Took blood tests and have some results.
A1c 5.5
fasting on that day 96
Good.. right??
Afew other numbers are out of wack though... thyroid. I never had a thyroid problem and tests were done as recently as jan2007, but... I stopped smoking... metabolic upset... and have been on celexa ( now down to 10mg and will be stopping in a few weeks) .. another drug addition that I think explains metabolic changes.. though the psych that I see says no effect.. Yeah.. read the net!! So I have an appointment with the endo guy and will let you know what the story is there.
And some platelet (high/low) number.. have an appointment with Hemo next Wed.
I sound "confused" which is not me... right? .. because I need to know every detail. Afew things going on.. I don't have the lab report in front of me.. I was at my gp this afternoon and left without the copy cause I know I will see the endo tonight. I will get a copy later. Sounds so convenient right??? I got results back and have appointment with specialist the same day.NO!! The seeming convenience is about money.. Basically my gp who now has 15 other specialist docs practicing out of his space. This increases the referrals and my doc's income. . So here is my annoyance.. If there is any number out of range on anything on blood tests he refers you to these specialists. Now that is not a bad thing... but as he said to be honest when I asked him a question about the lab report... "The way medicine is practiced now this is the way it works... any wonky anything.. gets referred out." (The wonky is my word,,,, but u get the point)
I love my doc... known him 25 years and when my uncle was in the hospital this Doc came at all hours to just be with me because I was so distraught... I adore him and he is being honest.. He is a certified Cardiolodist... bUT.. actually has one in the office that he refers out to... See the sense?? There are so many hours in a day. He makes more money on the referrals than treating
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I know sometimes there's reasons for it but not for the most part...all it does is scare the bajeebers out of the patient.