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ForumsLab Results & BiomarkersDo I really need bloodwork every 3 months? It is expensive — need advice Page 8

Do I really need bloodwork every 3 months? It is expensive — need advice

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steph_laguna
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Jun 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM#36
hank_denver said:
Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason.

I read this differently from hank_denver, on substance rather than tone. Not convinced. The evidence being cited is consistent with the conclusion and also consistent with two other conclusions nobody has ruled out.

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Jun 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM#37
hank_denver said:
Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason.

No disagreement, though the timescale matters more than the mechanism here. Most of what looks like a difference in kind turns out to be a difference in how long somebody waited.

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Jun 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM#38
hank_denver said:
Practical: whatever you change, write down the date and the reason.

Bookmarking. The distinction being drawn above is the one nobody else makes.

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Jun 11, 2025 at 6:28 PM#39

Clinical perspective, offered as context rather than as advice. The mechanism and the magnitude are separate questions. Agreeing that something happens says nothing about whether it happens enough to act on.

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Jun 12, 2025 at 2:28 AM#40
Dr.SurgeonPGH said:
The mechanism and the magnitude are separate questions.

This matches mine closely enough to be worth saying so out loud. I had assumed I was the exception until I read this.

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