5 months post-op lab results..

  i got my blood work results....im doing GREAT... 5.1 hba1c...anything 6 and under is concidered no longer diabetic... was 8.9 pre-op... im slightly anemic.. just need to up my iron a lil...but everything else is on point! calcium perfect... protein perfect.... and so on... so alot has changed in the last yr... especially the last 5 months... im no longer feeling like  ahuge burden since now including vitamins and calcium... my meds are less then $80 a month now ... and $50 doc visit for b-12 shot every 3 months.. so thats about $1600  a year total not counting blood work.. if needed... not bad huh? compared to $800+ a month meds.. $50 a month doc visit.. to get meds... so say $900 a month... $10,800 a yr last yr... i do spend more on food now... but healthy food isnt cheap.. and what i do buy now lasts me weeks.. not just say one meal and a snack... if that..  i dont really do protein shakes unless im not feeling well and "tiny tummy" needs a rest...  so i still have some stuff i bought pre-op.... feeling less of a burden sure does wonders for the soul..... 
~Peg

Before long your surgery will pay for itself! That's awesome that you are no longer diabetic. My dad, sister & brother have it & that was my biggest fear b4 I got my VSG. Congratulations!

 Thank you.. u know thats exactly what i was thinking... about it paying for itself and diabetes was my number one reason for getting the surgery... 

 Congratulations on your remarkable progress!  Huge Accomplishments!!!!  Being healthier is the biggest reward of this whole process and the sense of accomplishment is nothing to shake a stick at either.  Way to go!!!!

 Thank you  

greetings peggy

what great news! already you've come a long way towards being healthy -- big congratulations to you.

deb

Thanks so much.... u've been a big inspiration to me... so it means alot coming from u..

Wow! Congratulations!

thank u very much

YaY, Peg!

So glad to hear the most excellent lab results and your savings, too! What a wondrous change, since our tools were given to us, huh? I'm four months' out (yesterday), down over 80 lbs, loving the meltdown and its benefits so very much! Hoping my lab results are as stunning...take care, and have a relaxing weekend up there in one of my favorite places, PA!

~Linda (sweating in So. FLA)