Getting some Labs Done

Well today I went in to get some labs done before we make the journey to see the doctor. We travel 6 hours to see a doctor that knows what he is talking about and in the very least listens to my concerns. Does he have the answers to everything? Absolutely not. He won't even touch the POTS issue, but at least I have him there for hydrocortisone, florinef and really anything else hormone related.

This time I asked him to test some basic things and a few not so basic things that I am interested in. I told him not to even bother with my thyroid because I have NO intentions of taking thyroid meds regardless of my results.

I got the following tested:

Fasting insulin
CMP (this is for electrolytes, glucose etc)
CBC with diff.
Ferritin
Vitamin D
Total Testosterone
Free Testosterone
Antiparietal cells antibodies test
Intrinsic Factor Blocking Antibody, Serum
Urine Methylmalonic Acid

I wanted to check my fasting insulin again because the doctor in Michigan checked it and it was kind of high. CMP is good to check my electrolytes and other random things. I haven't had a CBC checked for at least a year, so this is long overdue. I don't expect to see anything out of the ordinary but it is important to spot check.

Ferritin and Vitamin D are both going to be awful. The doctor threw those ones in on his own. I expect my ferritin to be around 20 and my vitamin D to be about the same. Not good, but I hate taking those as it makes me feel toxic.

Total Testosterone and Free Testosterone was something that I added in. Since I'm taking DHEA, I wanted to make sure it's not too much. I don't think it is but I think it is important to verify this with labs to be safe.

The last 3 tests are all for B12 deficiency and pernicious anemia. I wanted to finally put this PA idea to rest. Most who have PA will have either one of those antibodies, so we will see. I also got the urine MMA checked to see if this correlates with the MMA test that Genova Diagnostics did in the NutrEval test.

I don't know if I'll get the results to these before we see him, but I might email the office manager and ask her to send them so I can look them over before we come in. This way I can have any questions ready. :)

Leg Numbness and Tingling: Paresthesia is back

Ugh I hate this feeling! Let's hope that it's just low B12 because I can fix that (as soon as I get this STUPID Nutreval test done). Let's hope it's NOT the beta-blocker...! It's been awhile since this has happened because I take B12 sublinguals and I also get injections anytime I feel this coming on. Well since I was supposed to get the Nutreval test done, I stopped all vitamins and now it's coming to bite me in the butt. Just sitting at my computer desk, from the top of my knee cap all the way up to my hip is going numb, tingling. If I cross my legs or sit in one spot too long, my entire leg gets pins and needles. At night I am waking up constantly because my legs and hips are falling asleep. Oh my, I can't take this! I got to get this test done now before I go nuts.

Once the test is done, I have injectable B12 here at my house! I'll be injecting myself to save some $$ and if that helps I'm going to beg the doctor for a prescription. My mom said that her grandparents BOTH had pernicious anemia and had to get injections...Great. I wonder if that's why mine is always low and why I always have to keep taking a combo of sublinguals and injections to keep the numbness away. Maybe it's not just a dietary issue, but an absorption issue.