Re: order your own lab tests?

[Guest guest]

>

>

> Hi,

>

> there was some discussion a while back on sites where you could order

> your own lab tests... but I lost the links/msgs/commentary.

>

> my doc has my next appt 3 months away and I want to check progress

> before then and keep an eye on e2 and total test...

>

> ttyl

>

One possibility:

http://www.healthcheckusa.com/

I haven't used them so I can't give any feedback on them.

Brad

[Guest guest]

Here is a link I have just found it.

http://www.lef.org/bloodtest?source=HomeTopBanner

Phil

brad999us <no_reply > wrote:

>

>

> Hi,

>

> there was some discussion a while back on sites where you could order

> your own lab tests... but I lost the links/msgs/commentary.

>

> my doc has my next appt 3 months away and I want to check progress

> before then and keep an eye on e2 and total test...

>

> ttyl

>

One possibility:

http://www.healthcheckusa.com/

I haven't used them so I can't give any feedback on them.

Brad

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[Guest guest]

> there was some discussion a while back on sites where you could order

> your own lab tests... but I lost the links/msgs/commentary.

As Brad mentioned, you can order your own blood work from

http://www.healthcheckusa.com. There is a little-known secret: if you

call the 800 number, you can order any test that LabCorp offers, and

HealthCheck will fax it in to any local LabCorp collection site. So,

you can get total T, estradiol, DHEA, SHBG, etc. The prices are

market-rate instead of the inflated $ they charge the insurance companies.

If you're having adrenal problems, you can order saliva tests from

www.canaryclub.org without a doctor.

Eugene

[Guest guest]

LEF has predetermined blood tests. I am interested in another blood

test. I am on TRT but still feeling sluggish despite ttl Test of 800

and Free of 147 with E2 at 114.

I suspect that my adrenal hormone, cortisol, could be low too. This

could cause sluggishness.

Also, I have long wondered why just Test might be low but not other

hormones. Seems to me that we should be tested for all the hormones

after finding one low.

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > there was some discussion a while back on sites where you could order

> > your own lab tests... but I lost the links/msgs/commentary.

> >

> > my doc has my next appt 3 months away and I want to check progress

> > before then and keep an eye on e2 and total test...

> >

> > ttyl

> >

>

> One possibility:

>

> http://www.healthcheckusa.com/

>

> I haven't used them so I can't give any feedback on them.

>

> Brad

>

>

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

When you posted your E2 at 114 please post the units and ranges. If this test

is in pg/ml you problem is high E2. For test on cortisol and Thyroid go to the

Canary Club through the this link for testing.

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/recommended-labwork/

Phil

Softy <modestman3@...> wrote:

LEF has predetermined blood tests. I am interested in another blood

test. I am on TRT but still feeling sluggish despite ttl Test of 800

and Free of 147 with E2 at 114.

I suspect that my adrenal hormone, cortisol, could be low too. This

could cause sluggishness.

Also, I have long wondered why just Test might be low but not other

hormones. Seems to me that we should be tested for all the hormones

after finding one low.

> >

> >

> > Hi,

> >

> > there was some discussion a while back on sites where you could order

> > your own lab tests... but I lost the links/msgs/commentary.

> >

> > my doc has my next appt 3 months away and I want to check progress

> > before then and keep an eye on e2 and total test...

> >

> > ttyl

> >

>

> One possibility:

>

> http://www.healthcheckusa.com/

>

> I haven't used them so I can't give any feedback on them.

>

> Brad

>

>

>

>

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> Have a burning question? Go to Answers and get answers from

real people who know.

>

>

[Guest guest]

On Sun, 17 Dec 2006 19:17:39 -0000, you wrote:

>

>LEF has predetermined blood tests. I am interested in another blood

>test. I am on TRT but still feeling sluggish despite ttl Test of 800

>and Free of 147 with E2 at 114.

E2 of 114?! Yikes. Work on that.

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" Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the

power to make you commit atrocities. " - Voltaire

[Guest guest]

>

> >

> >LEF has predetermined blood tests. I am interested in another blood

> >test. I am on TRT but still feeling sluggish despite ttl Test of 800

> >and Free of 147 with E2 at 114.

>

> E2 of 114?! Yikes. Work on that.

> -----

> " Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the

> power to make you commit atrocities. " - Voltaire

>

Looks more like a total estrogens number to me.

Brad

[Guest guest]

That link TO (//www.healthcheckusa.com) only gets

me to the " WEB HEAD Group " and the site seems wholely unhealth

related.

>

> > there was some discussion a while back on sites where you could

order

> > your own lab tests... but I lost the links/msgs/commentary.

>

> As Brad mentioned, you can order your own blood work from

> http://www.healthcheckusa.com. There is a little-known secret: if

you

> call the 800 number, you can order any test that LabCorp offers, and

> HealthCheck will fax it in to any local LabCorp collection site.

So,

> you can get total T, estradiol, DHEA, SHBG, etc. The prices are

> market-rate instead of the inflated $ they charge the insurance

companies.

>

> If you're having adrenal problems, you can order saliva tests from

> www.canaryclub.org without a doctor.

>

> Eugene

>

[Guest guest]

The third time was the charm. I pasted the link in

into the address line and it work that time and it

got to the right site.

>

> > there was some discussion a while back on sites where you could

order

> > your own lab tests... but I lost the links/msgs/commentary.

>

> As Brad mentioned, you can order your own blood work from

> http://www.healthcheckusa.com. There is a little-known secret: if

you

> call the 800 number, you can order any test that LabCorp offers, and

> HealthCheck will fax it in to any local LabCorp collection site.

So,

> you can get total T, estradiol, DHEA, SHBG, etc. The prices are

> market-rate instead of the inflated $ they charge the insurance

companies.

>

> If you're having adrenal problems, you can order saliva tests from

> www.canaryclub.org without a doctor.

>

> Eugene

>

[Guest guest]

Are you sure about E2 of 114? It is on the high side of normal based

on the range in the lab report. The reports says any amount below 130

is good.

I have been taking 1mg of Arimidex per week on Monday. I am going to

split the tablet and take half twice a week to see if that does anything.

>

> >

> >LEF has predetermined blood tests. I am interested in another blood

> >test. I am on TRT but still feeling sluggish despite ttl Test of 800

> >and Free of 147 with E2 at 114.

>

> E2 of 114?! Yikes. Work on that.

> -----

> " Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the

> power to make you commit atrocities. " - Voltaire

>

[Guest guest]

You should include the units with the number.

I'll guess your lab is using SI units and

the range per the textbook is in males older than 16 years

is around 73 to 184 pmol/L depending on the lab.

Understand many here are seeming their labs in

conventional units which converts to 20 to 50 pg/mL.

117 pmol/L converts to 32 pg/mL in conventional units.

The conversion factor from conventional to SI units is

3.67 and the other way it is (3.67)^-1 on my graphing

TI calculator.

> >

> > >

> > >LEF has predetermined blood tests. I am interested in another

blood

> > >test. I am on TRT but still feeling sluggish despite ttl Test of

800

> > >and Free of 147 with E2 at 114.

> >

> > E2 of 114?! Yikes. Work on that.

> > -----

> > " Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the

> > power to make you commit atrocities. " - Voltaire

> >

>

[Guest guest]

I took a second look at my labs and note that Total Estrogen was

tested. I was at 114 pg/ml. The healthy range on the report is 130 or

under.

Also, everyone here is discussing the importance of E2 not Total

Estrogen. I will ask for E2 in the future.

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Adrenal Problems Rant

Right now I am more concerned about feeling wiped out with 800 ng/dL

Ttl Test, Free T of 137.2 pg/mL, and total Estrogen of 114 pg/mL. I

suspect a tired Adrenal gland and plan to follow Phil's email in

checking it out.

I am tired of asking my doctor for test, meds, etc. I shouldn't have

to continually ask. He is supposed to be the doctor.

In a couple of months he has me set up for a DHEAS test. I am

concerned that my DHEAS might be normal but my Cortisol could still be

low. That's the way my testosterone worked. My brain signaled in the

normal range but my testes simply did not produce much.

>

> You should include the units with the number.

> I'll guess your lab is using SI units and

> the range per the textbook is in males older than 16 years

> is around 73 to 184 pmol/L depending on the lab.

> Understand many here are seeming their labs in

> conventional units which converts to 20 to 50 pg/mL.

> 117 pmol/L converts to 32 pg/mL in conventional units.

> The conversion factor from conventional to SI units is

> 3.67 and the other way it is (3.67)^-1 on my graphing

> TI calculator.

[Guest guest]

Did I tell you about taking your temps and charting them to see how your

adrenals and thyroid are doing. This works dam good and no Dr. can say there is

nothing wrong your in the normal range. Go to this link and read up on this and

print out the chart and start takeing your temps.

http://www.drrind.com/tempgraph.asp#directions

I use this to take my temps.

http://www.wilsonsthyroidsyndrome.com/Products/Thermometer.htm

Phil

Softy <modestman3@...> wrote:

I took a second look at my labs and note that Total Estrogen was

tested. I was at 114 pg/ml. The healthy range on the report is 130 or

under.

Also, everyone here is discussing the importance of E2 not Total

Estrogen. I will ask for E2 in the future.

----------------------------------------------------------

Adrenal Problems Rant

Right now I am more concerned about feeling wiped out with 800 ng/dL

Ttl Test, Free T of 137.2 pg/mL, and total Estrogen of 114 pg/mL. I

suspect a tired Adrenal gland and plan to follow Phil's email in

checking it out.

I am tired of asking my doctor for test, meds, etc. I shouldn't have

to continually ask. He is supposed to be the doctor.

In a couple of months he has me set up for a DHEAS test. I am

concerned that my DHEAS might be normal but my Cortisol could still be

low. That's the way my testosterone worked. My brain signaled in the

normal range but my testes simply did not produce much.

>

> You should include the units with the number.

> I'll guess your lab is using SI units and

> the range per the textbook is in males older than 16 years

> is around 73 to 184 pmol/L depending on the lab.

> Understand many here are seeming their labs in

> conventional units which converts to 20 to 50 pg/mL.

> 117 pmol/L converts to 32 pg/mL in conventional units.

> The conversion factor from conventional to SI units is

> 3.67 and the other way it is (3.67)^-1 on my graphing

> TI calculator.

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[Guest guest]

Hi,

you'll definitely do better splitting your 1mg arimidex tab and

spreading it out... it only last ~48 hours in your body

regardless of dosage so a half every 3 days or so you'll drop

pretty dramatically.

I do a 1/3 or so every other day... about 1mg a week

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[Guest guest]

On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 10:48:16 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

>Hi,

>

>you'll definitely do better splitting your 1mg arimidex tab and

>spreading it out... it only last ~48 hours in your body

>regardless of dosage so a half every 3 days or so you'll drop

>pretty dramatically.

Actually it has a 48 hour half life.

>I do a 1/3 or so every other day... about 1mg a week

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" Anyone who has the power to make you believe absurdities has the

power to make you commit atrocities. " - Voltaire

[Guest guest]

I looked up Adrenals function test in Nutritional Healing, 2nd

edition. It says to take your blood pressure laying down and standing

up. If you have a big drop upon standing up suspect hypoadreanlism.

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> Adrenal Problems Rant

>

> Right now I am more concerned about feeling wiped out with 800 ng/dL

> Ttl Test, Free T of 137.2 pg/mL, and total Estrogen of 114 pg/mL. I

> suspect a tired Adrenal gland and plan to follow Phil's email in

> checking it out.

>

> I am tired of asking my doctor for test, meds, etc. I shouldn't have

> to continually ask. He is supposed to be the doctor.

>

> In a couple of months he has me set up for a DHEAS test. I am

> concerned that my DHEAS might be normal but my Cortisol could still be

> low. That's the way my testosterone worked. My brain signaled in the

> normal range but my testes simply did not produce much.

>