Re: Why don't they do all possible blood tests?

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Bruce, My understanding of vitamins is that our diet keeps our counts up. After one blood test showed I had no B12at all I had to give myself a shot everyday for a week then once a month. After about 4 months I quit. I feel fine so I had my Pulm add B12 to the tests she was running.( I was off shots for about 4 or 5 months.) anyhow my count was fine.  Vitamin D is calling for SUNSHINE.. Love and Prayers, Peggy   IPF  2004,  Florida"Worry looks around, Sorry looks back,  Faith looks up." Ok, tossing this one out. Every time I see an additional doctor or onein a different field, I find myself having more blood tests fordifferent things. The nephrologist found several things that theprimary, pulmonologist, hospital and rheumatologist didn't test for. Oneseems so simple but it was a huge Vitamin D deficiency. I'm justwondering why with patients known to have complicated illnesses orseveral conditions that one can't run all the tests at once for all thedoctors to ultimately use. Now, many of mine have been used by otherdoctors but there is just always more. The nephrologist also foundanother thing that meant a referral to another specialist-hematologist/oncologist. I would have thought 22 tubes of blood inChicago would have been enough...lol. But each doctor looks at all myblood tests which have been done and then orders just a few more. Justseems to me that with all my trips to a doctor and blood taken, findingan extreme Vitamin D deficiency should have been done long ago.

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Vitamin D deficiency? Get out in the sunshine, sunshine! I don't know about the US, but some foods here are fortified with vit D, so look out for that too. Vit D deficiency is also a major factor in SAD.

Other than that, judging by the amount of different blood tests I've had for me, so that's not including blood tests that are looking out for different diseases that are not currently related to me, I would have thought that having every conceivable blood test in one go would simply be time prohibitive. Also cost prohibitive. If your docs constantly over did blood tests how much would it push your insurance up? And some tests need to be repeated. I was diagnosed with antiphospho lipid syndrome. Last time I had a test it was negative, but I have been told that it can reappear at any time (hence having to remain on anticoagulants for life) But I will have to be tested for that.

Love Ze xx>> Ok, tossing this one out. Every time I see an additional doctor or one> in a different field, I find myself having more blood tests for> different things. The nephrologist found several things that the> primary, pulmonologist, hospital and rheumatologist didn't test for. One> seems so simple but it was a huge Vitamin D deficiency. I'm just> wondering why with patients known to have complicated illnesses or> several conditions that one can't run all the tests at once for all the> doctors to ultimately use. Now, many of mine have been used by other> doctors but there is just always more. The nephrologist also found> another thing that meant a referral to another specialist> -hematologist/oncologist. I would have thought 22 tubes of blood in> Chicago would have been enough...lol. But each doctor looks at all my> blood tests which have been done and then orders just a few more. Just> seems to me that with all my trips to a doctor and blood taken, finding> an extreme Vitamin D deficiency should have been done long ago.>

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Zena

It's been over 100 degrees here for two months with air quality index in

the red so not much sunshine one could spend time in. Yes, the foods

that seem to be fortified are ones I can't do too....like milk. She said

it would take such huge quantities anyway to get me back. My vitamin D,

25-Hydroxy was 9.4 L and the normal range is 32-100, so I'll boost it

and then try to maintain it.

Oh, I know insurers would object to all inclusive blood testing but, in

my case, it probably would have saved them considerably as I've had huge

groups of tests but then can't remember the last time I went to any

doctor, except my pulmonologist, I didn't have some additional. I had

blood tests a couple of weeks ago 4 days in a row...lol. And a couple of

them weren't avoidable because they were before and after type tests.

And, doesn't really bother me or bother me they find more things as I

understand how little still at this point they really know. Trying to

limit to the critical stuff but seems like many of the things they keep

finding they feel are very important. Some are sort of funny. My

neurologist had already pretty much agreed with my lung disease no need

to see him more than once a year, but my rheumatologist wanted me to see

him. Now, my gastroenterologist says unlikely he'll ever do anymore

endoscopies or anything in my esophagus, but he sends me to

dermatologist because he wants a skin biopsy done. lol.

And, while I'm not traveling and waiting for nice weather, I'm taking

care of all these appointments but when I'm back on the road or have

better things to do, living takes precedence over seeing any of them.

> >

> > Ok, tossing this one out. Every time I see an additional doctor or

one

> > in a different field, I find myself having more blood tests for

> > different things. The nephrologist found several things that the

> > primary, pulmonologist, hospital and rheumatologist didn't test for.

> One

> > seems so simple but it was a huge Vitamin D deficiency. I'm just

> > wondering why with patients known to have complicated illnesses or

> > several conditions that one can't run all the tests at once for all

> the

> > doctors to ultimately use. Now, many of mine have been used by other

> > doctors but there is just always more. The nephrologist also found

> > another thing that meant a referral to another specialist

> > -hematologist/oncologist. I would have thought 22 tubes of blood in

> > Chicago would have been enough...lol. But each doctor looks at all

my

> > blood tests which have been done and then orders just a few more.

Just

> > seems to me that with all my trips to a doctor and blood taken,

> finding

> > an extreme Vitamin D deficiency should have been done long ago.

> >

>

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Zena

It's been over 100 degrees here for two months with air quality index in

the red so not much sunshine one could spend time in. Yes, the foods

that seem to be fortified are ones I can't do too....like milk. She said

it would take such huge quantities anyway to get me back. My vitamin D,

25-Hydroxy was 9.4 L and the normal range is 32-100, so I'll boost it

and then try to maintain it.

Oh, I know insurers would object to all inclusive blood testing but, in

my case, it probably would have saved them considerably as I've had huge

groups of tests but then can't remember the last time I went to any

doctor, except my pulmonologist, I didn't have some additional. I had

blood tests a couple of weeks ago 4 days in a row...lol. And a couple of

them weren't avoidable because they were before and after type tests.

And, doesn't really bother me or bother me they find more things as I

understand how little still at this point they really know. Trying to

limit to the critical stuff but seems like many of the things they keep

finding they feel are very important. Some are sort of funny. My

neurologist had already pretty much agreed with my lung disease no need

to see him more than once a year, but my rheumatologist wanted me to see

him. Now, my gastroenterologist says unlikely he'll ever do anymore

endoscopies or anything in my esophagus, but he sends me to

dermatologist because he wants a skin biopsy done. lol.

And, while I'm not traveling and waiting for nice weather, I'm taking

care of all these appointments but when I'm back on the road or have

better things to do, living takes precedence over seeing any of them.

> >

> > Ok, tossing this one out. Every time I see an additional doctor or

one

> > in a different field, I find myself having more blood tests for

> > different things. The nephrologist found several things that the

> > primary, pulmonologist, hospital and rheumatologist didn't test for.

> One

> > seems so simple but it was a huge Vitamin D deficiency. I'm just

> > wondering why with patients known to have complicated illnesses or

> > several conditions that one can't run all the tests at once for all

> the

> > doctors to ultimately use. Now, many of mine have been used by other

> > doctors but there is just always more. The nephrologist also found

> > another thing that meant a referral to another specialist

> > -hematologist/oncologist. I would have thought 22 tubes of blood in

> > Chicago would have been enough...lol. But each doctor looks at all

my

> > blood tests which have been done and then orders just a few more.

Just

> > seems to me that with all my trips to a doctor and blood taken,

> finding

> > an extreme Vitamin D deficiency should have been done long ago.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Zena

It's been over 100 degrees here for two months with air quality index in

the red so not much sunshine one could spend time in. Yes, the foods

that seem to be fortified are ones I can't do too....like milk. She said

it would take such huge quantities anyway to get me back. My vitamin D,

25-Hydroxy was 9.4 L and the normal range is 32-100, so I'll boost it

and then try to maintain it.

Oh, I know insurers would object to all inclusive blood testing but, in

my case, it probably would have saved them considerably as I've had huge

groups of tests but then can't remember the last time I went to any

doctor, except my pulmonologist, I didn't have some additional. I had

blood tests a couple of weeks ago 4 days in a row...lol. And a couple of

them weren't avoidable because they were before and after type tests.

And, doesn't really bother me or bother me they find more things as I

understand how little still at this point they really know. Trying to

limit to the critical stuff but seems like many of the things they keep

finding they feel are very important. Some are sort of funny. My

neurologist had already pretty much agreed with my lung disease no need

to see him more than once a year, but my rheumatologist wanted me to see

him. Now, my gastroenterologist says unlikely he'll ever do anymore

endoscopies or anything in my esophagus, but he sends me to

dermatologist because he wants a skin biopsy done. lol.

And, while I'm not traveling and waiting for nice weather, I'm taking

care of all these appointments but when I'm back on the road or have

better things to do, living takes precedence over seeing any of them.

> >

> > Ok, tossing this one out. Every time I see an additional doctor or

one

> > in a different field, I find myself having more blood tests for

> > different things. The nephrologist found several things that the

> > primary, pulmonologist, hospital and rheumatologist didn't test for.

> One

> > seems so simple but it was a huge Vitamin D deficiency. I'm just

> > wondering why with patients known to have complicated illnesses or

> > several conditions that one can't run all the tests at once for all

> the

> > doctors to ultimately use. Now, many of mine have been used by other

> > doctors but there is just always more. The nephrologist also found

> > another thing that meant a referral to another specialist

> > -hematologist/oncologist. I would have thought 22 tubes of blood in

> > Chicago would have been enough...lol. But each doctor looks at all

my

> > blood tests which have been done and then orders just a few more.

Just

> > seems to me that with all my trips to a doctor and blood taken,

> finding

> > an extreme Vitamin D deficiency should have been done long ago.

> >

>