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Blood Test Discussion
New Member With Some Old Lab Results and Continuing Symptoms
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<blockquote data-quote="WalkerClark" data-source="post: 60170" data-attributes="member: 14832"><p>Thanks for the quick feedback fellas!</p><p></p><p>I do feel thirsty allot, and often have dry mouth. I do drink allot of water. As far as anhedonia (this being the first time I have heard of this condition), I would say it pretty accurately describes how I feel about most things when I am at my worst (this time of year). It does seem during the summer for example this is greatly alleviated along with some of my other symptoms. It has been a source of confusion for me since it seems to come and go, and I have not found the reason for it (yet). I do find that often my head and body will be hot, but my feet and hands are always cold which is odd and annoying when trying to sleep since I want to warm my limbs, but don't need covers over my body haha.</p><p>Thanks for that, good to know I am not the only one! I hope to get to the bottom of this and improve!</p><p>I will be sure and get these tested.</p><p>It's scary to think he is still working with patients daily. I looked it up and he charged me $150 for the 30min we talked. :/</p><p>It is hard to know exactly what I was taking back 2 years ago when these labs were collected. Like I mentioned, I was most definitely on EC stack (200mg C 25mg E X3/day). Other than that I only do multivitamin, D3, MCT oil, and protein shakes (not really anymore I try to stick to solid foods). I don't like the idea of ever being on medication...and want(ed) to believe I was pretty healthy.</p><p>I have had some people say I snore a little but rarely. I sleep alone 99% of the time though. My neck circumference is 15.5''. I try to eat around 6pm and sleep by 10pm. I have cut way back on my Alcohol in past 3 years. Prob 0-5 drinks per week avg.</p><p>TSH was 2.63 (ref .45-4.5 iu/ml) on my old labs. I will be sure and get the above tested with my next labs.</p><p>Hey at least something is working properly! I was doing a pretty high fat/low carb diet at that time. I have adjusted to a more mixed diet with a bit more carbohydrate (oats, occasional bread..etc).</p><p>So you find allot of the preTRT items unneeded, ok. Would your philosophy be to get the basics first, and add more specific testing if any of the initial markers come back out of optimal range? This makes sense. The engineer in me wants to order every possible test and leave nothing to chance, but we are talking over $1k in tests and that is a tough pill to swallow!</p><p></p><p>So here is the current recommended testing:</p><p>E2 Sensitive</p><p>Free T</p><p>Total T</p><p>LH</p><p>FSH</p><p>SHBG</p><p></p><p>TSH</p><p>Free T3</p><p>Free T4</p><p></p><p>Vitamin D</p><p></p><p>Anything else that would be needed initially?</p><p></p><p>If you would prefer a different response format going forward let me know, I realize this is allot of text to go through. Your help is appreciated more than you can know! Thanks for your time guys!</p><p></p><p>Walker</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WalkerClark, post: 60170, member: 14832"] Thanks for the quick feedback fellas! I do feel thirsty allot, and often have dry mouth. I do drink allot of water. As far as anhedonia (this being the first time I have heard of this condition), I would say it pretty accurately describes how I feel about most things when I am at my worst (this time of year). It does seem during the summer for example this is greatly alleviated along with some of my other symptoms. It has been a source of confusion for me since it seems to come and go, and I have not found the reason for it (yet). I do find that often my head and body will be hot, but my feet and hands are always cold which is odd and annoying when trying to sleep since I want to warm my limbs, but don't need covers over my body haha. Thanks for that, good to know I am not the only one! I hope to get to the bottom of this and improve! I will be sure and get these tested. It's scary to think he is still working with patients daily. I looked it up and he charged me $150 for the 30min we talked. :/ It is hard to know exactly what I was taking back 2 years ago when these labs were collected. Like I mentioned, I was most definitely on EC stack (200mg C 25mg E X3/day). Other than that I only do multivitamin, D3, MCT oil, and protein shakes (not really anymore I try to stick to solid foods). I don't like the idea of ever being on medication...and want(ed) to believe I was pretty healthy. I have had some people say I snore a little but rarely. I sleep alone 99% of the time though. My neck circumference is 15.5''. I try to eat around 6pm and sleep by 10pm. I have cut way back on my Alcohol in past 3 years. Prob 0-5 drinks per week avg. TSH was 2.63 (ref .45-4.5 iu/ml) on my old labs. I will be sure and get the above tested with my next labs. Hey at least something is working properly! I was doing a pretty high fat/low carb diet at that time. I have adjusted to a more mixed diet with a bit more carbohydrate (oats, occasional bread..etc). So you find allot of the preTRT items unneeded, ok. Would your philosophy be to get the basics first, and add more specific testing if any of the initial markers come back out of optimal range? This makes sense. The engineer in me wants to order every possible test and leave nothing to chance, but we are talking over $1k in tests and that is a tough pill to swallow! So here is the current recommended testing: E2 Sensitive Free T Total T LH FSH SHBG TSH Free T3 Free T4 Vitamin D Anything else that would be needed initially? If you would prefer a different response format going forward let me know, I realize this is allot of text to go through. Your help is appreciated more than you can know! Thanks for your time guys! Walker [/QUOTE]
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