- reticulocyte (am i actually bleeding?)
- ldh (to test for spleen damage and general organ malfunction)
- ck isoenzymes ("")
- lead (it's entirely plausible, given where i live, that i'm experiencing lead poisoning.)
- hepcidin (i think this is the key one. he didn't know what it was, either.)
- zinc (i focused just on the zinc this time, out of curiosity)
- ferritin (let's see what effect two weeks of pills has had)
...as well as the following things he suggested:
- haptoglobin (my blood results are weird, but this will clarify what's going on a little in terms of what kind of anemia is present. but, i actually suspect this will come back normal, or close to it, just to make it all that much more confusing.)
- urine & fecal test for blood traces (i'll let them do it, but...)
- h pylori (which is a bacteria i posted a little about previously. again, sure - let's be thorough. fine.)
he also ordered a "urinalysis" and we'll have to see what's in the test regarding things like vitamins and minerals. but, i held off on a lot of stuff this appointment, and let him doctor, instead. we can do a full vitamin & mineral count next time.
this should clarify quite a bit, i think.
i'm posting them here ahead of time to make sure i don't miss anything when it comes back.
the only things in my list that got skipped were the vitamins and minerals, which were intended to check for full absorption, but also for my own nutrition project. i mean, are there any other weak points besides the iron?
- vitamins a, b1-b7, c, e, k & choline/betaine (some in urinalysis, though?)
- selenium & iodine
- molybdenum, copper, nickel, manganese & chromium
- fluoride
- nitrates (in urinalysis, though?)
- cadmium, aluminum, arsenic, mercury
- protein / amino acids (in urinalysis, though?)
as mentioned, i'm ok waiting until next time for this stuff. there's enough in the test already as it is.
he suggested i hold off on the appointment for a hematologist because everything's coming back fine, for now; that is, he didn't see anything to specifically refer to him. fair enough.