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madisongrrl 02-19-2016 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by pinkynose (Post 1200335)
Mine was just a saliva panel too. I'm not sure about accuracy either. Maybe we can compare results on PM anyway?

I'll try to post mine here so everyone can see. I have to see if I can get my scanner to work....

madisongrrl 02-22-2016 12:36 PM

My Results
 
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Here are my results for the cortisol panel that I took in December. I'm going to be taking hydrocortisone and a supplement called Adren-All. They hydrocortisone is short term and will be dropped after a few months.

Healthgirl 02-22-2016 03:50 PM

How are you doing with your treatment?

onebeed 02-22-2016 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by madisongrrl (Post 1200328)
I got more lab results back today. My CBC was perfect. Yes! At least I passed something. My copper was fine, but my zinc is low so I will be supplementing.

My vitamin D was also low which is insane to me. I had a low vitamin D back at the beginning of 2014 - it was 28. And I have been supplementing between 2000 and 4000IU each day since then. My current vitamin D test was 35. I think they would like to see it around 60 so I'll be supplementing even more now.

I am having a hard time increasing my Vitamin D levels also. My LLMD has me taking 10,000 units a day.

pinkynose 02-22-2016 05:47 PM

My ranges were somewhat different
 
I don't have a scanner so below are my Cortisol results. Different Lab and somewhat different range.
Morning: 32 (Elevated) Range: 13-24 nM
Noon: 16 (ELevated) Range: 5-10 nM
Evening: 8 (Normal) Range: 3-8 nM
Night: 6 (ELevated) Range: 1-4 nM

Remarks: An elevated morning/night cortisol level may be associated with insomnia, and may be the result of a stress response to an emotional or mental situation, nocturnal hypoglycemia, or chronic pain/inflammation.

I also had DHEA tested:
DHEA Free (DHA & DHEA-S
Pooled Value:1 Range: 3-10 ng/ml
High Cortisol, Low DHEA

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Originally Posted by madisongrrl (Post 1200752)
Here are my results for the cortisol panel that I took in December. I'm going to be taking hydrocortisone and a supplement called Adren-All. They hydrocortisone is short term and will be dropped after a few months.


madisongrrl 02-22-2016 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Healthgirl (Post 1200787)
How are you doing with your treatment?

Well I just started all these new meds and supplements today. But apart from that, I'm getting better every week. I actually had one day this week for I felt sort of like a normal human for a few hours. Of course later that night, when I had needles down my spine, I was reminded that I'm not normal. My daily pain has reduced from a 7-9, down to a 5-6 since these people started helping me. I'm so grateful.

madisongrrl 02-22-2016 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by onebeed (Post 1200789)
I am having a hard time increasing my Vitamin D levels also. My LLMD has me taking 10,000 units a day.

I'm still doing 4000 IU each day, but I'm going to add a 50,000 IU one time per week.

Albertakewl 02-27-2016 12:04 PM

I can't get Drs/ specialist here to do a heavy metal test. They say there is no such thing . Wonder if a natural path would do this stuff?

madisongrrl 02-27-2016 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Albertakewl (Post 1201596)
I can't get Drs/ specialist here to do a heavy metal test. They say there is no such thing . Wonder if a natural path would do this stuff?

Yes, maybe look into naturopaths, chiros, or functional medicine docs etc. If you live in a big enough city, you should be able to find someone to do this.

mrsD 02-27-2016 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Albertakewl (Post 1201596)
I can't get Drs/ specialist here to do a heavy metal test. They say there is no such thing . Wonder if a natural path would do this stuff?

Ask for a test for lead, arsenic, cadmium. They may only know
the name of the test with those labels. (sadly some doctors don't know what heavy metals are!:rolleyes: )


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