when you get your labs done...
Reminder #1: Docs have different lists of labs they routinely order and many don't order all the things you might want done or all the things that RNY patients often develop deficiencies in. If your PCP is ordering labs for you, they often don't know what to order unless you take them a list. But you can always look at the order to see what's being tested and request additional tests if desired. If they are taking less than about 15 or 16 tubes of blood, they aren't testing everything I think they should be (and that some other very well-informed people, including vitalady, think they should be testing).
Reminder #2: Ask for a copy of your lab report so you can see your results for yourself.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Here is my list:
CMP
Lipid Profile
CBC with differential
B12
Bili-direct
Ferritin
Iron/TIBC
PTH
Magnesium
Folate
Thiamine (B1)
B6
Vitamin E
Vitamin K
Uric Acid
Vitamin A
Vitamin D (25 hydroxy)
Zinc
Phosphorus
Copper
Selenium
Prealbumin
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
I think bili-direct has to do with the liver but I am not sure. I'll have to look that up.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
High protein diets can result in “uric acid” kidney stones. Uric acid is a byproduct of processing protein in your body. If the urine acid crystallizes in your urine, you end up with this type of stone. Uric acid is also responsible for “gout“, which is the deposit of uric acid crystals in the joints – most commonly the big toes. Obviously rich foods, high in sugar, alcohol, animal fats, meat and fish proteins contribute to uric acid output.WLS patients generally eat high protein diets, but should not be eating high quantities of sugar or alcohol. Everyone can minimize uric stone formation through diet and drinking plenty of fluids.
(took that from an old post)
Before/after pic in my profile.
Surgery: Dec 2009, lost 100 lbs
