Re: [Graduate-OSSG) Why get labs???

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/15/2003 11:31:02 AM Pacific Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> Vicki honey, please, PLEASE get your labs run at least every year.

> If you've had any type of bypass surgery (RNY, DS or whatever), you

> ARE malabsorbing something(s). I know many others will pipe in on

> this. It doesn't matter if your a proxy or distal, by the very

> nature of the surgery, you ARE malabsorbing. I know, I'm repeating

> myself, but it's SOOOOOOOO important. I've never heard of a surgeon

> who does a bypass not requiring this.

>

I totally agree with you! In fact, I just received a very sweet letter in

the mail yesterday from Dr Fox stating that I had not had labs done since

October, nor had I seen them in 2 years, and how important it was to him that

he followed me through LIFE, not just immediately pre and postop. They sent

me a lab slip with the full gammit of labs to be done. However, my

hematologist did run some comprehensive tests, and the vitamin A, B12, etc.,

but I am planning on getting these done anyway. Do you think it's too soon

to have the full lab work done since I had some of it done in January? I am

trying to do the vites on my own rather than get them IV. Haven't had IV

vitamins in a month. ??? My total iron studies were low - but

ferritin is excellent now (179) with the supplement of all those iron

infusions... hgb is 11.5, but I have enough ferritin to cover it but the

total iron adn TIBC and saturation are still low . I'm thinking I will fax

up the labs to the surgeon's (Drs. Fox/Oh) and let them take a look and see

what I need to be doing to get OUT of this malnutrition!

Vicki.... get those labs done before it takes YOU over a year to recover from

a crash... sometimes we just " accept " how crappy we feel as normal, cuz when

we were obese, we always were tired, achy and didn't know any better. Don't

wait before it's too late like I did.

B

Distal RNY 12/27/95

275/152

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/15/2003 11:31:02 AM Pacific Standard Time,

Graduate-OSSG writes:

> Vicki honey, please, PLEASE get your labs run at least every year.

> If you've had any type of bypass surgery (RNY, DS or whatever), you

> ARE malabsorbing something(s). I know many others will pipe in on

> this. It doesn't matter if your a proxy or distal, by the very

> nature of the surgery, you ARE malabsorbing. I know, I'm repeating

> myself, but it's SOOOOOOOO important. I've never heard of a surgeon

> who does a bypass not requiring this.

>

I totally agree with you! In fact, I just received a very sweet letter in

the mail yesterday from Dr Fox stating that I had not had labs done since

October, nor had I seen them in 2 years, and how important it was to him that

he followed me through LIFE, not just immediately pre and postop. They sent

me a lab slip with the full gammit of labs to be done. However, my

hematologist did run some comprehensive tests, and the vitamin A, B12, etc.,

but I am planning on getting these done anyway. Do you think it's too soon

to have the full lab work done since I had some of it done in January? I am

trying to do the vites on my own rather than get them IV. Haven't had IV

vitamins in a month. ??? My total iron studies were low - but

ferritin is excellent now (179) with the supplement of all those iron

infusions... hgb is 11.5, but I have enough ferritin to cover it but the

total iron adn TIBC and saturation are still low . I'm thinking I will fax

up the labs to the surgeon's (Drs. Fox/Oh) and let them take a look and see

what I need to be doing to get OUT of this malnutrition!

Vicki.... get those labs done before it takes YOU over a year to recover from

a crash... sometimes we just " accept " how crappy we feel as normal, cuz when

we were obese, we always were tired, achy and didn't know any better. Don't

wait before it's too late like I did.

B

Distal RNY 12/27/95

275/152

[Guest guest]

Now! NOw! I vote for now!

You forget, I could single-mouthedly support all the labs in America, if I

had my way! Test first, ask questions later, is my motto!

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

Re: [Graduate-OSSG) Why get labs???

> In a message dated 3/15/2003 11:31:02 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> Graduate-OSSG writes:

>

> > Vicki honey, please, PLEASE get your labs run at least every year.

> > If you've had any type of bypass surgery (RNY, DS or whatever), you

> > ARE malabsorbing something(s). I know many others will pipe in on

> > this. It doesn't matter if your a proxy or distal, by the very

> > nature of the surgery, you ARE malabsorbing. I know, I'm repeating

> > myself, but it's SOOOOOOOO important. I've never heard of a surgeon

> > who does a bypass not requiring this.

> >

>

> I totally agree with you! In fact, I just received a very sweet letter in

> the mail yesterday from Dr Fox stating that I had not had labs done since

> October, nor had I seen them in 2 years, and how important it was to him

that

> he followed me through LIFE, not just immediately pre and postop. They

sent

> me a lab slip with the full gammit of labs to be done. However, my

> hematologist did run some comprehensive tests, and the vitamin A, B12,

etc.,

> but I am planning on getting these done anyway. Do you think it's too

soon

> to have the full lab work done since I had some of it done in January? I

am

> trying to do the vites on my own rather than get them IV. Haven't had IV

> vitamins in a month. ??? My total iron studies were low - but

> ferritin is excellent now (179) with the supplement of all those iron

> infusions... hgb is 11.5, but I have enough ferritin to cover it but the

> total iron adn TIBC and saturation are still low . I'm thinking I will

fax

> up the labs to the surgeon's (Drs. Fox/Oh) and let them take a look and

see

> what I need to be doing to get OUT of this malnutrition!

>

> Vicki.... get those labs done before it takes YOU over a year to recover

from

> a crash... sometimes we just " accept " how crappy we feel as normal, cuz

when

> we were obese, we always were tired, achy and didn't know any better.

Don't

> wait before it's too late like I did.

>

> B

> Distal RNY 12/27/95

> 275/152

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Now! NOw! I vote for now!

You forget, I could single-mouthedly support all the labs in America, if I

had my way! Test first, ask questions later, is my motto!

Thanks,

Vitalady, Inc. T

www.vitalady.com

If you are interested in PayPal, please click here:

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=orders%40vitalady.com

Re: [Graduate-OSSG) Why get labs???

> In a message dated 3/15/2003 11:31:02 AM Pacific Standard Time,

> Graduate-OSSG writes:

>

> > Vicki honey, please, PLEASE get your labs run at least every year.

> > If you've had any type of bypass surgery (RNY, DS or whatever), you

> > ARE malabsorbing something(s). I know many others will pipe in on

> > this. It doesn't matter if your a proxy or distal, by the very

> > nature of the surgery, you ARE malabsorbing. I know, I'm repeating

> > myself, but it's SOOOOOOOO important. I've never heard of a surgeon

> > who does a bypass not requiring this.

> >

>

> I totally agree with you! In fact, I just received a very sweet letter in

> the mail yesterday from Dr Fox stating that I had not had labs done since

> October, nor had I seen them in 2 years, and how important it was to him

that

> he followed me through LIFE, not just immediately pre and postop. They

sent

> me a lab slip with the full gammit of labs to be done. However, my

> hematologist did run some comprehensive tests, and the vitamin A, B12,

etc.,

> but I am planning on getting these done anyway. Do you think it's too

soon

> to have the full lab work done since I had some of it done in January? I

am

> trying to do the vites on my own rather than get them IV. Haven't had IV

> vitamins in a month. ??? My total iron studies were low - but

> ferritin is excellent now (179) with the supplement of all those iron

> infusions... hgb is 11.5, but I have enough ferritin to cover it but the

> total iron adn TIBC and saturation are still low . I'm thinking I will

fax

> up the labs to the surgeon's (Drs. Fox/Oh) and let them take a look and

see

> what I need to be doing to get OUT of this malnutrition!

>

> Vicki.... get those labs done before it takes YOU over a year to recover

from

> a crash... sometimes we just " accept " how crappy we feel as normal, cuz

when

> we were obese, we always were tired, achy and didn't know any better.

Don't

> wait before it's too late like I did.

>

> B

> Distal RNY 12/27/95

> 275/152

>

>

>

>