B12 Injections

[Vagus]

A family member is due one of the above shortly and has today spoken to her GP.
Guide lines are that they’re not going to happen, no matter what reason they’re needed for, which is fair enough.
However, if symptoms of lack of B12 become apparent, GP should be contacted and situation will be reassessed.
Just letting anyone who may be affected, know. Stay safe people.

[MartinMillar]

I have to have the b12 injection and in fact had mine at 1020 this morning.

[Vagus]

That’s good Martin, I wish she could have hers. Maybe your reason for needing it is imperative, or maybe your health authority is less stretched than ours.

[MartinMillar]

I was told by the receptionist that it was necessary because it would lead to a greater health issue if I didn’t have it.
Has you relative tried b12 mouth spray?

[Vagus]

No. She’s been told her B12 levels should be ok for three months beyond her next jab date but if she shows any symptoms she should get back to GP and will be reassessed.
Suggestion is that even though she doesn’t absorb B12, high doses of oral B12 would be sufficient to keep her healthy as a percentage, maybe 10%, would be absorbed.
She knows it’s not critical, at the moment, but isn’t really terribly happy. We shall see.

[Vagus]

Mouth spray is a consideration, as is self injecting, if they’d give her the prescription for it.

[jack daniels]

I've had my B12 injection cancelled too & I have other underlying issues, was in a very bad way from end of last year til
March this year - still not 'back to normal' but I've been advised by the surgery, to buy vitamin B12 tablets myself & to take them.

[Vagus]

I’m not sure how useful B12 tablets would be to be honest. If they did the trick then why the need for injections?
My relative would be happy enough to buy the tablets herself but really isn’t convinced they’d do the job.
I hope you go on ok Jack, it’s quite worrying isn’t it? It seems quite trivial with all that’s going on but as you know it can have quite an impact on a persons health.

[jack daniels]

I'm taking a back seat as I'm ok, like I said, not 100% but there are much more important issues with C19. I think if you take B12 as the allowance per day suggests then some sort of help I imagine - got no choice but for me to take tablets until GP can see me again. My blood reading for B12 was mega low but since then, it's a lot better so, tablets I shall have. Jackie x