PatchMD lab update

Kathy S.
on 8/6/15 12:01 pm - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

I just had my 6 month labs and all was good, but my B12 and D has dropped.  PatchMD suggests using 2 patches, but I am going to do a round of B12 shots, prescription D pills, take a B12 sublingual and drink a glass of milk a day.  

Still love the patches as I used to have a shoe box full of sups and needed a pill organizer.  After a few years you just gag at the thought of taking all those pills. The patches have been great for me.

Keep you posted on my labs to recheck B and D.

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

M. P.
on 8/6/15 1:29 pm
RNY on 03/07/17

Thank you so much for the update!!! Greatly appreciated!

nicupnorth
on 8/6/15 4:26 pm - Eagle river, WI

Thanks for the update!  So everything else came back normal?

Kathy S.
on 8/6/15 5:37 pm - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Yes everything else was perfect.  Before I started using the patches I had low B12 and D issues.  

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

AmyDee123
on 8/6/15 5:47 pm - Lutz, FL
RNY on 06/12/15

I struggle with low D as well, and my doc told me to double up.  I use the multivitamin patch and the calcium/D patch each day.  

I suck down a dropper of B12 a few times a day because it has a natural energy boost and is safe to do.  Try it before you work out.  You'll love how it makes you feel!

Your iron was ok?  That is the one thing I was worried about.  

Thanks so much for the update!!!

LapBand Weight 460 (2006) | Panni Removal Weight 200 (2008) | 3rd kid (2009)
Revision to RNY Weight 355 (June 2015)

    

Kathy S.
on 8/6/15 6:40 pm - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Thanks I will give that a try.  

Funny you should ask about iron. 3 months ago it was 4 and now it's back up to double digits and I just posted about it today.  Here is the link:

Having issues with low iron?

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

AmyDee123
on 8/6/15 6:44 pm - Lutz, FL
RNY on 06/12/15

That's AWESOME!!

LapBand Weight 460 (2006) | Panni Removal Weight 200 (2008) | 3rd kid (2009)
Revision to RNY Weight 355 (June 2015)

    

ShebasMom
on 8/6/15 7:32 pm
Revision on 07/05/16

I didn't see an iron patch on PatchMD. Are you using the MVI patch and that caused your level to go up? (iron or ferritin) I'm taking 9 capsules of VitaLady's Tender iron a day and my ferritin decreased from 49 to 37. I was taking 6 before.

AmyDee123
on 8/6/15 11:27 pm - Lutz, FL
RNY on 06/12/15

The iron is in the multi vitamin patch. 

LapBand Weight 460 (2006) | Panni Removal Weight 200 (2008) | 3rd kid (2009)
Revision to RNY Weight 355 (June 2015)

    

Kathy S.
on 8/7/15 9:15 am - InTheBurbs, XX
RNY on 08/29/04 with

Hi ShebasMom,

When I got the lab results I emailed PatchMD and suggested they create an Iron patch.  They suggested to use 2 of the multi.  I remembered my good friend and mentor Charlie had severe iron issues and contacted her.  Here is the link to the post I did on the main forum about my iron.  It really worked for me.

Having issues with low iron?

HW:330 - GW:150 - MW:118-125

RW:190 - CW:130

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