I am and was a little surprised.

So, my bloodwork has been excellent for years. Last time (December) it was still good, but not as good and I am just curious of others experienced that.

Annoyingly, I I need to go to the doctor AGAIN for something so I will inquire if this is normal/typical. My primary doc thought my results were great, but I want to talk to the bariatric doctor about it because it is the trend of "not as great" as the last several years that concerned me. I am down to annual checks, but the number of surgeries, procedures and general medical mayhem, i seem to have had a lot of tests lately.

I am approaching 3 years (in June) post RNY and will definitely have my blood work done. I have had tweaks in my Vitamins since surgery and although the main numbers (cholesterol, blood sugars) remain very good, I have had HIGH Iron (something my bariatric doc just shakes her head at!) and low thymine and zinc. I actually made changes again in December to my vitamins and am very curious to see how that plays out in my June results.

I think as we age our body's needs change, which can definitely change what we need to do with our vitamins. Therefore, I think it is critical that if you chose surgery to become healthier, that you follow-up with the blood work. The consequences of going for long periods of time Vitamin deficient can have horrible health ramifications. None of us chose surgery for that!

Carol