So I had my first post-op blood work drawn a couple of weeks ago (about 5 months post-op). I will admit, I was a bit nervous because of what I read on this forum. While I am very diligent about taking my Vitamins, people here seem to take so many more vitamins than I do that it had me concerned. I just take 2 Centrum adult in the morning, that's all.

Anyway, my labs came back perfect!

Question for you more seasoned vets - did you see much variability in your labs over time? Did any of your results degrade over time with the same Vitamin regiment?

Hooray! That is great news!

I had my blood work done at 3mo, 6mo, 12 mo,18 mo and now I am on every 12 for the rest of my life. Which I just found out my new insurance does not cover it at all and it cost $2237.00.

Of course I had no idea that my new Cigna insurance would not cover it as long as the word Bariatric is in the coding.....I am getting a letter from Park Nicollet Bariatric Center to indicate that this is a medically necessary testing required once annually to see if I can appeal it. I am guessing I might not be the only one that this happened to over time.

Anyway....enough about that. As far as my blood work changes it really is very minimal. Now I take a few more than you. I take 1 multi, 2 Calcium citrate chews, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B1 and B12.

The only one that was ever changed was they added B1 to my regimen because by the 6 month mark, that was moving into the low range. So we added it and my blood work has been stable ever since.

Now if you take anything for hypothyroidism there are lots of changes that happen all along the way. They are still trying to regulate my TSH. Having lost so much weight that hormone has been reduced a lot however I still need it and likely will the rest of my life so those of you that have hypothyroidism, you need to watch that closely.

Best of luck to you!

Thanks for the info. That's horrible about the insurance coverage. It's a medical necessity for crying out loud.

It's also crazy that lab work is over $2k!

My first post op results came in last week and I too was clear on everything even though I had myself convinced that I had become anemic. I take Vitamin d drops, materna multi vitamin and Biotin. I have added vitamin b12 but I am not sure if one dose of 2500mcg is enough for a day or not..?? Also, do you guys recommend that I take biotin if I am taking vitamin b12??

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