What's in a full panel?

[moe-t]

Hey bros, thanks to all of you for all the info I've been reading. I'm gonna do this right this time under the supervision of a doc. Pardon my ignorance if it sounds redundant or like I haven't done my research. I assure you that I've spent countless hours being non-productive at work and at home due to me reading and trying to absorb ALL of the information I find throughout the forums and threads therein. I have a scheduled visit to my doc next Tues. I told the receptionist on the phone that the purpose of my visit was a routine checkup and to have bloodwork done. I asked her to include in her notes that I wanted my A1C (sugar level) checked cuz I'm a type 2 diabetic, I wanted my cholesterol levels checked, Free Test, Total Test, Estrogen levels all checked. My question for y'all is this....

Is there anything else that I should be requesting to have checked? I'm not real confident that my doc will automatically order everything I need unless I request it. So, what's included in a full panel blood exam?

[akbig1]

are you on TRT now?

[pittbulldad]

the doc usually will hand you the lad request form.. most of the forms have check boxes.. read the check boxes and select the ones you want done... thats what i did

[moe-t]

are you on TRT now?

big,

in short, yes i have been. originally on androgel (per doc,--ain't worth a sheet!) then I did a little sust 250 1ml/wk on my own (without doc approval). started bloating and got scared cuz bp was up and the threat of gyno. so i've not done anything in 3 weeks.

[moe-t]

the doc usually will hand you the lad request form.. most of the forms have check boxes.. read the check boxes and select the ones you want done... thats what i did

Pitbulldad, I've had my blood drawn several times and I don't recollect them ever giving me a form like that. Is it routine for dr's to hand you a lab request form and have the patient check all appropriate boxes? Is this something I should be requesting?

[akbig1]

they usually request certain things, however you can always ask him to add a few. The usual ones I have checked are: cbc, psa, testosterone free/total, estrodial

[pittbulldad]

Pitbulldad, I've had my blood drawn several times and I don't recollect them ever giving me a form like that. Is it routine for dr's to hand you a lab request form and have the patient check all appropriate boxes? Is this something I should be requesting?

i've usually been given a lab request form .. most major clinics have one from the different lab companies.. the last one i had just had check boxes for the different labs you could request...

my doc the last time requested so much they took 16 vials of blood from me... i was a wee bit light headed after that.

[pittbulldad]

heres a great example..

http://www.bostonreed.com/students/c...equestform.pdf

[moe-t]

[QUOTE=pittbulldad;5164857]i've usually been given a lab request form .. most major clinics have one from the different lab companies.. the last one i had just had check boxes for the different labs you could request...

my doc the last time requested so much [B]they took 16 vials of blood from me... i was a wee bit light headed after that. [/[/B]QUOTE]

that woulda been the perfect opportunity to throw a couple of beers back...lmao

[moe-t]

pbdad, thanks for the link with the lab form. I'll take that exact form into the doc's office and they can do with it what they will after I request what I need done. Good stuff bro.

[SlimmerMe]

ask for your IGF-1 to get tested too

[durak]

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Suppleme...lood-Test.html

This panel includes:

Chemistry Panel/CBC
Free Testosterone
Testosterone, Total
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate
Estradiol
Homocysteine
C-Reactive Protein (Cardiac) (High Sensitivity)
PSA
Hemoglobin A1C
IGF-1
Cortisol
FSH/LH
TSH
T4 Free
Fasting Insulin
Sex Hormone Binding

http://www.lef.org/Vitamins-Suppleme...lood-Test.html
This panel includes:

Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
Tri-iodothyronine (T3), Free, Serum
Thyroxine (T4)
Reverse T3
Thyroid Antibodies
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies
Red Cell Magnesium
Vitamin D 25 OH