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Post by Avonlea on Jan 30, 2012 1:03:28 GMT -5
My doctor (Rabkin) has recommended prenatal multi vitamins, calcium, and iron. They don't recommend B12 sublinguals separately, and when I asked, they said it was because they rarely see low B12 in those patients who take the prenatal as directed.
I was wondering how many people use the sublinguals or B12 injections? I've seen OH postings about people who started injections shortly after surgery, so obviously there is a wide variety on this.
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Post by Justa-Puter-Name on Jan 30, 2012 7:42:21 GMT -5
Distal-RNY here. I use the B12 injections and have for the last nine years.
I give myself a shot every two to three weeks, depending on my overall energy. The B12 is a script, as are the needles <times we're living in>. If you're covered by TriCare Ins. the Military Pharmacy dispenses this with no deductible.
My labs always come back in the higher range of NORMAL. B12 levels that are too high the body will rid through the urine with no adverse health issues. Granted, my research on this has dust on it so someone else might need to correct me on that.
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Post by michellemj on Jan 30, 2012 8:32:16 GMT -5
Get your B12 levels measured...it may be low. and with a VSG, you've lost the intrinsic factor necessary for absorption.
I use a sublingual (5000mcg daily) cuz my B12 levels were in the toilet preVSG (I take a migraine med that affects B12...). At a year, my levels were hovering around 900. I've cut back to 2500mcg which may or may not be enough. We'll see.
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Post by So Blessed on Jan 30, 2012 9:55:08 GMT -5
RNY post op here. I use a liquid sublingual B-Complex weekly.
The only way you'll know for sure if you're getting enough B12 is when they check your labs.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2012 13:40:44 GMT -5
My B12 pre-op was low range, after almost a year of supplementing 1000mcg/day sublingual (started pre-op) it is now just past mid-range going up.. Without the sublingual, I'm positive they'd be in the dumps by now. Go by your labs, do not trust that just a multi alone will cover all your bases.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2012 13:41:45 GMT -5
Oh & see my PSA about iron, my surgeon recommended it as well.. and I overdid it because I wasn't getting ALL the lab values checked that I should have been.
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Post by Avonlea on Jan 30, 2012 13:59:03 GMT -5
My pre-VSG labs showed B12 on the high side of normal, so I think I'm okay right now. But I am curious. I will have labs at three and six months to see if I can detect a trend.
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Post by mizdel on Jan 30, 2012 14:35:25 GMT -5
My pre-VSG labs showed B12 on the high side of normal, so I think I'm okay right now. But I am curious. I will have labs at three and six months to see if I can detect a trend. I do a sublingual because I don't trust I will absorb with oral doses. If I were you, I would just wait until you have your next labs since you are high now. You can always start the sublingual if you are low. |
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Post by countof3 on Jan 30, 2012 15:26:07 GMT -5
As long as your being monitored, see if it works for you? I haven't had issues with B12, but I am taking them sublingually AND while my labs show normal, I have had some symptoms similar to B12 deficience, AND I run anemic (that does show on labs) and it's well known that B1 and B12 allow you to absorb iron. So I figure the labs may say I'm fine but my body must need that pill because as long as I take it regularly, I don't have the symptoms and my numbers for anemia are improving.
I thought we took it sublingually because the portion of the stomach removed allowed us to abosorb B12 naturally, and because we aren't eating alot of veggies/fruits?
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Post by paige on Jan 30, 2012 15:58:36 GMT -5
my surgeon does not recommend it until after my six month labs to see where I am (I am 4.5months out) but I started taking the SL just in case, and he told me it would not hurt anything to do that.
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Post by bigolbear on Jan 31, 2012 14:23:49 GMT -5
I use a multi and I take a b complex and my blood work is finally within the normal range.
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Post by jillybean720 on Jan 31, 2012 16:13:13 GMT -5
I was taking a sublingual B complex but stopped because my B6 was high (which is not good). However, then my B12 started slipping. It never got low, but I could see it trending downward, so I started taking just a sublingual B12. I keep taking it now even though my B12 levels are 1000+ since high B12 isn't harmful.
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Post by sniffles on Feb 1, 2012 0:13:46 GMT -5
I started out taking B-12 in pill form and it wasn't very effective. My B-levels came back low in the lab reports. So I started doing the sublinqual instead and now my labs come back at a normal level. I've never done the shots.
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Post by Carolyn H. on Feb 1, 2012 0:32:15 GMT -5
I do a b-12 shot once a month, and I take a multi that contains B-12.
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Post by califsleevin on Feb 1, 2012 10:52:01 GMT -5
I've been taking a B complex pill for several years pre-op for other reasons, and so far my B12 has been in the 1000 range. We keep monitoring....
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