holy deductible Batman
āRoutine blood workā will vary by doctor, FWIW. Very likely highly influenced by the underlying insurance covering that cost.
and the full panel of what you might be seeking could be a weird ask that lacks a medical basis (general curiosity isnāt a medical need).
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Unless you request otherwise, routine bloodwork through your PCP is pretty limited. Iām assuming W2W provides a more robust, comprehensive panel than the standard panel your PCP will provide.
You know what - I will post all of my markers - hang tight
Thanks for posting that, @T-roy. One issue that might need to be considered (especially if you drink alcohol regularly) is a potential āFatty Liverā disease.
I was formally diagnosed with a non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NASH) that is now treatable. I had high AST & ALT (in the liver panel) along with high triglycerides, cholesterol, and an elevated A1c.
I was put on Wegovy (to address the need for weight loss) along with a newly approved Rezdiffra medicine.
Yep - I have been drinking a lot the past 7 years. I cut way down at the end of last year. I think the party is over with regards to my drinking habits. The AST #'s and diabetic history has me scared.
At age 45, I was afraid of cardiovascular disease and bypasses. All the uncles and my dad had heart attacks prior to 46 y/o. Again, all smokers and some overweight. All my cousins and myself graduated unscathed from that. Most of us were on some kind of anxiety meds (I was also going through a divorce).
My daughter, a genetic counsellor, tells me often that the biggest factor for our mortality isnāt genetics these days, itās more lifestyle.Soā¦fix your lifestyle if it needs fixinā.
IMO, āgeneticsā is a cop out explanation for why we have āhealthā issues (or āhabitā issues).
Iām a big proponent of personal accountability of oneās choices; something that seems to be a non-existent āforceā in modern society.
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Itās like working with a headwind vs tailwind. Harder. Not impossible.
Exceptions exist, of course.
Yeah lol. My mom has heart conditions, just like her parents. Who also smoked a pack a day.
My maternal Gma lived to 99 with high cholesterol and meds.
Iāve been on Cholesterol lowering Simvastatin and a liver med Zetia for almost 20 years now. And 240 cholesterol is low in the above results (It is normally 260-280)
Funny, when I lost weight from triathalon training my Cholesterol increased 25%. The foods I added were nuun w/protein and caffein, protein powders and cliff bars.
Iām fortunate. Iām often overweight, but no cholesterol, no bp meds, nothing.
Doc whines at me a bit but not enough to put me on meds. My numbers are all pretty good.
I think itās becauseā¦lifestyle. I rarely drink, and Iāve generally maintained an exercise regime throughout the years, often an intense one (lots of half marathons, centuries, etc). And now Iāve gotten off the ruts again, I should last pretty much forever.
