Does anyone...??

[The Deuce]

Know how to interpret BLOOD WORK numbers !? and what it all means?? PLEASE !!

 

[The Dude]

Just the basics. I'm sure no more than you. What specifically are you looking at?

 

[jtunderdog]

I can get my wife to look at them if you post what you are talking about. She knows a good bit about blood work as she does medical coding and was a director at the hospital. She coded tons of hematology so shes seen all of it.

 

[Chris250]

I know the basic's to..but not a whole alot...

 

[The Deuce]

Ok, well.. here it is..

Cholesterol = 143 mg/dL
Triglycerides = 141 mg/dL
HDL("GOOD") 34 mg/dL -- Doc made a note that said abnormal (LOW)
LDL ("BAD") = 87 mg/dL

Liver Function Test got a Normal Check Mark
CBC got a Normal Check Mark
PSA = 0.45
Total Test = 567ng/ml (I dropped my level on purpose so i didn't have my blood drawn with a screaming 3456ng/ml total test level)

Can anyone decipher this !? lol

 

[The Dude]

Ok, well.. here it is..

Cholesterol = 143 mg/dL
Triglycerides = 141 mg/dL
HDL("GOOD") 34 mg/dL -- Doc made a note that said abnormal (LOW)
LDL ("BAD") = 87 mg/dL

Liver Function Test got a Normal Check Mark
CBC got a Normal Check Mark
PSA = 0.45
Total Test = 567ng/ml (I dropped my level on purpose so i didn't have my blood drawn with a screaming 3456ng/ml total test level)

Can anyone decipher this !? lol

That looks pretty perfect other than HDL being a little low, but in reality it looks perfect. I'm not sure what you werewanting to get out of this, but your bloodwork is pretty good, better than mine!

 

[The Deuce]

Yah I was trying to figure out if the BLOOD is telling me it's TIME to start slamming the body again.. it's been MONTHS since I have been on a Cruise.. geesh.. close to a 5 month cruise spell.. of nothing but HRT Test...

 

[The Dude]

Yah I was trying to figure out if the BLOOD is telling me it's TIME to start slamming the body again.. it's been MONTHS since I have been on a Cruise.. geesh.. close to a 5 month cruise spell.. of nothing but HRT Test...

You look to be in tip top shape. What dose are you using on HRT?? I'm only on 200mg a week and mine were quite a bit higher.

 

[The Deuce]

I was on 200mgs per week.. but I am prescribed to 400mgs per week..it hits me at 837ng/ml usually but I wanted to show a lower TEST LEVEL Because if I had gone in when he wanted me to .. I was on 1500mgs per week.. yah.. haha IMAGINE The result that would have shown on that blood draw... but NOW I am back up 1g per week and feeling DECENT again.. i felt like total ASS on 200mgs per week.. but.. it is what it is, I had ZERO drive to really do anything.. i barely made it to the gym 3 times a month.. i didn't really feel like having sex even though i could.. i was just blah !! but.. i won't have my blood tested again until ohhhh November/December sometime.. after competition season...

 

[muscleitis]

typically blood tests will have the ranges off to the right. yours looks good. time to DO IT.lol

 

[The Deuce]

ABSOLUTELY... (Is there anything that I can help my "GOOD" Cholesterol with).. not that it's horrible or the doc would have scheduled and appt. for me.. but.. hey i guess it's good to cover all bases right??

 

[jtunderdog]

They prescribe several drugs to get the good up. Someone posted about that recently. I know Press had some issues with the same thing. He may know. I also found this: A three-drug regimen of niacin, cholestyramine, and gemfibrozil has been shown to increase HDL cholesterol substantially. And this: The first step in increasing HDL cholesterol levels is life style modification. Regular aerobic exercise, loss of excess weight (fat), and cessation of cigarette smoking cigarettes will increase HDL cholesterol levels. Moderate alcohol consumption (such as one drink a day) also raises HDL cholesterol When life style modifications are insufficient, medications are used. Medications that are effective in increasing HDL cholesterol include nicotinic acid (niacin), gemfibrozil (Lopid), estrogen, and to a lesser extent, the statin drugs.