RE: Re: Chelated zinc question

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They always mess up the zinc test. It needs a special tube, special

handling. I've never met a lab tech yet who believes me when I ask

them to please look it up in the book. Next day, call back. Something

happened to your specimen, come back for redraw.

BUT the labs next door to Dr Oh & Dr Fox DO know how to draw them,

so we drive a lil further to only do it once. Big nuisance. But zinc

is a regularly checked item for us. Both Don & I have had stable

levels since we reached the correct level of supplementation FOR US.

My 200mg is way more than Don needs.

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Re: Chelated zinc question

> Oh, you're very welcome. But, I seem to remember something about

> zinc not normally being tested because it's a very expensive test,

or

> something like that. Someone on here may remember.

>

> But, I'm a firm believer in zinc lozenges. Every time I feel a

cold

> coming on, I start on the Cold-Eeze, every 2-3 hours, and within a

> day, it kills the cold! The stuff is amazing!

>

> in NJ

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> >I don't recall my zinc levels on the last labs, but will dig them

> out also. It may not have been tested because my last PCP knew

> absolutely nothing about what should be tested. I haven't gotten

a

> new PCP here in San since I moved.

> > I began the zinc because I've had 2 colds in the last 4 months

> since moving here and wanted to get my immune system stronger for

> winter and the flue season.

> > Thanks again for the help. That is why I started here w/my

> > question.

> >

> > Diane

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Lozenges are a different animal, though. They sorta release slowly

and don't just dump a wad at once. They're usually 15-23mg.

Once you get your labs, you can see what is missing. In the

meantime, I can send you a list of which labs we have drawn if it

helps guide your doc. Every now & then my PCP gets uppity and thinks

we don't need this or that because the levels are stable. Stable

today, gone tomorrow is what I always tell him. It was hard enough to

teach him that my marginal B12 was not stable if it started at 1800

and " now " was at 300, no longer HOW long it took to get there. He's

pretty good, and interested in our surgery, though. We got him in 99

with an insurance change, and gave him a sketch, our op reports and

current labs at the time.

Since then, I refer others of " us " to him. He told me once that he

had to see Other Kinds of People, too. Why? I think he likes birthin'

them babies more than us.

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Re: Chelated zinc question

> ,

> Thanks so much for the good info. It looks like I should be

> consulting The Vitamin Book before playing w/my vitamins. I

thought

> that since zinc comes in lozenges, etc., for colds that it would

be

> fine. I agree that my body must be trying to tell me something.

I

> will back off for awhile. I don't recall my zinc levels on the

last

> labs, but will dig them out also. It may not have been tested

> because my last PCP knew absolutely nothing about what should be

> tested. I haven't gotten a new PCP here in San since I

moved.

> I began the zinc because I've had 2 colds in the last 4 months

since

> moving here and wanted to get my immune system stronger for winter

> and the flue season.

> Thanks again for the help. That is why I started here w/my

> question.

>

> Diane

> LAP RNY 9/99

>

>

> > Diane, I consulted my vitamin Bible, called The Vitamin Book,

and

> > this is a little quote from this book about zinc under

> the " Toxicity "

> > column:

> >

> > " Zinc can have some adverse effects, although it is not as toxic

> as

> > some other minerals. Doses larger than 200 mg have caused

> vomiting

> > in adults, and higher doses can lead to dehydration, stomach

> pains,

> > poor muscle coordination, tiredness, and kidney failure. High-

> dose

> > zinc supplements should be taken only for a short time and only

> for a

> > specific purpose. "

> >

> > BTW, the RDA for zinc is 15 mg, increased to 20 mg for pregnant

> women

> > and 25 mg for nursing mothers. So, in addition to that 100

mg/day

> > that you're supplementing, I'm wondering if you happen to be

> > absorbing far more from your food than you think you are. At

any

> > rate, it looks like your body is trying to tell you something.

> >

> > in NJ

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I was told that in order to have my zinc level checked I had to be OFF the

zinc for at least a week. does this sound reasonable to you?

Phyllis

Re: Chelated zinc question

> Oh, you're very welcome. But, I seem to remember something about

> zinc not normally being tested because it's a very expensive test,

or

> something like that. Someone on here may remember.

>

> But, I'm a firm believer in zinc lozenges. Every time I feel a

cold

> coming on, I start on the Cold-Eeze, every 2-3 hours, and within a

> day, it kills the cold! The stuff is amazing!

>

> in NJ

> ******************

>

>

> >I don't recall my zinc levels on the last labs, but will dig them

> out also. It may not have been tested because my last PCP knew

> absolutely nothing about what should be tested. I haven't gotten

a

> new PCP here in San since I moved.

> > I began the zinc because I've had 2 colds in the last 4 months

> since moving here and wanted to get my immune system stronger for

> winter and the flue season.

> > Thanks again for the help. That is why I started here w/my

> > question.

> >

> > Diane

> > LAP RNY 9/99

>

>

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My zinc test alone cost $907, over three times what ALL of the rest of

the blood work cost. Because my numbers were nice last time, I

personally have decided to have this one run only every other year.

Z

Bellevue, WA

Open RNY 09/17/01

http://www.ziobro.us

Re: Chelated zinc question

Oh, you're very welcome. But, I seem to remember something about zinc

not normally being tested because it's a very expensive test, or

something like that. Someone on here may remember.

But, I'm a firm believer in zinc lozenges. Every time I feel a cold

coming on, I start on the Cold-Eeze, every 2-3 hours, and within a day,

it kills the cold! The stuff is amazing!

in NJ

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>I don't recall my zinc levels on the last labs, but will dig them

out also. It may not have been tested because my last PCP knew

absolutely nothing about what should be tested. I haven't gotten a new

PCP here in San since I moved.

> I began the zinc because I've had 2 colds in the last 4 months

since moving here and wanted to get my immune system stronger for winter

and the flue season.

> Thanks again for the help. That is why I started here w/my question.

>

> Diane

> LAP RNY 9/99