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Mitochondrial DNA damage in the renal proxmimal tubual has been attributed to toxic drugs such as tenofovir. Sudden catastrophic renal failure has been documented. A reliable indicator of kidney health will be able to detect such damage as well as renal eithelial cancers. In 1995 Jacobsson...

"Help" on demand. Wouldn't that be nice. I'd like to think members here could be a bit more understanding. Benzos are the help that's offered. Like your PC treating your low T with Lexapro. Real help requires folks to think about guns poppy fields and who's behind it all. Keith you need...

Why would your e2 crash on 14Feb when you took your first ever 0.25mg dose of anastrozole on 12Feb? How do you know your "e2 was near zero on 14Feb"? We are left to assume that you discontinued AI after the "event" and that the 13Mar results of e2=36 are with no AI for 5 weeks except that one...

Atllen, When it comes to TRT/HRT we have to learn to trust what our body is telling us. This only comes with experience. In a prior post you expressed regret for not exploring all possible options for strengthening endogenous hormones prior to beginning TRT. Uncovering the cause of h...

F.L. Thanks for posting your stack and congrats on the great results! Finding a way to add Cialis, Doxy and L Norvaline is a goal. I learned today that the foundation just hired a human interface. I had the honor of speaking with him. His name is Hal. A hilarious coincidence or proof I...

Orrin, Yep, the "something that has changed" is noted in #12 above. When the shoe is... the corp will take 1 maybe 2 seconds to announce "That's a sista company, nothing to do with us". From an accounting perspective your pre-paid lab order is a different account, different customer. Few...

Exactly. It is in the interest of everyone, regardless of how they pay for care, that Labcorp and the industry as a whole is held to the bar of ethical law abiding conduct. Blackmailing a patient as was done to Orrin is not acceptable. Everyone has the right to know their exact out of pocket...

Dave, How high is your hematocrit? Members responded with supplement suggestions in my march labs post aimed more at high blood pressure than for the high hematocrit. I am dealing with both.

JD you are paying cash and not using insurance. Thanks for sharing your experience although it would seem not relevant to Labcorp customers who use insurance or those cash customers like Orrin whose prepaid requisition was refused or to anyone at all who does not have a CC or wish to give...

Orrin, This industry uses state of the art computers and programming along with cross-provider information sharing only to track consumer accounts. What is their incentive to insure efficient delivery of a quality product? edit: Collecting a CC "to cover a potential insurance coverage...

Stephan, your thread concerns the availability of treatment which is a sub-category of "info on TRT" . Thuggary and health care have become synonymous as you've noted. You will get great care from Defy. What about those who can't afford pay out of pocket for health care or for the...

Thanks for the many suggestions. L-Arginine and L-Citrulline are new to me in the past month. Previously used the pycogenol from the 2016 bark beetle post. Have tried Icarin. I stopped these last two after a kidney diagnosis. Beyond the safety concerns of these and other supplements the rapid...

The quality of the personnel staffing the LabCorp location makes a huge difference as I noted at the top of the post. Those who self pay do not need to worry about diagnostic codes making everything much easier. Medicare is very good about covering tests where the need is explained which...

Dr John Crisler interviewed by Jay Campbell of TRT Revolution. Erythrocytosis vs Polcythemia vs Polycythemia Vera. Dr John cites Dr Neal Rouzier's controversial theories ( earlier mentioned on these pages by Ratbag)...

One size fits all: serum therapy goal of 450ng/dL. Test midway between injections rather than at trough. Good stuff in there as well like "involving pt in decision making" and factoring in SHBG.

Well written intro, informed approach. I'd skip the Dexascan for sure. If you were to later develop bone loss for some reason Dexascan won't pick it up in the neck for instance as in my case. Had many over the years with the only benefit being that my bed sheets bring in big bucks on ebay as...

THUGS Luv it. Any truth to the rumor that people are being Shanghaied at clinics, waking up on slave ships running armaments for the deep state? Health Care Modernization and Full Employment Act of 2019: America's growing army of Street Persons are to be licensed for TRT. They have the...

Or, LabCorp: You think it was fun last time? Wait until you see what we have in store for you today! Or. So you miss the Greatest Show on Earth, the now defunct Ringling Bros Barnum and Bailey? No fear LabCorp now operates a Circus in nearly every town available daily and replete with...

Ouch! Let me guess FeelingLost. The handiwork of Labcorp?

Frerritin was done ar my insistence at the same draw. 146 ng/mL (20-388). Also: Iron 76 ug/dL 35 - 150 ug/dL Iron Binding 324 ug/dL 250 - 450 ug/dL Iron % Saturation 23 % 20 - 50 % Why offer a phlebotomy where the prospects for pulmonary and kidney failure promise far greater profits?

Large swaths of the population do not qualify to make blood donations.

Therapeutic phlebotomy mentioned above was cancelled this morning at the last minute by the facility. This perfectly exemplifies my long held position: Know before hand what action your doctor will or will not take PRIOR to submitting to a lab draw or procedure. Obtain in writing, signed by...

Thanks Vince and pistolero. I'm already taking all of those plus 5HTP, L-theanine except for the garlic and hawthorn berry.

Got a medical phlebotomy scheduled. The rapid transition from a healthy blood pressure to dire unhealthy high blood pressure is the primary concern. Suggestions on supplements to lower BP?

You are not on TRT. Not obese. Your GP didn't think estradiol testing was called for and I agreed before I even read that you had gone forward with it. You have work to do before you consider TRT. Like ruling out sleep apnea and checking other serum nutrient levels esp iron, zinc, calcium...

Remember the "Evil-Doers" ? CVS was on GW's list until Cheney suggested that this might not be a good idea. Breaking scandal Ohio. Feeding wolves is dangerous to your health.

March Labs. Red Blood Cell Count 5.74 M/uL 4.40 - 6.00 M/uL Hemoglobin 18.1 g/dL 13.5 - 18.0 g/dL H Hematocrit 53.7 % 40.0 - 52.0 % H MCV 94 fL 80 - 100 fL MCH 31.5 pg 27.0 - 33.0 pg MCHC 33.7 g/dL 31.0 - 36.0 g/dL RDW 13.9 % <16.4 % Platelet Count 170 K/uL 150 - 400 K/uL...

http://www.lipidjournal.com/article/S1933-2874(12)00016-5/abstract Compared to newer FFA free fatty acid formulations, Absorption of the ethyl esters form (Lovaza) was found to be poor when taken in concert with a low fat diet. Lovaza is a drug made and marketed by Galaxo Smith Kline. The...

Apples, as long as they are organic, provide healthy water soluble pectin fiber that binds cholesterol and provides other digestive tract benefits. Studies coming out of Ohio, let alone one funded by industry and associated with OH Dept of Agriculture have -0- credibility. Why? Ask the...

In the U.S. your test results must be released to you upon request in the form of the original report. Hand write a HIPAA release and give or fax to either or both the doc and the lab.

Birds-dropping-from-sky-guy, You were last on 50 mg per week? Why not try 100 per week first for a few weeks then slowly increase? I support self guided care where no qualified MD guided care is possible and when self care aligns with best practices such as baseline labs and slowly working...