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Has anyone dealt with [premium] complete bloodwork journey?

james_edin Wed, Jul 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM 34 replies 1,505 viewsPage 3 of 7
hans_munich
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Jul 8, 2025 at 6:42 AM#11
Dr.SportsMedIN said:
Quarterly for the first year is convention rather than evidence, and it is defensible for a simple reason: it is roughly the interval over which HbA1c…

That reframing is the part I needed. I will report back once I have actually tried it.

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Jul 8, 2025 at 10:33 AM#12

From the other side of the consultation, briefly.

PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy. You need a "before" picture to measure progress. My recommended pre-treatment panel:

  1. CMP + A1C + fasting insulin
  2. Complete lipid panel with particle count if possible
  3. hsCRP, ferritin, B12, vitamin D
  4. Thyroid panel (TSH + free T4)
  5. CBC with differential
  6. Liver panel (ALT, AST, GGT)
  7. DEXA scan or body composition

Total cost at Quest without insurance: ~$200. Worth every penny for the data.

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Jul 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM#13
Dr.RheumBOS said:
Shot day Wednesday report relevant to baseline bloodwork: Week 37.

This is where I part company with the consensus forming above. This treats a plausible mechanism as a demonstrated one. Plausible is where you start looking, not where you stop.

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

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Jul 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM#14

Adding the numbers, since they settle part of this. Give anything pharmacological four weeks before you judge it, and give anything measured weekly a four-point rolling average before you call it a trend.

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Jul 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM#15

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