Re: Good news to share

[Guest guest]

% sat means percent saturation but it's hard to tell which one it means.

[Guest guest]

Hello Joann,

That's wonderful that you are feeling better. I'm curious if you increased your

HC at the

same time that you started your Vit. B12 and Vit. D. Your Vitamin D levels were

quite low

so just improving that could account for a lot of your improvement. I am

gradually (over a

1 month time span) increasing my HC up to 20 mg/day (at 15 now, but I am not

noticing

any improvement yet. My Vitamin D 25 OH level is at 46 now which is good.

Perhaps I

should try some of the sublingual Vit. B12. Do you have a particular brand you

like?

I hope you have a very good Christmas.

Beth

>

> Hi everyone - I just wanted to share some good news. At my last

> doctor's appointment, I was tested for ferritin, vitamin B12 and

> vitamin D levels. Here are my results:

>

> IRON DEF PANEL

> IRON 60 37-145

> UIBC 308 112-346

> TIBC 368 250-450

> % SAT 16 L 20-55 %

> FERRITIN 48 13-150

>

>

> VITAMIN B12 865 211-946 (my doctor recommends 1,000-2,000)

> INSULIN-Fasting 6.6 2.6-24.9 (my doctor recommends 5-10)

> VITAMIN D, 25-HYDROXY 15 L 20-57 (my doctor recommends 30-60)

>

> She increased my HC to 20 mgs from 10 mgs and recommended 5000 U of

> Vit. D and 1000 mg of sublingual B12. I started taking the B12 and D

> supplements and I swear the very next day I felt like a new person. I

> have been feeling great ever since and it's lasted a few weeks now.

> I'm happy, not depressed and I just started my period and I still feel

> good, a little PMS but nothing like before. I just wanted to share

> the good news and maybe this could help someone else get tested for

> these things. I feel this was the missing link for my treatment.

> Does anyone know what a low %Sat means? I tried doing an internet

> search and couldn't really find anything but maybe I'm searching for

> the wrong thing.

>

> I wish everyone a happy holiday and thank everyone in the group for

> all the great advice!

>

> Joann

>

[Guest guest]

Perhaps I

> should try some of the sublingual Vit. B12. Do you have a

particular

brand you like?

> I hope you have a very good Christmas.

> Beth

>

Hi Beth-

I ordered Twin Labs B12 sublingual dots from Vitacost.com.

http://www.vitacost.com/Twinlab-B-12-Dots-Sublingual-500-mcg-250-

Tablets

I'm not sure if this is the best brand or not, does anyone else have

another brand they would recommend? It's working well so I guess

it's a good one for me. I also starting taking a probiotic

(Enzymatic Therapy Acidophilus Pearls), an antioxidant (Garden of

Life Radical Fruits) and Emergen C. I guess I have all my bases

covered I don't think it was the increase in HC that made the big

difference because I was increasing to 15 mgs myself before she gave

me the new Rx. I really think it was the B12 and D. Hope this helps

and Merry Christmas to you too!

Joann

[Guest guest]

Check out http://www.wonderlabs.com/newshowitems.php

I use their sublingual Advance B-12 w/B-6, folic acid and biotin . Their

prices are good.

Delores

Re: Good news to share

> Perhaps I

> > should try some of the sublingual Vit. B12. Do you have a

> particular

> brand you like?

> > I hope you have a very good Christmas.

> > Beth

> >

> Hi Beth-

> I ordered Twin Labs B12 sublingual dots from Vitacost.com.

>

> http://www.vitacost.com/Twinlab-B-12-Dots-Sublingual-500-mcg-250-

> Tablets

>

> I'm not sure if this is the best brand or not, does anyone else have

> another brand they would recommend? It's working well so I guess

> it's a good one for me. I also starting taking a probiotic

> (Enzymatic Therapy Acidophilus Pearls), an antioxidant (Garden of

> Life Radical Fruits) and Emergen C. I guess I have all my bases

> covered I don't think it was the increase in HC that made the big

> difference because I was increasing to 15 mgs myself before she gave

> me the new Rx. I really think it was the B12 and D. Hope this helps

> and Merry Christmas to you too!

>

> Joann

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Joann

Great to hear some positive news.

I will be trying the B12 sublingual!

It is SO wonderful when we haev any improvements and it si nice that you

shared as it gives people hope that we can slowly but surely have better days to

come!

a (=

Joann

jsustachek wrote: Hi everyone - I just wanted to share

some good news. At my last

doctor's appointment, I was tested for ferritin, vitamin B12 and

vitamin D levels. Here are my results:

IRON DEF PANEL

IRON 60 37-145

UIBC 308 112-346

TIBC 368 250-450

% SAT 16 L 20-55 %

FERRITIN 48 13-150

VITAMIN B12 865 211-946 (my doctor recommends 1,000-2,000)

INSULIN-Fasting 6.6 2.6-24.9 (my doctor recommends 5-10)

VITAMIN D, 25-HYDROXY 15 L 20-57 (my doctor recommends 30-60)

She increased my HC to 20 mgs from 10 mgs and recommended 5000 U of

Vit. D and 1000 mg of sublingual B12. I started taking the B12 and D

supplements and I swear the very next day I felt like a new person. I

have been feeling great ever since and it's lasted a few weeks now.

I'm happy, not depressed and I just started my period and I still feel

good, a little PMS but nothing like before. I just wanted to share

the good news and maybe this could help someone else get tested for

these things. I feel this was the missing link for my treatment.

Does anyone know what a low %Sat means? I tried doing an internet

search and couldn't really find anything but maybe I'm searching for

the wrong thing.

I wish everyone a happy holiday and thank everyone in the group for

all the great advice!

Joann

[Guest guest]

> Does anyone know what a low %Sat means? I tried doing an internet

> search and couldn't really find anything but maybe I'm searching for

> the wrong thing.

I think it had to do with your iron levels. In " From Fatigued to

Fantastic " the author talked about " saturation " something-or-other as

one recommended iron test. Sorry, I can't remember anything more specific.