Six Month Post-Op (Blood Tests, Diabetes, Lipids, Resolution Of)

[Catracks 865]

So I get a letter from my surgeon telling me to have blood drawn for the following tests:

CBC

Complete metabolic panel

Lipid panel

PTH

Iron binding

B12

Folic acid

Vitamin A, D-(Hydro xy), E, K, Magnesium, Calcium, Thiamine (B1)

Then my PCP wants:

Lipid panel

A1C

I started out with really high cholesterol, borderline diabetes and fatty liver. Everything was down significantly at my two week blood tests. The cholesterol was still high, but had dropped like 70 points. The blood sugar was down, but I think the A1C (blood sugar over a couple months) was a 6 I think.

How many of you had number that were high and had them mostly resolved and normal at 6 months? I know everyone is different, but I'm just curious about trends.

Now to rant: They stuck me 4 times with a butterfly needle (tiny veins) and took 16 vials of blood! I was also slightly dizzy and dehydrated. I fasted, but I should have drank more Water.

[Lilu 65]

I am two months plus out and I have some good numbers my bad cholestrol is 96 and my good cholestrol need to increase to 40 it is at 28 now. My sugar is a 7.5 from 10.9 great to reach these mile stones

[Catracks 865]

I like to see my A1C sugar at 5.9 or below so my PCP will stop waving the Metaformin in my face. I had a 7 at my highest and he declared me diabetic. Last time it was a 6, but he says it's just well controlled. Phooey. He doesn't believe I can ever come back from being diabetic. My surgeon thinks the opposite.