hyped for nothing.

My iron is low, but I'm on it.

I do take Omega-3s.  I use the store brand from WalMart - Nature's Valley I think.

My labs are always on point - I added the Omega's because of my exercise. 

chile, I'm way past frisky right about now - I could put a porn star to sleep!  Whoops!  TMI....... LOL!