Ive confused things on this. In my family, there is diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and kidney failure. So when my work offered discount lab work, I was like, YAY!
There are better tests for thyroid function; relying on t4 alone is useless. Were you fasted? That would give different answers to your trig question. Hypothyroidism is one explanation, if you were fasted.
Also - who told you that your bloodwork clears you of cancer?
And Iw as fasted for 12 hours before the blood was drawn.
As I said, I looked at various websites that described what each section of my lab reports were indicators of. I also spoke with a lab technician. Although I know they can't have checked for ALL the cancers, I know they ruled out a few.
Mostly, I didn't want to discuss whether I REALLY had anything wrong with me. I wanted to see how other folks were coming up with their labs as they are also Vegan. Mostly encouraging idle thought and comparison of scores, like perhaps these things are usually high for Vegans etc etc.
I never asked for medical advice-- I asked for thoughts. Personally, I feel fine and I think I'll eat cleaner next go around and see what my scores are then.
Well you can interpret that comment however you want, but it was not my intention to "be nasty". I said what I did because it is frustrating for me when people search medical sites for information, only to find things that might be concern them. You say you aren't concerned or worried, and yet you went and Googled information about your blood work. Clearly there is some kind of curiosity or concern there, and you should consult a doctor first. (Which is sounds like you plan on doing now, which is great!) Relying just on the internet to make diagnoses is foolish and possibly dangerous. (I'm not saying that is what you personally are doing, but I'm just trying to add further explanation to my short comment, and why I am concerned about people who self diagnose or speculate
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There are better tests for thyroid function; relying on t4 alone is useless. Were you fasted? That would give different answers to your trig question. Hypothyroidism is one explanation, if you were fasted.
Also - who told you that your bloodwork clears you of cancer?
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As I said, I looked at various websites that described what each section of my lab reports were indicators of. I also spoke with a lab technician. Although I know they can't have checked for ALL the cancers, I know they ruled out a few.
Mostly, I didn't want to discuss whether I REALLY had anything wrong with me. I wanted to see how other folks were coming up with their labs as they are also Vegan. Mostly encouraging idle thought and comparison of scores, like perhaps these things are usually high for Vegans etc etc.
I never asked for medical advice-- I asked for thoughts. Personally, I feel fine and I think I'll eat cleaner next go around and see what my scores are then.
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I have to say that you're just being nasty and not very helpful.
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Doctors are busy-- squeakiest wheel gets the grease. I should know as I work in a hospital.
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