my labwork...what do you think

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i had been posting that i am post op from 10-02, open distal rny. i was

dated by lmp to be 12.5 wks and by recent ultrasound possibly 14 or 15. i see a

perinatal doc wed.

i have posted that i have been (at times having these episodes) weak, dizzy,

chest feels heavy/like an elephant on it, feel like i have to sit immediately,

when its bad my tounge gets numb--feels like i just came from the dentist

office, when its REALLY bad my lips get numb. i am an operator for the phone

company and i sit for my job, i havent even been able to work 1/2 time. i get so

so so tired and weak. i CANNOT hardly eat!!!

someone said that i should post my labs so that you all could look at them.

they were done 8-7-04.

comp metabolic panel

sodium 134L 136-146

potssium 4.0 3.5-5.0

chloride 105 96-110

co2 24 16-30

anion gap 5L 6-16

glucose 64 60-126

bun 7 3-25

creatinine 0.6 0.5-1.4

calcium 8.8 8.4-10.4

total protein 6.3 5.9-8.3

albumin 3.1 3.1-4.7

globulin 3.1 2.0-3.9

bilirubin, total 0.7 0.0-1.4

alk phos 68 20-145

ast (sgot) 20 3-70

alt (sgpt) 19 3-78

iron 104 45-150

tibc 278 228-428

iron sat 37 15-50

retic 1.0 0.3-2.4

abs retic 0.05 0.02-0.11

fibriongen 402 170-410

protime 12.6 9.9-15.4

inr 1.04 0.80-1.30

ptt 29 24-37

ferritin 31 11-307

serum folate 15.0 5.0-20.0

prealbumin 18.6 18.0-45.0

vitamin b12 255 200-1100

Please let me know what you think!!!

Kuljey@...

Yvonne

[Guest guest]

Here's my thoughts. You need to ask your perinatal doc a bunch of

questions. Where's your CBC results? They need to pull that and a PTH

on you ASAP.

my labwork...what do you think

To: ossg-pregnant

i had been posting that i am post op from 10-02, open distal rny. i was

dated by lmp to be 12.5 wks and by recent ultrasound possibly 14 or

15. i see a

perinatal doc wed.

i have posted that i have been (at times having these episodes) weak, dizzy,

chest feels heavy/like an elephant on it, feel like i have to sit immediately,

when its bad my tounge gets numb--feels like i just came from the dentist

office, when its REALLY bad my lips get numb. i am an operator for the phone

company and i sit for my job, i havent even been able to work 1/2

time. i get so

so so tired and weak. i CANNOT hardly eat!!!

someone said that i should post my labs so that you all could look at them.

they were done 8-7-04.

comp metabolic panel

sodium 134L 136-146

--> address this with your doctor ASAP! Electrolyte imbalance could be

causing some of the problems that you're having.

potssium 4.0 3.5-5.0

--> this is OK

chloride 105 96-110

--> this is OK

co2 24 16-30

--> this is OK

anion gap 5L 6-16

address this with your doctor as well.

glucose 64 60-126

--> this is better than OK... but are you having low blood sugar

episodes? Talk to your doctor about getting a blood tester and

tracking your sugar for a few days.

bun 7 3-25

--> this is OK

creatinine 0.6 0.5-1.4

--> this is OK

calcium 8.8 8.4-10.4

--> this is LOW. You need to have your doctor draw your PTH

immediately. If it is elevated, you should INCREASE your calcium

citrate--I would do that immediately anyway. Dr. Oh, very well

respected distal RNY surgeon, puts his pregnant patients on 5000 mg of

calcium as calcium citrate a day. He also has his pregnant gals taking

2000 mg of magnesium as magnesium citrate a day -- build up to this

amount by starting at 400 mg and adding 200 mg each day. You can take

it at the same time as the calcium.

total protein 6.3 5.9-8.3

--> terribly low! You should be at 6.5 or better, especially during

pregnancy. How many 30 g shakes a day are you doing?

albumin 3.1 3.1-4.7

--> low!

globulin 3.1 2.0-3.9

--> this is OK

bilirubin, total 0.7 0.0-1.4

--> this is OK

alk phos 68 20-145

--> this is OK

ast (sgot) 20 3-70

--> this is OK

alt (sgpt) 19 3-78

--> this is OK

iron 104 45-150

--> this is a nice number, but expect it to drop during pregnancy.

keep a close eye on it

tibc 278 228-428

--> nice

iron sat 37 15-50

--> a tad on the low side, but perfectly acceptable for now. keep an

eye on this one too

retic 1.0 0.3-2.4

--> this is OK

abs retic 0.05 0.02-0.11

--> this is OK

fibriongen 402 170-410

Ask your doctor about this one.

protime 12.6 9.9-15.4

--> this is OK

inr 1.04 0.80-1.30

--> this is OK

ptt 29 24-37

--> this is OK

ferritin 31 11-307

--> pretty nice number for this stage of pregnancy; keep a close eye

on it and try hard to NOT let it drop.

serum folate 15.0 5.0-20.0

--> this is OK

prealbumin 18.6 18.0-45.0

--> this is a bit low

vitamin b12 255 200-1100

--> this is probably a large part of your problem!! My PCP and ND and

midwife all want women to maintain levels of 600 or greater, and my

midwife said 800 or greater during pregnancy. You need to get an Rx

for cyanocobalamin and 25 gauge 1 " needles for IM injection,

preferably with 3cc syringe barrels. Then you will need to inject 1cc

into your thigh either weekly or every other week. Your doctor's nurse

can show you how to do the shots, it's ridiculously easy.

Please let me know what you think!!!

Kuljey@...

Yvonne

[Guest guest]

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I work in a Drs. office and the only thing I can see is you may have

hypoglycemia, your sugar is almost too low! That can give you those

feelings for sure...the tongue thing I have never heard of. Your

sodium is a couple points low, not sure if that means anything or

not. But that definately is on the low side for blood sugar...get

that followed up on ASAP!

Robin Conners EDD 11-5-04

Aiyven Conners

Lap DS 3-26-03

In OSSG-pregnant , Kuljey@a... wrote:

> i had been posting that i am post op from 10-02, open distal rny.

i was

> dated by lmp to be 12.5 wks and by recent ultrasound possibly 14

or 15. i see a

> perinatal doc wed.

>

> i have posted that i have been (at times having these episodes)

weak, dizzy,

> chest feels heavy/like an elephant on it, feel like i have to sit

immediately,

> when its bad my tounge gets numb--feels like i just came from the

dentist

> office, when its REALLY bad my lips get numb. i am an operator

for the phone

> company and i sit for my job, i havent even been able to work 1/2

time. i get so

> so so tired and weak. i CANNOT hardly eat!!!

>

> someone said that i should post my labs so that you all could look

at them.

> they were done 8-7-04.

>

> comp metabolic panel

> sodium 134L 136-146

> potssium 4.0 3.5-5.0

> chloride 105 96-110

> co2 24 16-30

> anion gap 5L 6-16

> glucose 64 60-126

> bun 7 3-25

> creatinine 0.6 0.5-1.4

> calcium 8.8 8.4-10.4

> total protein 6.3 5.9-8.3

> albumin 3.1 3.1-4.7

> globulin 3.1 2.0-3.9

> bilirubin, total 0.7 0.0-1.4

> alk phos 68 20-145

> ast (sgot) 20 3-70

> alt (sgpt) 19 3-78

> iron 104 45-150

> tibc 278 228-428

> iron sat 37 15-50

> retic 1.0 0.3-2.4

> abs retic 0.05 0.02-0.11

> fibriongen 402 170-410

> protime 12.6 9.9-15.4

> inr 1.04 0.80-1.30

> ptt 29 24-37

> ferritin 31 11-307

> serum folate 15.0 5.0-20.0

> prealbumin 18.6 18.0-45.0

> vitamin b12 255 200-1100

>

> Please let me know what you think!!!

> Kuljey@a...

> Yvonne

>

>

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