Benrese
New Member
Hello all!
I have a bit of a different situation. I had my surgery in America (California). I am now post op 4 years.
It was time to get my labs done and I received my results. As always-I asked for a print out and took them home. I sat down to read them and realized-
they are not in the format I recalled!! LOL!
Duh! Silly me-Hello! I am NOT in the US anymore!
Ah-but how to understand the conversions?
Yes-I can ask my doctor and she did say "fine-they look fine". Oh good. :thankyou: She said they are fine!! Cool!!
But wait! I remember something at the last moment-I am the ONLY gastric bypass patient she has and she is honest to say she is not really "up" on all the needs we may have.
Right! OK-no problem....after all-I have taken on being my own advocate and learning to read my labs.
Things that might be "Ok" to our GP-may be something we can get proactive about-perhaps a slightly low protein or dodgy ferratin level.
I have gone online to see if I could find conversion tools-but they confuse me!
I guess I am just thinking out loud-how can I better train myself on the conversions?
When I was living in the US-I got this really great guide. It had the names of the labs we need and next to each was the acceptable (low to high) range.
I wonder if one of the surgeons or groups for post WLS have created one here in the UK?
I will continue to see what I can research and find-and will happily share if I do find anything.
However-if you happen to have any useful information, I would be ever so grateful if you would share!!! :gen126:
Thanks for reading!!!
I have a bit of a different situation. I had my surgery in America (California). I am now post op 4 years.
It was time to get my labs done and I received my results. As always-I asked for a print out and took them home. I sat down to read them and realized-
they are not in the format I recalled!! LOL! Duh! Silly me-Hello! I am NOT in the US anymore!
Ah-but how to understand the conversions?
Yes-I can ask my doctor and she did say "fine-they look fine". Oh good. :thankyou: She said they are fine!! Cool!!
But wait! I remember something at the last moment-I am the ONLY gastric bypass patient she has and she is honest to say she is not really "up" on all the needs we may have.
Right! OK-no problem....after all-I have taken on being my own advocate and learning to read my labs.
Things that might be "Ok" to our GP-may be something we can get proactive about-perhaps a slightly low protein or dodgy ferratin level.
I have gone online to see if I could find conversion tools-but they confuse me!
I guess I am just thinking out loud-how can I better train myself on the conversions?
When I was living in the US-I got this really great guide. It had the names of the labs we need and next to each was the acceptable (low to high) range.
I wonder if one of the surgeons or groups for post WLS have created one here in the UK?
I will continue to see what I can research and find-and will happily share if I do find anything.
However-if you happen to have any useful information, I would be ever so grateful if you would share!!! :gen126:
Thanks for reading!!!
