comp. metabolic panel are these normal levels
sodium,serium 139 mmo1/L (135-145)
potassium,serum 4.3 mmo1/L (3.5-5.2)
chloride,serum 103 mmo1/L (97-108)
carbon dioxide,total 24 mmo1/L (20-32)
calcium,serum 10.1 mg/dl (8.7-10.2)
protein,total,serum 7.3 g/dl (6.0-8.5)
albumin,serum 4.6 g/dl (3.5-5.5)
globulin,total 2.7 g/dl (1.5 - 4.5)
a/g 1.7 (1.1-2.5)
bilirubin,total 0.4 mg/dl (0.0 -1.2)
alkalie phosphatase,s 66 iu/l (25 - 150)
ast(sgot) 24 iu/l (0-40)
glucose serum 89 mg/dl (65-99) bun 10 mg/dl (5-26) creatinine,serum 1,11 mg/dl (0.76-1.27)
i just called NIH
they take your name, address, and personal info
they ask what dr will be able to mail them your records.
they tell you that they are mailing out a packet with a letter for yo uthe patient, and a letter for the dr who is i ncharge
they tell you to keep your letter and to give the dr her letter.
your doctor mails everything in and then in 4-6 weeks fro mthe date that nih receives it all they make a decision
you get a letter back saying yes you are a candiate or no you are not one
first step for you is to find a dr who is willing to refer you to them. my dr is a lovely woman, who encouraged it. she told me if my neuro endo wasnt good to ask my neuro endo to refer me...and my neuroendo refused...so she said she will refer me herself.
obviously since my neuro endo refused..not all drs are nice like my primary.
also i replied to your mens health post i think you should read it
the dr in the expert forum said in ur thread he tried calling you
im currently trying to get into nih, you have to call them. i doubt they will take us...seems they only take people who beefit their research. rumpled was denied, but she applied as a multi diseased case..i just applying as pituitary...idk what iwill do when they deny me!
im waiting to apply to nih until after the dr in the expert forum reviews my mri
How would I go about gettin into nih I have a appointment next week with my doctor to go over my mri with and without contrast next week.To see if my microadenoma grow any I should be gettin another referral to john hopkins when I go this time i'll make sure I get a copy of my bloodwork and let you guys see.My endo their was named roberto salvatori he looked at my blood work last time and said everything was normal but I don't know which hormones he took last time.This time Ill make sure he checks all of them.But I also wanna go to NIH how would I go about gettin seen their my symptoms are gettin worse.I also have a disc with my mri on it what is this for and how can I see my tumor on it.
I am not familiar enough with male testosterone levels to comment on it but you are in normal levels.
Your doc only ran a TSH... useless on its own as as it is a pituitary test but you don't have the thyroid tests that you don't have any comparison to see how the thyroid is doing. I feel best at a much lower level. You are in normal levels there - even in the new levels (your lab is using old levels).
Prolactin is edging up to the top of the level.
Rest are normal.
Your doc is only running very basic, not very many tests - he can hardly tell a thing. He does not have full loops.