Dr.KarenChen said:PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy.
Agreed on the substance. I would put less weight on the timescale, because two months of anything is not enough to distinguish a trend from a wobble.
JennaRN said:One addition: if the lab changes analytical platform between your draws, the comparison breaks and nobody tells you.
Saving this. It is the first explanation that did not require me to already understand it. Taking it to my next appointment.
Dr.KarenChen said:PSA: get baseline labs BEFORE starting baseline bloodwork therapy.
This is where I part company with the consensus forming above. 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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Shop Reference StandardsOne concrete data point for the thread. One practical note: write down what you did and when, before you need it. Reconstructing a timeline from memory three months later is how people end up unable to answer the one question that would have resolved it.
Moderator note: leaving this open. It is being argued well and the disagreement is the useful part.