Any victorians from australia?? and bloodwork

[big_ron]

wanting to know if any victorians from aus are around and if so how do you guys go about betting bloodwork done, any centres ect around here? or is it just the usual trip to the doctors?

[rj90]

Im not from victoria, but im from sydney. I just to the doctor and say i havnt been feeling to well, always tired, low libido etc (just make up some stuff) and just ask if i can have full bloodwork. Doctor always agrees & never had any problems.

[Dr Pepper]

Yeh buddy I'm from thomastown, Victoria... Just go to the doctors ask for a blood test and ask specifically to get your test levels checked... Takes bout 3 days

[big_ron]

Im not from victoria, but im from sydney. I just to the doctor and say i havnt been feeling to well, always tired, low libido etc (just make up some stuff) and just ask if i can have full bloodwork. Doctor always agrees & never had any problems.

do you go to the same doc everytime? doesnt he or she wonder why every few months your coming in asking for bloodwork done again,

^^ yea i think im going to go with the low labido and always feeling tired thing, and maybe say? ive herd if your deficiant in somethings in your blood it can make you feel this way. not sure about it because im 21

[Dr Pepper]

Big_Ron trust me brother. It's no biggy. If u tell the doctor his not going to tell anyone, nothing will happen. Plus when he gets ur results his going to know anyway... Doctors arn't that stupid... Just goin ask for it straight up! You'll b ok...

[hugoboss]

just tell the Dr the truth... he doesnt care and cant tell anyone even if he does. he should have the best interests of your health in mind. i tell my Dr everything...

[gonzo6183]

Say im using steroids and want to check the following levels...., give him a list of everything you want checked, no problem.

[ylfcm]

Just be upfront with him mate, you will get more out of that in the end. If he says no find another Gp.

[Mr.Rose]

Mate, i go to many doctors at the same time, each one gives me any blood test i want without a problem. The other month i got a $1500 test for free with medicare, he wrote severe acne on the form, i dont have severe acne, .

They don't care, because they get paid to do the tests.

[big_ron]

hmmm yeah, i live in a very small town in work in the health care industry, so im uneasy about telling my GP that ive been using them, she knows my mum etc.
i may just go with the 1st few suggestions.

i know they arnt going to care much about it and dont know if they can legally say anything to anyone else, just makes me uneasy as future career options can be affected

[ThatGuyYeahHim]

Take a trip out of town. Just tell them youre not comfortable speaking to your GP as he treats your whole family and small town everyone knows eachother.
Visit Melbourne.

[ThatGuyYeahHim]

legally smegally. I have friends who are doctors in small towns and those bastards like nothing more than a gossip.
While you have doctor patient confidentiality, it'd be super difficult (not to mention expensive) to prove that your doctor told someone else. Unless you have some sort of recording (which can be illegal if all parties are not aware of it) youd be f'd trying to prove they blabbed. Especially in a small town.

Good luck.

[big_ron]

yeah i was thinking about going down to melb, if my local docs dont test my blood when i say ive got no sex drive and all that then i wont really have a choice,

[stevey_6t9]

i dont understand the fuss about getting asking for a blood test, just tell them what you want, why you want it and its all free and easy.

[azz10]

dont stress about it mate. like wat most here said, just tell the doc wat blood test u wan and he'll do it. docs are subject to privacy agreements and besides, the damage is to ur own body not his nor his reputation as he is not prescribing u anything illegal.

[azz10]

Yeh buddy I'm from thomastown, Victoria... Just go to the doctors ask for a blood test and ask specifically to get your test levels checked... Takes bout 3 days

thomastown ey. heard u can get gears from k-mart in campbellfield. haha. jokes mate. :P

[big_ron]

thanks guys i know its not such a big deal, after pct i will get my blood work done!

[n00bs]

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1) Alternatively you can buy a 24 hour urinary hormone collection kit, for individual hormones which you select, and you can get the test results sent to yourself, and you do not need a medical professional adviser issued lab requisition - from Pathlab in Melbourne, Australia.

Pathlab will airmail the collection kit to you, and you can airmail the sample back to Pathlab.

The specimens are preserved in boric acid, which is a reasonable preservative, provided you airmail the samples back in reasonable time.

Pathlab will test any urinary hormone either individually, or as a group - and you can nominate each of the hormones in a group (including GH).

1) List of Integrative Medicine Tests available from Pathlab:

http://www.pathlabim.com.au/page.jsp?p_id=2

2) Call them an ask for "Integrative Medicine" (critical)

Phone: +61 3 8831 3000

3) Specify which hormones, eg: E2, T, GH, cotisol, etc...

4) Specify "Self Referred" (so that you will get the results, not your doctor)

5) Ask for the price of all hormones (you will pay when you send sample, by affixing your credit card details and signature)

approx AUD$25 per hormone, except GH which is AUD$80 + around AUD$20 (static charge for processing and handling)

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7) Additional details:

PathLab
68 Burwood Highway
Burwood
Victoria, 3125
Fax: +61 3 9808 2247


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[big_ron]

^^^ how accurate is urine testing compared to blood? i assume blood is alot more accurate? is this how you test yours? if so have you done blood and urine and compared results?

[n00bs]

^^^ how accurate is urine testing compared to blood? i assume blood is alot more accurate? is this how you test yours? if so have you done blood and urine and compared results?

Urine is more accurate for somehtings, saliva for others..

I.E 4 x cortisol daily is more effective then 24hour urinary cortisol or 1 serum cortisol draw.

However serum is better for DHEAs then salivary.

Some things you need to do 24hour urine for. Like GH for example.. Serum draw simply shows 1 split second of your bodies chemistryt hat changes constantly through out the day.

However testosterone e2 ect ect serum is the only way to go.

[Dr Pepper]

thomastown ey. heard u can get gears from k-mart in campbellfield. haha. jokes mate. :P

Yeh you probably could nothern suburbs dnt hav thebest rep... You from Melb to?