Finally got my results for my B-12 - Anemia Message Board

mysixpack · 01-30-2009, 02:21 PM

I guess I'm not to bad at 179. It says it should be 211-911 for me and it's not as low as I thought it would be. My Folate was great! 20.8
Everything else on my CBC is almost exactly the same. I've been taking 100 mcg of B12 for over a year now. I guess it's not working as good as I thought.

I'm not sure if this means anything. Other then it explains why I feel like crud having my ferritin level at 4 and my iron at 12.

FLFLOWERGIRL · 01-30-2009, 03:50 PM

Sorry to say this, but 179 is bad. My B-12 runs somewhere between 800-900. 800 is without supplements too. Anything under 4-500 can give symptoms. What form of B-12are you currently taking? I don 't know where laundry hell is, LOL, but if you are in the US at 200 and under the doctors usually give IM injections of B-12. Of course not all doctors do what they should. Glad that your Folate is normal. You need B-12 to make new RBC's. Best of luck to you. FLFLOWERGIRL

mysixpack · 01-30-2009, 04:47 PM

I assumed that anything under 100 would be bad. I've been feeling so crappy that I thought it sounded good to have it over 100(I had hope that it wasn't completely tanked). I take liquid and pill form of V-B12. I have been doing this for a year- I found out last year that it was low along with Vitamin D. They didn't retest that one, I don't know why. I've been taking mega doses of vitamins for a while now with no luck. Like I said before my pcp does not seem to be bothered by this. She says its all in my age.
I'm really considering a hysterectomy. Maybe that would make me feel better! can't stand being so tired! HAs anyone tried this-and do they feel better?

Ps Laundry Hell is in the middle of Southern California with 6 kids, and husband, a brother, and a Mom to take care of!LOL

mysixpack · 01-30-2009, 04:51 PM

Flowergirl-what is a normal Folate-if you know? Just curious.

FLFLOWERGIRL · 01-30-2009, 07:39 PM

My labs always read folate >20 normal. I don't know what that means on a range though, or if there is one. I guess not. FLFLOWERGIRL