got my lab results
I’m not going to type out all the results because it’s about five pages, but I’ll just list the ones I think are most important and/or interesting.
Glucose 93 (70-99)
Total Protein 7.0 (6.4-8.3)
Albumin 4.3 (3.5-5.0)
Calcium 9.8 (9.4-10.2)
HDL 62 (33-96)
LDL 95 ( 24.00 (?5.38)
PTH 27.7 (10.0 – 66.0)
Vitamin A (free retinol) 57.6 (32.5-78.0) This is my level with taking 25,000 IU dry A three times a week.
Vitamin E 14.9 (5.5-17.0)
Vitamin K 0.42 (0.10-2.20)
Copper 1.09 (0.75 – 1.45)
Zinc 0.78 (0.66-1.10) This is my level with taking 50 mg zinc twice a week.
Thiamin 154 (70-180)
Vitamin D (25 hydroxy) 108 H (30-100) This one is also flagged as high but it’s actually fine. This is my level with taking 50,000 IU dry D3 three times per week – and it fell slightly from the last time I had labs.
Selenium 166 H (70-150) I think I am the only person I’ve ever known to have a high selenium level and mine has never been high before. I have no idea why it’s high now or if I need to do anything about it.
There is a note here that they had to cancel the test for B6 because the sample was not drawn correctly. I am annoyed that no one called me to ask if I wanted to come in to have it drawn again.
I am certain that pre-albumin and iron were also ordered but they do not appear on my report. I have to call and ask about those, and make sure they did not bill me for the B6 test that they messed up. I find this highly annoying.
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.
But most people have no problem with selenium and it is actually advised not to supplement.
See my other post - reply about selenium.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Are you aware of a decent multi (not chewable Centrum because the taste is gross to me, makes me nauseous, and not Flintstones) that does not contain selenium? Because I don't know of any.
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.
Some do. I do take combination.
I do get "natural" selenium - in Brazil nuts. They have tons of "proper" selenium.
CVS spectravite. Check that. I still take chew-ables. The pills - multi make my nauseous or make me burp...
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
brand: solaray
once daily high energy multi vitamin...it was 21.99 for one bottle of 90 capsules and i got the 2nd one for 1.00 so that is what i have been taking...dosage is 1 a day it has oh so much stuff in it....if you want me to type it out for you i will...
but theres alot in there..
debby
vitamin A 25,000 iu 500%
vitamin C 150 mg 250%
vitamin D3 400 iu 100%
vitamin E 100 iu 333%
thiamine 10 mg 66.7%
ribovlavin b-2 10 mg 588%
niacin b-3 50 mg 250%
vitamin b-6 10 mg 500%
folate acid 400 mcg 100%
vitamin b-12 25 mcg 417%
biotin 10 mcg 3%
pantotheric acid 25 mg 250%
caclium 10 mg 1% (carbonate)
iodine 22.5 mcg 15%
magnesium oxide 5 mg 1%
zinc 1.5 mg 10%
selenium 1 mcg 1%
copper .05mg 3%
managese .5 mg 25%
potassium 5 mg 1% PABA 25 mg
inositol 20 mg
choline batartrate 20 mg
whole food herb base 160 mg
(including while rice concentrate, bran polishing, and germ alfafa leaf, watercress leaf, chammoile, carrot juice, horstail hellow dock root, parseley leaf, dandeelion root, kelp
again these are solaray brand, once daily high energy multi daily vitamin...90 capsules for 21.99, i got the 2nd bottle for $1.00 so thats 180 for #23.00 i didnt think too bad at my local health food store... or bottle says...www.solaray.com
have a great day
debby
