i'm still waiting for vitamin a. i'll talk to him tomorrow about that. i should get the bone mineral density results, as well.
for this blood rec, the following were done on saturday:
- uric acid: 331 (normal)
- inr: 0.9 (normal, to slightly low - but that suggests increased clotting activity, not decreased clotting activity)
- ptt: 30 seconds (normal)
- ptt control: 29 seconds
- lipase: 29 iu/l (normal)
- amylase: 59 iu/l (normal)
they told me they were doing fibrinogen, but it didn't come up. maybe they sent it off. i also asked for aptt and it's not in the rec.
as mentioned, that suggests my k absorption is fine, my ability to clot is fine (and i might be getting too much, but i'm also on estrogen, remember), my pancreas is fine, and the markers i was looking for for molybdenum and manganese do not flag absorption problems with either.
so, what's left is:
- oxalate (iron blocker)
- salicylate (blood thinner)
- fibrinogen? (part of vitamin k test)
- mercury (blocker, and bad news in general)
- aptt? (part of vitamin k test)
- glutathione (selenium, and general curiosity)
- amino acid fractionation (absorption, and diet check)
- iodine (absorption, and thyroid)
- pyruvate (manganese)
- ascorbic acid (absorption)
- asca (crohn's)
when i talk to him next, i'm going to add:
- cea
- gastrin
- copper serum
and, we'll need to wait until next time before i can do research into b vitamins and potential indirects for them.