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<blockquote data-quote="SimonCrox" data-source="post: 2064914" data-attributes="member: 388174"><p>Hi</p><p>Your GPs must be fairly flexible to allow 2 monthly B12; in our area, a lot of elderly have B12 deficiency (the cells lining the stomach that make intrinsic factor to help absorb the B12 shrivel up with age)m and the GPs are not exstatic about the number possibly needing injections.</p><p>Hence with slightly low levels, 100 mch of cyanocobalamin orally is used and it seems to kee the levels up.</p><p>The B12 really stops some things from getting worse (my neuropathy has not worsened but it hasn't really improved), but will dramatically improve other things such as the pernicious anaemia.</p><p>Yes - retired medic - well, mainly retired; but my practice stated that they have a lot of people doing the jabs themselves, so either fibbing (whcih I doubt), or lots of HCPs with B12 deficiency diagnosed (which I doubt) or just very open minded. As a doctor, I gave one person an IM injection in 40 years, so I didn't have much experience; the clinic nurse showed me how to do it and I just got on with it, but mainly learnt from the intenet.</p><p>Best wishes</p><p>Simon</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SimonCrox, post: 2064914, member: 388174"] Hi Your GPs must be fairly flexible to allow 2 monthly B12; in our area, a lot of elderly have B12 deficiency (the cells lining the stomach that make intrinsic factor to help absorb the B12 shrivel up with age)m and the GPs are not exstatic about the number possibly needing injections. Hence with slightly low levels, 100 mch of cyanocobalamin orally is used and it seems to kee the levels up. The B12 really stops some things from getting worse (my neuropathy has not worsened but it hasn't really improved), but will dramatically improve other things such as the pernicious anaemia. Yes - retired medic - well, mainly retired; but my practice stated that they have a lot of people doing the jabs themselves, so either fibbing (whcih I doubt), or lots of HCPs with B12 deficiency diagnosed (which I doubt) or just very open minded. As a doctor, I gave one person an IM injection in 40 years, so I didn't have much experience; the clinic nurse showed me how to do it and I just got on with it, but mainly learnt from the intenet. Best wishes Simon [/QUOTE]
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