Hi everyone.
I'm going to the doctor today and I like to get the following tested:
My cholesterol
Hormone levels
Other makers of overall health.
Which tests should I ask for specifically, and what type of tests should I insist on?
Thanks a lot.
Posted 18 January 2010 - 05:21 AM
Posted 18 January 2010 - 05:33 AM
Posted 18 January 2010 - 05:40 AM
Posted 18 January 2010 - 05:41 AM
Hi everyone.
I'm going to the doctor today and I like to get the following tested:
My cholesterol
Hormone levels
Other makers of overall health.
Which tests should I ask for specifically, and what type of tests should I insist on?
Thanks a lot.
Edited by s123, 18 January 2010 - 05:43 AM.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 09:59 AM
Posted 19 January 2010 - 02:55 PM
Posted 19 January 2010 - 03:02 PM
Can you order your own blood tests online ?
http://www.lef.org/V...Blood-Test.html
Posted 19 January 2010 - 03:09 PM
"Yes but the problem is, I can't really interpret these results. These are complex research bio markers. Honestly, they're not very useful. I normally just do a regular lipid panel."
Edited by s123, 19 January 2010 - 03:19 PM.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 04:24 PM
"Yes but the problem is, I can't really interpret these results. These are complex research bio markers. Honestly, they're not very useful. I normally just do a regular lipid panel."
Very honest of him to admit that he doesn't know how to interpret these tests. It shows how low his knowledge of heart disease is, yet he probable treats a lot of patients who have it.
Good doctors are rare and I'm lucky to have found a Heales member who will graduate as doctor next year.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 04:28 PM
Very honest of him to admit that he doesn't know how to interpret these tests.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 04:33 PM
Hi everyone.
I'm going to the doctor today and I like to get the following tested:
My cholesterol
Hormone levels
Other makers of overall health.
Which tests should I ask for specifically, and what type of tests should I insist on?
Thanks a lot.
I will also go for a blood test, probably this week. I will ask the following:
Glucose, HbA1c, insulin, cortisol, ACTH, IGF-1, DHEAs, renine, testosterone, T3, TSH, prolactin, androstenedione, LDL, LP(a), APO A1, APO B100, HDL, triglycerides, CRP (high-sensitive), fibrinogen, ceruloplasmine, hematocrit, sedimentation, blood count, G6PD, Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Cl-, HCO3-, creatinine, alkaline phosphatase, AST, ALT, ferritin, transferin, B12, 25-hydroxy D3, urea, uric acid, LDH, gamma-GT, lipase, billirubin, and homocystein.
I put the most important tests in bold.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 08:59 PM
I'm going to try again with another GP on Thursday. If I can get a non-specialist to order the tests for me I could potentially get everything done for free.
Posted 19 January 2010 - 09:11 PM
It seems to really comes down to luck most of the time when getting tests... or so it seems to me. I've gotten the same sort of response where the doctor admits he/she doesn't know how to interpret the results. I've been lucky with my cardiologist and GP in the past, where even if they admit to not knowing how to interpret, they usually order anyway if I ask nicely.Can you order your own blood tests online ?
http://www.lef.org/V...Blood-Test.html
I appreciate the link, and that's a good service, but it would actually be cheaper for me to see a specialist and get the tests done through him than pay $400 to the Life Extension Foundation.
I'm going to try again with another GP on Thursday. If I can get a non-specialist to order the tests for me I could potentially get everything done for free.
Edited by nameless, 19 January 2010 - 09:13 PM.
Posted 20 January 2010 - 12:50 AM
Edited by Skotkonung, 20 January 2010 - 12:55 AM.
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