Requesting Lab Feedback
Hey everyone, I just wanted to post 2 sets of labs to hopefully get some feedback.
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Vitamin List:
1. Dry A – 25,000 IU
2. Dry D-3 – 50,000 IU
3. Dry E – 800 IU
4. Dry K-1 – 1,000 mcg
5. Calcium Citrate – 300 mg
6. Multivitamin (Iron Free)
7. B-12 - 1,000 mcg – once a month.
8. Iron – Ferrlicit (Sodium Ferric Gluconate) IV INFUSION – 10 infusions within a 2 week period. My current Hematologist only gives me infusions when my Ferritin is below 10. I'm currently looking for a new Hematologist who will agree to give me infusions whenever he sees my levels going in the wrong direction.
Current Schedule:
1st Batch – 8am: Multivitamin, Calcium 600 mg, Vitamin A 25,000 IU, Vitamin E 400 IU.
2nd Batch – 10am: Multivitamin, Calcium 600 mg, Vitamin A 25,000 IU, Vitamin D 50,000 IU, Vitamin E 400 IU.
3rd Batch – 3pm: Calcium 600 mg, Vitamin K1 2,000 mcg.
Concerns:
1. Do I need to add any tests to my next lab request?
2. What additions or changes need to be made to my current regimen & schedule?
Thanks in advance. If I've left out any info, please let me know.
Mika
Just from my own experience. Except for the labs dealing with iron the only other things I would be concerned about are the
rising Copper level, and the dipping K numbers. Does your multivit contain copper? I know some people just go naturally high.
Not sure what you do about that but it will eventually mess up your zinc absorption. As for vitamin K I wonder about adding some
additional vitamin K2 to see if that helps. Since it is a trouble spot you might move vitamin K1 away from everything else - maybe
some time after 6? It sometimes helps to segregate a vitamin that you are having trouble with although I don't know of any reason
the calcium would interfere.
I know some people are just not helped by oral iron. Is that why you don't take it in between infusions? Just wondering as I have been working to raise my iron numbers and have been trying several different forms of iron. (carbonyl, ferrous sulfate, heme iron(Proferrin)).
The only thing I might suggest about your schedule is to move the 2nd batch to around noon. Nothing from your labs - just my own
preference to have 3 hours in-between batches when I can.
I hope you find a hema that will be a little quicker on the infusions.
Pete
Pete
Thanks for the response.
I was already planning on adding K-2 to my regimen to help increase calcium absorption.
I thought I may need to add another dose of K-1 in order to raise those levels. I will try to take K away from everything else & see if that helps.
After I find a Hematologist to give me infusions once my levels start going in the wrong direction, I will give the oral Iron another try in between infusions.
Of course I'm still confused regarding dose spacing. I thought 2 hours was enough. I'll probably make a separate thread about that.
Mika
