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ForumsLab Results & BiomarkersDo I really need bloodwork every 3 months? It is expensive — November 2025 Page 3

Do I really need bloodwork every 3 months? It is expensive — November 2025

FranDenver Sat, Aug 17, 2024 at 7:44 PM 15 replies 2,046 viewsPage 3 of 3
LabKate
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Aug 25, 2024 at 9:15 PM#11
newstart_MO said:
PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy.

Right, and the exception is worth naming rather than left implied, because the exception is where people get into trouble.

If somebody has the primary source to hand I would rather cite it than paraphrase it.

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Aug 27, 2024 at 3:39 PM#12
CanadaChris said:
One addition: if the lab changes analytical platform between your draws, the comparison breaks and nobody tells you.

Thank you for spelling out the reasoning rather than just the conclusion. Adding it to my notes with a link back to this thread.

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Aug 29, 2024 at 10:02 AM#13
newstart_MO said:
PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy.

I am going to disagree with the direction of travel here. The thread has converged on the tidiest answer rather than the best-supported one, and those are not the same thing.

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Aug 31, 2024 at 4:24 AM#14

Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. If you are comparing against somebody else’s result, check that you are comparing the same measurement taken the same way. Most of the apparent contradictions in these threads dissolve at that step.

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Sep 1, 2024 at 10:45 PM#15

Moderator note: two posts asking for a source have been merged into one. Please search the thread before asking again. Thread quality here is what the rules are for. Keep it up.

Last edited: Sep 2, 2024 at 2:45 AM
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