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Could i get some input on my bloodwork?
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Spaceman Spiff
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only use Testosterone LCMS. NOT ECLIA
dont bother ordering LH/FSH
Take Vitamin D3
dont bother ordering LH/FSH
Take Vitamin D3
Just my thoughts. I am no expert by any means. Is this all of your lab results? With your low BUN/Creatine ratio I am curious about your GFR results which could tell you more about your kidney function. Low HDL on Primo is common but you can address high LDL with meds. Your high RBC and borderline high hematocrit are something to keep an eye on. Were you very hydrated before your labs? And lastly, your glucose is high. Did you also get A1C checked?
Spaceman Spiff
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GFR doesn't mean as much because its 100% based off of the creatinine (Atleast this particular one)
This is the full panel I ordered. I've been on a statin for my cholesterol for over a year now. I didn't drink any water before I went and got tested a few hours after I woke up. I'm kinda poor about drinking water in general unless I'm working out. Been on retatrutide for a minute, and I forget to eat and drink if I don't pay extra attention to it.
I’ve had high RBC/hematocrit issues in the past. So now I stay hydrated daily and I focus on getting very hydrated the day before labs and the morning of my labs. I’m also on test/Primo and my last 2 labs looked perfect. I also take Reta and I feel like it helps control my glucose levels. I stay around 80 for glucose. But on Reta I feel like I need more water to stay hydrated than I ever did before Reta.
I'm sorry, I tried to figure out what any of those abbreviations mean and I don't understand.
Hydration would appear to be my only real issue in your opinion?
Spaceman Spiff
Well-known Member
the labs your ordered have LH and FSH on there...
Testosterone ECLIA is a cheaper lab to test for testosterone. it has a cap of 1500.
LCMS is more specific.
think of looking it as ECLIA is a magnifying glass and LCMS is a microscope.
It may or may not lower your RBC. I’m betting it will. With your HDL low and LDL high you could increase your statin dose and/or add something like ezetimibe. There have been some good discussions on Meso about lipids recently and there are a couple of sharp guys who know their stuff. A few small adjustments are all you need at this time.
roofer22
Well-known Member
Drink the same amount of water before each blood test so your always hydrated the same. I drink four liters. You don't need that much but you need something.
17SS
Member
It would help to take 40,000-50,000iu of Vitamin D several times a week.
AlmightyAlpha
New Member
Your kidneys are stressed. Especially looking at the bun and Creatinine levels. You're 0.01 reading away from kidneys being out of range and your Bun/creatinine ratio is possible liver disease. Why the fuck is everyone talking about vit d?? Lol
Aw, that's not how I wanted to end my day! Could the kidney stress be from being terrible about hydration? As to my liver, I used to have hepatitis c, but was fortunate enough to be treated and cured.
AlmightyAlpha
New Member
Dude ..you run steroids. Bad blood work is not from dehydration. Stop being so naive.
creatinine is a shit indicator, he needs cystatin C to check his kidney.
I have a creatinine of 1.23-1.24 all the time, if you run EGF formula with that it's bad you run the updated formula with cystatin C and creatinine together puff my EGFR is perfect.
Creatinine alone it's so old age.
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yes poor hydration can results in stress on the kidney, your cholesterol is shit you need to fix it.
I'm working on it, trying to be better about keeping water in my work vehicle. That's where I'm fucking up, driving all day not drinking water. I have an appointment next month to adjust my statin dose for cholesterol. I've been eating like shit my whole life up til maybe 2 months ago where I got it dialed in (thank God for retatrutide)
AlmightyAlpha
New Member
A C-C test is a biomarker for alternative creatinine EGFR reading lol you're slow and need to stop talking.
AlmightyAlpha
New Member
I'm a Physical therapist and I work directly with people with CKD and trust me...no nephrologist says creatinine is old age lol you're wrong and would benefit people more if you shut up
