Re: How Long are test results valid?

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How recent are the thyroid test results? JanetTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: mark.grabiec1@...Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:19:06 +0000Subject: How Long are test results valid?

Help, need a little guidance. This is going to sound a bit ditzy but not sure what's still what.

We've been doing biomed since 2005. We're seeing a new doc this week and I'm taking Tom's test results with me but not sure which are just obsolete. I mean there are two huge files of them.

Assuming TH tests are still valid. Three different thyroid tests over 3 years.

IgE always show high but variable within a higher than average reference range. He almost always had high ammonia but is that relevant in a test over 3 years old?

Metals - goes without saying.

Presume all sorts of parasite, gut flora anything gut is obsolete after more than a couple of months.

Genomic testing true for ever.

Strep, DNase - interesting but changes constantly so needs retesting?

ONE test - a snapshot of that moment so irrelevant after a few months?

Urinary porphirins - have summarised over the 3 years we ran them. Presume obsolete but interesting history/context?

Ammonia - always high, varies between 20 and over 40. not tested for years but apart from one test always elevated so presume that must be of interest.

I'm marking up all the tests with my sticky notes but really he could spend a morning just reading the file and not looking at us at all.

I'm deliberately not adding up the value of the tests! A small flat somewhere not too scabby is the probably value!

many thanks in advance

Steph

Mum of Tom 13, enigma, wrapped in a mystery.

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> We've been doing biomed since 2005. We're seeing a new doc this week and I'm

taking Tom's test results with me but not sure which are just obsolete. I mean

there are two huge files of them.

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> Assuming TH tests are still valid. Three different thyroid tests over 3

years.

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> IgE always show high but variable within a higher than average reference

range. He almost always had high ammonia but is that relevant in a test over 3

years old?

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> Metals - goes without saying.

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> Presume all sorts of parasite, gut flora anything gut is obsolete after more

than a couple of months.

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> Genomic testing true for ever.

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> Strep, DNase - interesting but changes constantly so needs retesting?

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> ONE test - a snapshot of that moment so irrelevant after a few months?

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> Urinary porphirins - have summarised over the 3 years we ran them. Presume

obsolete but interesting history/context?

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> Ammonia - always high, varies between 20 and over 40. not tested for years

but apart from one test always elevated so presume that must be of interest.

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> I'm marking up all the tests with my sticky notes but really he could spend a

morning just reading the file and not looking at us at all.

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> I'm deliberately not adding up the value of the tests! A small flat somewhere

not too scabby is the probably value!

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> many thanks in advance

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> Steph

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I would sort them by date and test, with the latest on top, then he can go back further if he wants and only look at type of test that might still be relevant

Mx

Help, need a little guidance. This is going to sound a bit ditzy but not sure what's still what. We've been doing biomed since 2005. We're seeing a new doc this week and I'm taking Tom's test results with me but not sure which are just obsolete. I mean there are two huge files of them.Assuming TH tests are still valid. Three different thyroid tests over 3 years. IgE always show high but variable within a higher than average reference range. He almost always had high ammonia but is that relevant in a test over 3 years old?Metals - goes without saying.Presume all sorts of parasite, gut flora anything gut is obsolete after more than a couple of months.Genomic testing true for ever.Strep, DNase - interesting but changes constantly so needs retesting?ONE test - a snapshot of that moment so irrelevant after a few months?Urinary porphirins - have summarised over the 3 years we ran them. Presume obsolete but interesting history/context?Ammonia - always high, varies between 20 and over 40. not tested for years but apart from one test always elevated so presume that must be of interest.I'm marking up all the tests with my sticky notes but really he could spend a morning just reading the file and not looking at us at all. I'm deliberately not adding up the value of the tests! A small flat somewhere not too scabby is the probably value!many thanks in advanceSteph Mum of Tom 13, enigma, wrapped in a mystery.

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Thanks Mandi. Writing up a summary too - e.g ammonia always high, IGe always

high, strep sometimes very hig, DNase high - you get a good bang for your

testing buck with Tom - there's always something odd going on ;-)

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> mark.grabiec1@... writes:

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> Help, need a little guidance. This is going to sound a bit ditzy but not

> sure what's still what.

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> We've been doing biomed since 2005. We're seeing a new doc this week and

> I'm taking Tom's test results with me but not sure which are just obsolete.

> I mean there are two huge files of them.

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> Assuming TH tests are still valid. Three different thyroid tests over 3

> years.

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> IgE always show high but variable within a higher than average reference

> range. He almost always had high ammonia but is that relevant in a test over

> 3 years old?

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> Metals - goes without saying.

>

> Presume all sorts of parasite, gut flora anything gut is obsolete after

> more than a couple of months.

>

> Genomic testing true for ever.

>

> Strep, DNase - interesting but changes constantly so needs retesting?

>

> ONE test - a snapshot of that moment so irrelevant after a few months?

>

> Urinary porphirins - have summarised over the 3 years we ran them. Presume

> obsolete but interesting history/context?

>

> Ammonia - always high, varies between 20 and over 40. not tested for years

> but apart from one test always elevated so presume that must be of

> interest.

>

> I'm marking up all the tests with my sticky notes but really he could

> spend a morning just reading the file and not looking at us at all.

>

> I'm deliberately not adding up the value of the tests! A small flat

> somewhere not too scabby is the probably value!

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> many thanks in advance

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> Steph

> Mum of Tom 13, enigma, wrapped in a mystery.

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Am taking it things were ok then not needing to check it again for 3 years? If they were border-line or he has any symptoms suggestive of thyroid probs. would ask dr what he thinks about re-testing - the urinary test would be good just to see if there's an issue for starters without anything invasive. Janet To: Autism-Biomedical-Europe From: mark.grabiec1@...Date: Sat, 14 Apr 2012 16:42:15 +0000Subject: Re: How Long are test results valid?

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> How recent are the thyroid test results? JanetTo: Autism-Biomedical-Europe

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> Help, need a little guidance. This is going to sound a bit ditzy but not sure what's still what.

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> We've been doing biomed since 2005. We're seeing a new doc this week and I'm taking Tom's test results with me but not sure which are just obsolete. I mean there are two huge files of them.

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> Assuming TH tests are still valid. Three different thyroid tests over 3 years.

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> IgE always show high but variable within a higher than average reference range. He almost always had high ammonia but is that relevant in a test over 3 years old?

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> Metals - goes without saying.

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> Presume all sorts of parasite, gut flora anything gut is obsolete after more than a couple of months.

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> Genomic testing true for ever.

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> Strep, DNase - interesting but changes constantly so needs retesting?

>

>

>

> ONE test - a snapshot of that moment so irrelevant after a few months?

>

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> Urinary porphirins - have summarised over the 3 years we ran them. Presume obsolete but interesting history/context?

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> Ammonia - always high, varies between 20 and over 40. not tested for years but apart from one test always elevated so presume that must be of interest.

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> I'm marking up all the tests with my sticky notes but really he could spend a morning just reading the file and not looking at us at all.

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> I'm deliberately not adding up the value of the tests! A small flat somewhere not too scabby is the probably value!

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> many thanks in advance

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> Steph

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> Mum of Tom 13, enigma, wrapped in a mystery.

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Steph, if the porphrins weren't take close to chelation (ie at least a month a

way) the only way they'd be obselete is if you've done a lot of chelation since.

So, if you've not chelated since the last one, it would still be quite accurate

(I mean as far as any test is considered accurate).

Anita

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> > I would sort them by date and test, with the latest on top, then he can go

> > back further if he wants and only look at type of test that might still be

> > relevant

> > Mx

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> > In a message dated 14/04/2012 16:19:12 GMT Daylight Time,

> > mark.grabiec1@ writes:

> >

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> > Help, need a little guidance. This is going to sound a bit ditzy but not

> > sure what's still what.

> >

> > We've been doing biomed since 2005. We're seeing a new doc this week and

> > I'm taking Tom's test results with me but not sure which are just obsolete.

> > I mean there are two huge files of them.

> >

> > Assuming TH tests are still valid. Three different thyroid tests over 3

> > years.

> >

> > IgE always show high but variable within a higher than average reference

> > range. He almost always had high ammonia but is that relevant in a test

over

> > 3 years old?

> >

> > Metals - goes without saying.

> >

> > Presume all sorts of parasite, gut flora anything gut is obsolete after

> > more than a couple of months.

> >

> > Genomic testing true for ever.

> >

> > Strep, DNase - interesting but changes constantly so needs retesting?

> >

> > ONE test - a snapshot of that moment so irrelevant after a few months?

> >

> > Urinary porphirins - have summarised over the 3 years we ran them. Presume

> > obsolete but interesting history/context?

> >

> > Ammonia - always high, varies between 20 and over 40. not tested for years

> > but apart from one test always elevated so presume that must be of

> > interest.

> >

> > I'm marking up all the tests with my sticky notes but really he could

> > spend a morning just reading the file and not looking at us at all.

> >

> > I'm deliberately not adding up the value of the tests! A small flat

> > somewhere not too scabby is the probably value!

> >

> > many thanks in advance

> >

> > Steph

> > Mum of Tom 13, enigma, wrapped in a mystery.

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