I was going to post this tomorrow, but figured I'd get a head start on logging the blood test results I currently have. I picked up the print out readings of my results yesterday at Dr. Oteri's office, but they missed two sheets which have the whole blood serotonin, TSH and magnesium results on them and I just noticed that they never checked me for H. Pylori, but instead checked for Cryptosporidium. Since the office is about 45 minutes away, I figured I'd wait till I see her tomorrow to get the rest of the results.
I also picked up the Genova GI Effects stool test and will be taking it the beginning of next week. Over two weeks passed by and I hadn't heard back from Dr. O's office about the pre-authorization request to my insurance company so I called the office and found out they never sent it. I decided that I'll just take the test regardless if insurance will cover it or not because I can't put it off any longer.
This was a 13 hour fasted test. In brackets are the lab's reference ranges. My scores are in bold to make it easier to read since everything kept getting bunched up.
Prolactin - 11.1 ng/mL
TSH - 0.005 uIU/mL [0.358-3.740] L
Whole Blood Serotonin - 171 [56-244]
CO2 - 26 mmol/L [21-32]
Lactic Acid - 1.1 mmol/L [0.4-2.0]
Free Fatty Acids - 0.84 mmol/L [0.07-0.88]
Vit D (25 Hydroxy) - 38.1 ng/mL [30-100]
Histamine - 1.5 ng/mL [0.1-0.8]
Albumin - 4 g/dL. [3.4-5.0]
Total Cholesterol - 147 mg/dL [200 Desirable]
Triglycerides - 176 mg/dL [150 -199 Borderline high] H
Cholest. HDL - 39 [40 low, 60 high optimal] L
Cholest. LDL - 73 [100 optimal, 100-129 Near/above optimal]
C-Reactive Protein - 0.29 mg/dL [0.00-0.30]
Sodium - 140 mmol/L [134-146]
Magnesium - 1.7 mg/dL [1.2-2.4]
Chloride - 107 [98-110]
Calcium - 9.0 mg/dL [8.2-9.8]
Potassium - 3.6 mmol/L [ 3.5-5.1]
Glucose - 95 mg/dL [65-99]
Porphyria - Negative
H. Pylori - Negative
Cryptosporidium - Negative
Giardia - Negative
My CO2 levels have always been at the high end or above range, between 30-34. I'm wondering if almost passing out while the blood was being drawn had any affect on my CO2?
My prolactin was at 9 right before I started taking progest-e and thyroid over a year ago and now it's 11.1. I'm assuming my gut issues are playing a role in the small rise.
My triglycerides have never been that high before. I did a little digging around and read that endotoxin can cause high trigs. Could that be an explanation?
I'm really curious to know my serotonin level at this point because of the dizziness, headaches, blurred vision and major brain fog. I honestly wasn't expecting stellar results given my current gut issues so I'm thinking it all boils down to getting the comprehensive stool test done and finally giving my gut a real fighting chance to heal.
With the cold and dark days this time of year, like clock work, I get the urge to watch a lot of tropical based shows/movies like the real estate show Hawaii Life or movies like Blue Crush and Cocktail. This of course explains why I was really wanting to watch Joe Versus the Volcano during the snow storm. This is also around the time I get my fruitarian delusions of subsisting off of nothing but tropical fruit, while living in Bora Bora up in a treehouse built by Pete Nelson. Quite frankly, I could live anywhere as long as it was in a treehouse built by Mr. Nelson, but right now I pick the islands.
So on that beachy note, here are tonight's songs...
Good Vibrations:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eab_beh07HU
Wouldn't It Be Nice:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nZBKFoeDKJo
God Only Knows:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EkPy18xW1j8
California Girls:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fmIsdMWzdaE
Then I Kissed Her:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z5aZeU0w9lM
I also picked up the Genova GI Effects stool test and will be taking it the beginning of next week. Over two weeks passed by and I hadn't heard back from Dr. O's office about the pre-authorization request to my insurance company so I called the office and found out they never sent it. I decided that I'll just take the test regardless if insurance will cover it or not because I can't put it off any longer.
This was a 13 hour fasted test. In brackets are the lab's reference ranges. My scores are in bold to make it easier to read since everything kept getting bunched up.
Prolactin - 11.1 ng/mL
TSH - 0.005 uIU/mL [0.358-3.740] L
Whole Blood Serotonin - 171 [56-244]
CO2 - 26 mmol/L [21-32]
Lactic Acid - 1.1 mmol/L [0.4-2.0]
Free Fatty Acids - 0.84 mmol/L [0.07-0.88]
Vit D (25 Hydroxy) - 38.1 ng/mL [30-100]
Histamine - 1.5 ng/mL [0.1-0.8]
Albumin - 4 g/dL. [3.4-5.0]
Total Cholesterol - 147 mg/dL [200 Desirable]
Triglycerides - 176 mg/dL [150 -199 Borderline high] H
Cholest. HDL - 39 [40 low, 60 high optimal] L
Cholest. LDL - 73 [100 optimal, 100-129 Near/above optimal]
C-Reactive Protein - 0.29 mg/dL [0.00-0.30]
Sodium - 140 mmol/L [134-146]
Magnesium - 1.7 mg/dL [1.2-2.4]
Chloride - 107 [98-110]
Calcium - 9.0 mg/dL [8.2-9.8]
Potassium - 3.6 mmol/L [ 3.5-5.1]
Glucose - 95 mg/dL [65-99]
Porphyria - Negative
H. Pylori - Negative
Cryptosporidium - Negative
Giardia - Negative
My CO2 levels have always been at the high end or above range, between 30-34. I'm wondering if almost passing out while the blood was being drawn had any affect on my CO2?
My prolactin was at 9 right before I started taking progest-e and thyroid over a year ago and now it's 11.1. I'm assuming my gut issues are playing a role in the small rise.
My triglycerides have never been that high before. I did a little digging around and read that endotoxin can cause high trigs. Could that be an explanation?
I'm really curious to know my serotonin level at this point because of the dizziness, headaches, blurred vision and major brain fog. I honestly wasn't expecting stellar results given my current gut issues so I'm thinking it all boils down to getting the comprehensive stool test done and finally giving my gut a real fighting chance to heal.
With the cold and dark days this time of year, like clock work, I get the urge to watch a lot of tropical based shows/movies like the real estate show Hawaii Life or movies like Blue Crush and Cocktail. This of course explains why I was really wanting to watch Joe Versus the Volcano during the snow storm. This is also around the time I get my fruitarian delusions of subsisting off of nothing but tropical fruit, while living in Bora Bora up in a treehouse built by Pete Nelson. Quite frankly, I could live anywhere as long as it was in a treehouse built by Mr. Nelson, but right now I pick the islands.
So on that beachy note, here are tonight's songs...
Good Vibrations:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Eab_beh07HU
Wouldn't It Be Nice:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nZBKFoeDKJo
God Only Knows:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EkPy18xW1j8
California Girls:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=fmIsdMWzdaE
Then I Kissed Her:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=z5aZeU0w9lM