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Pre op vitamin deficiencies delay surgery?

Hello. My sleeve surgery is scheduled for June 20th. The last time I had bloodwork was over a year ago, and I was low in iron and vitamin D. I have to have bloodwork within 30 days of my surgery, and I’m wondering if I’m still low, is it likely to delay my surgery? Has anyone’s surgery been cancelled for low iron or vitamin D?

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    Thank you for the responses. I feel better about that possibility now. ?

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I was low on Vitamin D and folate. My Dr. prescribed 50,000 units of vitamin D once a week along with a daily dose of folate. I only had two months of the vitamins before my 4-04-19 surgery and it was not delayed because of it. I was never low on iron though so you might want to call your Dr. and ask them. Also taking a multi-vitamin will help keep your levels up.

I'm usually low in vitamin D and that did not delay my surgery. I've also been anemic in the past but was happy to hear my pre op iron levels were great! All that meat on the keto plan I guess lol.

My D and Iron were low before and after surgery. It didn't cause any delays. I just took the supplements that my doctor told me to take.

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Thank you for the responses. I feel better about that possibility now. ?

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