Question:
b-12 and dizzeyness

I am 1 year post op and have lost 126 lbs. I had my lab work all done and everything came back ok but i had low b-12. The dr told me to try to take extra to bring my levels up. lately when I am standing up or getting up out of bed and even just sitting there I feel dazed not dizzy where I think I will pass out but just hazey. Does anyone know if it has to do with low b-12 levels? It just started a week or so ago. Can anyone help me out with this and give me some hints as to what this might be? Thank you very much and take care all.    — amy G. (posted on November 3, 2004)

November 3, 2004
You need to go back to the doctor. With B-12 being low you hemoglobin could also be low. This will cause anemia. You need to go to your PCP and have him check these things out. Happens a lot with WLS patients.
   — D. Bell

November 3, 2004
Is this your PCP? If your B12 levels are low enough to show up, you already have issues! You might point out to them that you CANNOT absorb B12 from food sources, and if the sublinguals were working for you, they'd have worked, so when can I start shots, please and thank you. The article that just hit all the media about nerve damage from WLS? This is it. The b-vites. Easy to fix if you get started ASAP. Although B12 is a B and has to do with the nervous sytem (I mean, physical nerves, not emotional), it kind of acts like and with iron. Everybody needs to be in harmony, humming along together at mid-range, nobody hanging around outside the ranges.
   — vitalady

November 3, 2004
Could be from low blood pressure. Get your blood pressure checked lying , sitting and standing, to see if it drops significantly when you stand up. You may need to up your water and salt intake, to get your blood volume up. BUT as always check with your MD. Good luck. 11/02 RNY 300 now at goal.
   — cathy G.