Expirementing with The Health Care System

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I’m back home for the holidays and I was curious will my primary care doctor order bloodwork for me? I asked for all the markers included in the basic quest panel from Algo Rx. The normal excuse in the past has been I don’t think you really need that much or that’s quite a lot of bloodwork… Yeah it is I want to see what’s going on and I’m healthy. Vote below what if you think he’ll fill the labs or shrug me off.

This was the exact message:

I hope you’re doing well. I wanted to see if you’d be able to place an order for some lab work while I’m home for Christmas. I’ve been off Accutane for about six months now, and my dermatologist recommended that I get a more comprehensive set of labs done, including hormone testing.

I also had a few values come back slightly out of range on previous labs, so they suggested rechecking and expanding the panel to get a clearer picture they recommended:

• Complete hormone panel: Total & Free Testosterone, Estradiol (E2), SHBG, IGF-1, DHEA-S, FSH, LH, Prolactin

• Thyroid function: TSH, Free T3, Free T4

• Metabolic markers: Glucose, Insulin, HbA1c

• Full lipid panel

• Complete blood count (CBC)

• Liver and kidney function

• Nutrient status

For context I’m in a town of 3000 people and many people don’t get bloodwork done until they are in their 30s.

Will they allow me to get bloodwork?

Yes

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