16-09-2022, 20:23
Sept 16, 2022
Ugh, what a disappointment. Unfortunately I ended up seeing some apprentice guy who was working under my doctor, and this guy was useless. He gave me a req for an ultrasound to rule out "unlikely causes" for my hormones instead of just doing a blood test. Like, bro, if you're sending me in for testing anyways, why not just jump to the blood test. He knows as well as I do that the ultrasound is a waste of time and resources.
I've been doing a lot of digging for at-home testing, and I found this device called Mira. Its like a little diabetes sugar tester, except it monitors hormones (and ironically, all the ones I'm looking for). It's marketed for fertility but it would definitely do the trick. Also, its not much more expensive than an at-home kit to send to a lab anyways. Its actually better, because for the same price you can monitor as often as you like and you don't have to wait on a lab or mailing times. Instant results.
I was just hoping to get a req for the blood test from my doc so I could get my levels for free through provincial healthcare. Oh well. I'l wait until after the ultrasound to see if I can speak to my ACTUAL doctor- I know he would be willing to get me a blood draw req. So now it's a waiting game.
Pics and measurements to come Tuesday (CD14).
Ugh, what a disappointment. Unfortunately I ended up seeing some apprentice guy who was working under my doctor, and this guy was useless. He gave me a req for an ultrasound to rule out "unlikely causes" for my hormones instead of just doing a blood test. Like, bro, if you're sending me in for testing anyways, why not just jump to the blood test. He knows as well as I do that the ultrasound is a waste of time and resources.
I've been doing a lot of digging for at-home testing, and I found this device called Mira. Its like a little diabetes sugar tester, except it monitors hormones (and ironically, all the ones I'm looking for). It's marketed for fertility but it would definitely do the trick. Also, its not much more expensive than an at-home kit to send to a lab anyways. Its actually better, because for the same price you can monitor as often as you like and you don't have to wait on a lab or mailing times. Instant results.
I was just hoping to get a req for the blood test from my doc so I could get my levels for free through provincial healthcare. Oh well. I'l wait until after the ultrasound to see if I can speak to my ACTUAL doctor- I know he would be willing to get me a blood draw req. So now it's a waiting game.
Pics and measurements to come Tuesday (CD14).