Help me figure out my labs!
WBC - 5.6
RBC - 4.19
Hemglobin - 12.9
Hematocrit - 39.4
MCV - 94
MCH - 30.8
MCHC - 32.7
RDW - 13.2
Platelets - 357
Neutrophils - 57
Lymphs - 33
Monocytes - 8
EOS - 1
Basos 1
Neutrophils (absolute) 3.3
Lymphs (absolute) 1.8
Monocytes (absolute) .4
Glucose, serum- 89
BUN - 9
Creatinine, serum - .56 (says LOW)
BUN, creatinine ratio - 16
Sodium - 139
Potassium - 4.6
Chloride - 104
Carbon Dioxide - 22
Calcium - 9.5
Protein - 6.7
Albumin - 4.2
Globulin - 2.5
Bilirubin - .4
Alkaline Phosphatase,s - 60
AST (SGOT) - 13
ALT (SGPT) - 12
Cholesteral - 150
Triglycerides - 73
HDL Cholesteral - 53
VLDL Cholesteral - 15
LDL Cholesteral - 82
Iron Bind. CAP. - 280
UIBC - 166
Iron, serum - 114
Iron, saturation - 41
B12 - 987 (says high)
Folic Acid - 18.9
B6 - 82.9 (says high)
vitamin e - 10.8
vitamin d - 33.6
vitamin b1 - 39.4
vitamin k1 - .13
phosphurus - 4.9 (says high)
magnesium - 2.0
copper - 146
zinc - 123
ferratin - 21
pth, intact - 14 (says low)
pre albumin - 18 (says low)
vitamin a - 29
selenium - 138
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As Dave say, your B12 is fine. You want it a bit high. And your D could be higher.
My B6 was very high too, for some reason. My NP had me cut back on my B complex.
Your ferritin seems low, even though it may be in range. That indicates your iron stores. When my ferritin was 7 I needed an iron infusion. You may want to increase your iron.
You pth is fine, too. You want that in the lower range. When it is elevated it can mean that you are low on D and it can mean hyperparathyroidism.
I don't know much about the other things. These are just things that I have experienced, too.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
How far out are you?? If only a few months then low prealbumin could just mean you haven't caught up since surgery yet.
Liver enzymes look great.
I will defer to someone else about the cholesterol,ldl,hdl, and triglycerides. Not something I am that familiar with.
But D is low, protein is too low (you need to be in 7's) and your iron is (ferritin) is low.
With ferritin below 50 - some people show iron deficiencies : RLS, tired, cold, lower energy, etc. You need to increase the Iron.
Protein - that level may be really low - when we do not get enough protein in the diet - the body breaks down the muscles trying to keep the blood protein at the minimum low level (same as calcium- pulled from the bones). So that level - low normal - is really not optimum.
The cholesterol is good... but try not to get it lower than that. We need cholesterol. Your numbers are great... lower than that - and you may feel depressed tired, have hormonal issues... That means - it is OK to have full eggs, and butter, and other things like that... (in moderation). The triglycerides are good.. you do not want get to get lower... same issue as with cholesterol. Triglycerides show how much carbs you eat... - looks like you are on a low carb- good carbs diet.... IMO - when they triglycerides get too low - the reactive hypoglycemia may get worse (that what is in my case)...
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Your B12 is not too high, it's great.
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