B12 over Christmas

[jillc39]

I have a fortnightly b12 and can just about manage with that.... however when I had my b12 today the next one should be 31st but my gp is closed so I was given an appointment for the 2nd. I know how I will be feeling by then - but the nurses were so grumpy and said I would just have to wait. Any ideas?

[JanD236]

Self injection.

My gp provides me with a prescription for my B12 which I self inject.

[Nackapan]

I'm on the same frequency. Having my injection tomorrow then on he 2/1/20

I've got high dose oral b12 tablets I use . They probably do nothing but you can passively absorb 1%.

I intend to do less over Christmas .

[fbirder in reply to Nackapan]

If you can passively absorb 1% and you take 5000 mcg a day then you shouldn't need injections. 50 mcg a day is 1500 mcg a month. And you'll retain much more of that 1500 mcg than you will of a 1000 mcg injection.

[Nackapan in reply to fbirder]

So I will be wasting my time?

I got the tablets last year whilst waiting for ths next lot of injections to start.

I thought i read the on here about passively absorbing 1%

But if you can absorb tablets its ths first choice.

So its the big

IF YOU CAN ??

[Nackapan in reply to fbirder]

I'm confused now as if that is a fact its fine if dietary like if you ate vegan. But not if you have PA or sn absorption problem. Is that what you are saying?

[fbirder in reply to Nackapan]

That's what I am saying. If everybody in the world absorbs 1% (or even 0.5%) then nobody in the world needs injections. Not even those with an absorption problem.

[Nackapan in reply to fbirder]

Okay . Shame

[Damseltree]

In October my wife persuaded the doctor to let her do the injections on me. After some training she does them three times a week at present as I still have neuro symptoms. The gp's surgery were too busy to do them.