kate.chem said:The single most useful discipline is bringing the whole panel to a clinician rather than one flagged value.
Filing a mild objection. Mild because I might be wrong; an objection because nobody has addressed the case that does not fit. I would drop the "get everything" instinct further than this thread does. Every extra test is another chance at a false positive, and incidental findings have their own cost in scans, biopsies and worry.
wei_SG said:I got a full panel before starting and a repeat at three months, and the second one is more useful than the first purely because I now have something…
Blood work came back perfect. baseline bloodwork + this community = winning. 🏆
labquiet_amy said:I would drop the "get everything" instinct further than this thread does.
Shot day Monday report relevant to baseline bloodwork:
Week 35. Currently on 1.0mg. Down 61 lbs from starting weight of 273 lbs.
This week's observations: Appetite very well controlled, no cravings.
Labs due next week — looking forward to seeing the metabolic panel. I'll post results in the Lab Results section when they come in.
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Shop Reference StandardsA narrower follow-up, since the general answer is now clear:
How often to repeat it, because quarterly seems to be the convention and I cannot find the reasoning?
Reporting back.
Took the whole panel in rather than the one flagged line, and the conversation lasted two minutes instead of generating three more tests.