Bloodwork

[AmberFL 361]

So I finally reached out my bariatric team and they said my post op appts "slipped through the cracks", So instead of having a 3 and 6 month appt I am have one next week (at 5months ish) that will combine my 3 and 6 month post op appt. ANYWAYS to my point! I got my blood work and everything is normal range! my A1C even went down from 5.6 to 5.3 which is pretty groovy! Also my Iron is normal for the first time in my life!

However my B12 is 1116 which from what I read optimal results are >500 for bariatric patients? So does that mean I am doubly good? My Vitamin D is at 119 and toxic levels are over 100. So my assumption is I could probably cut back on those Vitamins lol. I feel great! I am down to 185 as of last week. hair is still shedding but tis life.

Thanks for coming to my ted talk!

[JennyBeez 139]

Really makes you feel great when you "slip through the cracks". Sheesh. It's a good thing you prompted them!

Your A1c is amazing, wtg!

[Shanna NYC 141]

Sometimes you have to ring some bells like HELLO, i need some aftercare and followup.

Congrats you finally got your appt. and your A1C going down!

I'm not sure about B12. Some labs calculate it differently as the high end of the normal range for mine is 1245. I'm sure if it's an issue it will be or should be addressed by your team. The Vitamin D for sure should be. I know for me it was getting to the higher side of normal and my dietician had me drop down from bariatric Vitamin to a regular multi and cut back on my calcium chews which also contain lots of Vitamin D.

Woohoo on the weightloss. And the Hair loss will eventually slow down. Mine lasted from about month 3-6 at it's worst and has slowed considerably and now I'm only just slightly annoyed at all the short hairs from regrowth.

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,120]

My B12 was over 2000 at one point. Definitely cut that down. No need for it to be that high. I get what I need from my Multivitamin so I stopped taking extras and after a few months it was down in the normal range and has stayed there. As for the D Vitamin, yeah definitely cut that down, too. Other than that, you're doing awesome and your A1c is amazing!!!

[catwoman7 11,016]

my B12 is always above 1000 (I'm nine years out). My team never said anything until it once read over 2000. At that point, they just said to cut down on my supplements a bit. High B12 is pretty common with us and not really an issue. I've heard some WLS patients say that feel better when it's above 1000.

High Vitamin D would be more of an issue since it's a fat-soluble Vitamin (the B's are water-soluble so not usually toxic when they get high). 119 isn't that much above normal range, though, so they may just let it go for now - but worst case scenario, they'll just have you cut back on your supplementation.

[ms.sss 15,035]

i don't know what my numbers were, but at my 1 week post op appt my doc had me take B12 out of my Vitamin regimen. and he would often comment on my higher levels at most of. my followups (but i never thought to ask what he considered "higher" levels).

full disclosure: i stopped taking all my Vitamins around 1.5 years post op (by choice, not direction) and all my labs since then have come back with zero issues. i had my 50-year-old-woman full range of tests and checks and screenings a couple years ago and i am the picture of pure health (my words, not theirs, lol)

congrats of feeling great, and with the labs to support it! YAY!

[AmberFL 361]

B-12 doesn't sound like it would be concerning from what you all are saying.

although I am salty af that all my labs are great but my hair is still shedding HAHA!

[catwoman7 11,016]

5 hours ago, AmberFL said:

B-12 doesn't sound like it would be concerning from what you all are saying.

although I am salty af that all my labs are great but my hair is still shedding HAHA!

it's due to the trauma of the surgery + the ultra low calorie intake the first few months post-op. Your body has better things to do with the limited energy (i.e., calories) - like - heal itself. hair is something that isn't at the top of its priority list. It'll grow back, though. I lost hair (although not much, fortunately) from months 5-9. In the grand scheme of things, it's kind of a minor blip on the screen. You'll probably feel that way when you get past it and have dropped a ton of weight. It's worth it in the end.