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Sqwertz wrote:




Forbidden... I am not sure. You can have your ALT tested at Wal-Mart.
This could easily be part of people on prescription meds such as
statins monitoring their ALT, on advice of a doctor; if it
measures high they would consult the doc, who might tell them
to discontinue. Would it be "forbidden" for the doctor to order
a change in medications based on a Wal-Mart blood test? I don't
think so, doctors can do damn well whatever they want in this country.

Of course if you have an overall health plan you do not go to Wal-Mart
for blood tests. But many people do not, or if they do the co-pays
are too high.


Steve
 
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 18:30:23 +0000 (UTC), Steve Pope wrote:


TSH tests are much too complicated for Walmart and the procedure is
very time-sensitive. You don't just poke a finger. And it's not
something your doctor would take for granted from anything other than
a certified lab that they have recommended.

-sw
 
Sqwertz wrote:

200 micrograms is a very high dosage. When I had a dog with hypothyriod
that was her dosage. The vet cautioned me to make sure I told the
pharmacist it was for my dog not for me. I've been on 25 mcg for about
25 years at this point. The dosage changed a few times in the first two
years and has stayed stable ever since. Such a little dose but it sure
made a difference once I had been taking it for two weeks.
 
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:35:51 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger
wrote:



Squirts, have you been to see your vet lately? Get him to check that
chronic bitchyness you've portrayed as of late.
;-)

but seriously that's a high dose
 
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Sqwertz wrote:


Depending on what is wrong, self testing can sometimes be very common.
I am a diabetic, and it is true for diabetics. It wouldn't be
reasonable for a doctor to request that you go in to the lab three times
a day for seven days in a row to have your blood sugar tested,
especially since my local lab isn't open on weekends and has limited
hours during the week. A favorite testing time is two hours after
dinner. That doesn't work when the lab closes at 5PM. Another favorite
time is morning fasting. That's hard. I have a home glucometer, and it
takes only a couple of minutes to test my blood. When I show my doctor
my blood sugar log, he will make adjustments to my medicine based on my
results.

--
Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA
[email protected]
 
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:35:51 +0000 (UTC), Doug Freyburger wrote:


I took .2mg starting when I was about 27 years old. It went down to
75-88mcg for 10-12 years and was 0 for 2 of those years, then back up
again to 175mcg and .2mg in the last 4-5 years. They don't know why
it fluctuated like that other than it maybe relating to epilepsy but
no serious mention of a *dectomy. It was first incorrectly diagnosed
as narcolepsy.

-sw
 
On Tue, 22 Mar 2011 14:25:16 -0700, Dan Abel wrote:


TSH? No.


Diabetics don't need to draw their own blood with a syringe, for
starters. This is a silly argument. Even Kathleen call tell you how
complicated a TSH is as compared to a blood sugar or ALT test. It is
not something you can or should do at home (or against policy in the
lab in which you work).

-sw
 
On 3/22/2011 4:25 PM, Dan Abel wrote:

The only thing wrong with me is thyroid problems, and my vitamin D was
low when I had tests in May. I order the tests myself, and if I need to
see a doctor, then I will go. LabCorp will email the results to you and
your doctor, if you choose to include him/her. I get the test results
that night or the next day.

http://www.directlabs.com/index.php

Becca
 
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