Hey all, I had my initial evaluation this past Friday, had my labs, chest XR, and EKG done. A few of my labs came back abnormal. My A1C level is 6.1, which now puts me into diabetic territory. I'm not happy, but I can't say it was totally out of the blue. I've been hovering in between 5.5 and 5.9 for some time and diabetes does run in my family. I've also put on 30lbs over this past fall, which prompted my decision to pursue wls.

A couple of other things.. I have on and off sinus issues and came down with a nasty sinus infection the day of my eval, so my WBC level was 9.5 (the upper limit of normal).

My Vitamin D level was at the very low end of normal. My TIBC level was in the 500's (indicates low Iron levels in your blood). Also, one of my liver enzymes, ALT was 51.

My question is, if you had abnormal labs, did you have to wait to have surgery until those levels were normal?

I'd be surprised if any of that delays surgery. They might put you on an iron supplement before hand.

1 hour ago, MSinger said:

Hey all, I had my initial evaluation this past Friday, had my labs, chest XR, and EKG done. A few of my labs came back abnormal. My A1C level is 6.1, which now puts me into diabetic territory. I'm not happy, but I can't say it was totally out of the blue. I've been hovering in between 5.5 and 5.9 for some time and diabetes does run in my family. I've also put on 30lbs over this past fall, which prompted my decision to pursue wls.

A couple of other things.. I have on and off sinus issues and came down with a nasty sinus infection the day of my eval, so my WBC level was 9.5 (the upper limit of normal).

My Vitamin D level was at the very low end of normal. My TIBC level was in the 500's (indicates low Iron levels in your blood). Also, one of my liver enzymes, ALT was 51.

My question is, if you had abnormal labs, did you have to wait to have surgery until those levels were normal?

I have very low vitamin D, iron, and another mineral. The biggest thing I was low on, and did delay my surgery, was my thyroid--probably because it was too far off. The scale goes to 5.5 and I was 10.5. So, he wanted me to have it in the 4 range which I now am. But being low in some vitamins and minerals shouldn't delay you.

The high hBA1c is a very good justification for the surgery.

I also had some abnormal results such as Vit D and B12 levels and my PCP just gave me daily supplements and did not delay the surgery. Some abnormalities are to be expected for someone who is suitable for wls, so it makes sense. I don't think you should worry!

Probably will not delay surgery for you. My vitamin D was very low as well and they asked me to start taking supplements prior to surgery, but would not have held anything up. My insulin levels were also crazy high but it didn't hold anything up either.