Vitamins and lab work

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Suggestions:

www.obesityhelp.com, select WLS Library. Also has a place to post questions.

www.vitalady.com - she is a WLS postie and answers all questions, regardless whether you purchase from her or not.

www.pacificbariatrics.com - there is an active message board to post questions.

This info is from OSSG-WLSChristian website:

http://www.surgicallyslim.com/the_pathway.htm - it's a pretty good synopsis. Not everything is the same for all surgeons, but it's a pretty good general view.

This is from the OSSG-WLSChristian website, under FILES:

List of labs:

* Comprehensive metabolic profile (sodium, potassium, chloride, glucose, BUN, creatinine, calcium, total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, alkaline phosphates, aspartate amino-transferase)* lipid profile (cholesterol, HDL, LDL, triglycerides, chol/HDL ratio)* ALT (SPGT)* GGT* LDH* phosphorous - inorganic* uric acid* hemo-gram with platelets* B-12 & folate* iron, TIBC, % sat* vitamin A & D (25-hydroxy)* thyroid panel (T3U, T4, FTI, TSH)* zinc* magnesium* and add ferritin!

This is from the TheOtherSideWLSSurgery website. Look under FILES.

Medication, Vitamins and Minerals

Two One-A-Day Active multivitamin tablets per day. Two 500 mg Calcium tablets plus Vitamin D (Kaiser Brand for Seniors) per day. Two 500 mg Vitamin C tablets (Kaiser Brand) per day. Two 324 mg Iron (Kaiser Brand Ferrous Sulfate) per day. One 1000mcg sublingual Vitamin B-12 (Trader Darwin's/Trader Joe's) twice per week. I have recently added a 400 i.u. water dispersible Vitamin E softgel about every other day or when I think of it. Pre-natal w/iron Centrium w/iron Rug Rats vits w/iron Bariatric Supplement System Chewable Calcium citrate , Trader Joe's, nice flavor - 2000 MG Calcium Citrate, 1000 in the morning and 1000 in the evening Nutrition powder, All One. http://www.aabhealth.com/natural.htmadmin@.... Use the senior powder. Use it with a 1/3 glass of orange juice. goes down very easily. It is one of the most complete daily nutrition found.

*Tylenol liquid for adults Spiulina. - taking some vitamins that use mix with water - per Jeff. Comment: nah said that they looked ok Shaklee Nutrilite - Amway Avon Elliots (drug store?)

In His Name,

Jackie

Vitamins

Hello- I am two years out. I haven't taken my vitamins in probably a year. (I am not good with meds). But I think I am starting to feel rather run down and listless and I am forgetting things. I cannot find my paperwork on what we should take and how much and how often. Could I get some suggestions please? Also what labs I have to take. I have a new pcp and he is clueless an I can't find the paperwork. I called my surgeon a week ago and they have yet to respond. Keep getting the answering machine. Thanks and sorry for the crosspost.

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