Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Anne, there is a link to labtests online in the link section of the group's website. I put it there so people can see in plain English what their labs refer to. GFR is glomerular filtration rate, your kidney function. Your PTH is very high! You are obviously not taking enough calcium or perhaps not enough Vit D? Expect to hear from Dr.K soon. Marta --- In DS_Friends_Keshishian , McKaysLadyAnne@... . > > Is there a file someplace that tells us what the levels should be and what > all the abbreviations mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 : BUN 1.1 H oops...read that one wrong...it was the CREAT that was 1.1 H The BUN was 9 LOL Anne in Santee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Yeah, that one had me stumped! lol Marta > : BUN 1.1 H > > oops...read that one wrong...it was the CREAT that was 1.1 H > The BUN was 9 > > LOL > > Anne > in Santee > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 > > Anne, there is a link to labtests online in the link section of the > group's website. I put it there so people can see in plain English > what their labs refer to. > > GFR is glomerular filtration rate, your kidney function. Your PTH is > very high! You are obviously not taking enough calcium or perhaps not > enough Vit D? Expect to hear from Dr.K soon. > > Marta > I have a problem getting enough calcium. I figured I had a worse problem after Jo posted all those symptoms the other day. I went to the website you posted in the links. It gave me some info...but I still didnt understand most of it. I figured it was a very bad result when that Navy doc took the time to call me. He had already put in the referral for the Endocrinology clinic before he talked to me. He was not very informative as to what the results meant..he just said it can be possible bone disease among other things and to talk to the Endocrinology people. (It has to be bad when a Navy doc calls your cel phone!) I have been trying to fax my results to Dr Z, but the fax number has been busy. Will have to try in the morning. Anne in Santee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 Well, you need to chew some calcium every few hours. Are you taking your calcium with Vit D? THe reason the doc was vague is because there is a laundry list of things it could be, but WE KNOW what the problem is, don't we? lol Marta > I have a problem getting enough calcium. > > I figured it was a very bad result when that Navy doc took the time to > call me. He had already put in the referral for the Endocrinology > clinic before he talked to me. He was not very informative as to what > the results meant.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 17, 2008 Report Share Posted January 17, 2008 > or perhaps not > enough Vit D? Expect to hear from Dr.K soon. > > Marta > The results say: Vitamin D2 In shipping Transit; Retinol In Shipping Transit; 1,25-OH VIT D In Shipping Transit. Apparently they have to send it to a different lab to get those tests done. Anne in Santee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Anne: Try the following site..it's pretty good for us non-medical folks. It can give you a good base to understanding your labs and educating yourself so when you do go to the Doctor you can discuss your labs with a bit more comprehension. http://www.labtestsonline.org/ I'm glad you finally got a good lab draw. You are taking the right steps in forwarding your labs to Dr. Z. If you don't hear from them in a reasonable amount of time please do follow-up with a phone call. More than likely Dr. Z will have Dee send a letter if he sees a need for specific action. Also whatever action your PCP determines please forward that info to Dr. Z also for review...just to make sure your on the right path. It would be even better if you could zip into Delano for an appointment. Hugs Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 >Also whatever action your PCP determines >please forward that info to Dr. Z also for review...just to make sure >your on the right path. Jo, I heartly concur. My PCP wanted to put me on some type of meds for what he considered high blood pressure. I said no until I could get it checked out with Dr. K. Turns out the meds the PCP wanted me on was a diuretic (sp?) and, with us post-ops more suseptable to dehydration, not exactly the type of medication we should be considering. I'm still working with my PCP, but he learned something about the DS from the experience. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 My PCP actually put me on diuretics for a slightly elevated BP which mostly resulted from walking from home to her office. I took them without checking with Dr. K's office, and ended up listless, light-headed, shaky, very sick, and scared. I finally decided on my own to stop taking them, after realizing that at that state of post-op, I was probably extremely dehydrated. I also called Dee and told her my suspicions. I DID fire that PCP, and now have a G/I doc who is willing to learn, and has in fact, talked to Dee by phone. He has had post-WLS patients before, but not another GRDS patient except me. Sonja Sweek Washington DC GRDS 11/29/06 -110 lbs and holding BMI 42>23 >Also whatever action your PCP determines >please forward that info to Dr. Z also for review...just to make sure >your on the right path. I heartly concur. My PCP wanted to put me on some type of meds for what he considered high blood pressure. I said no until I could get it checked out with Dr. K. Turns out the meds the PCP wanted me on was a diuretic (sp?) and, with us post-ops more suseptable to dehydration, not exactly the type of medication we should be considering. I'm still working with my PCP, but he learned something about the DS from the experience. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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