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Dunno your age, but a man needs to start looking at these results c. 30s. I'm 53 and started having a standard panel of bloodwork done beginning in July, due to major elective surgery in August (getting ahead of it). Will have that done every three months for awhile. Hadn't had any in years prior. They are a GREAT idea, though.
And yes, as a result my ND has started me on a med and may or may not consider others. It's for my own good, I agree with her conclusions.
Yes again, we do have to make adjustments to our lifestyle at some point. I've made several due to the aforementioned elective surgery, thread(s) elsewhere. Either that, or die young. I'd prefer to live to annoy others until 80 or so, not that I get a "vote" per se but we can do the right things at-least.
You are one smart Cookie Good luck with your surgery.
I have something called a caseous mitral annul calcification, which is a mitral valve situation. It's rare and there is no protocol, so no one knows what is going to happen. I may not ever need surgery, but I'm like you - I keep my weight down, exercise, eat right and hope. Very good chance my mitral valve might outlive the rest of me.
You are one smart Cookie Good luck with your surgery.
I have something called a caseous mitral annul calcification, which is a mitral valve situation. It's rare and there is no protocol, so no one knows what is going to happen. I may not ever need surgery, but I'm like you - I keep my weight down, exercise, eat right and hope. Very good chance my mitral valve might outlive the rest of me.
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That's a bummer, but eh: we play the cards we're dealt, I suppose.
I'm no saint, the major elective surgery was due to my own bad habits, trying to (finally) get ahead of it. But the vote of confidence is appreciated...
Yeah, I see bloodwork panels and sticking close to my ND as regular occurrences for as long as I want to live. The weight control, exercise, eating right, and a good dose of 'hope' are now part of my daily concerns, too, and that's best we can do!
Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Reactive/Confirmatory Test Negative
I received a "Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Reactive/Confirmatory Test Negative" letter. It stated in relevant part:
Quote:
When we tested your blood for HTLV, we did a screening test which was reactive. Because of its extreme sensitivity, the screening test can be reactive in donors who have not been exposed to HTLV. Therefore a confirmatory test was performed which is much more specific. The confirmatory test done on your blood was NEGATIVE which means the screening test result was a false reactive.
The punch line of the letter: "Can I continue to donate blood? No. In keeping with Federal Regulations, individuals with these findings are asked not to donate in the future."
So this lovely letter is telling me that the test is probably wrong, but not to donate. Go figure.
I received a "Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Reactive/Confirmatory Test Negative" letter. It stated in relevant part:
The punch line of the letter: "Can I continue to donate blood? No. In keeping with Federal Regulations, individuals with these findings are asked not to donate in the future."
So this lovely letter is telling me that the test is probably wrong, but not to donate. Go figure.
Hey, I can't donate blood anymore because I lived in Germany in the early 1990s and I might have mad cow disease lurking somewhere. I mean, my gosh, that was 30 years ago, come on.
I received a "Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Reactive/Confirmatory Test Negative" letter. It stated in relevant part:
The punch line of the letter: "Can I continue to donate blood? No. In keeping with Federal Regulations, individuals with these findings are asked not to donate in the future."
So this lovely letter is telling me that the test is probably wrong, but not to donate. Go figure.
Hey, I can't donate blood anymore because I lived in Germany in the early 1990s and I might have mad cow disease lurking somewhere. I mean, my gosh, that was 30 years ago, come on.
No wonder they whine about shortages of donated blood. Go figure.
No wonder they whine about shortages of donated blood. Go figure.
Right!
And the really crazy thing is that for YEARS after I got back from Germany, I donated blood, and plasma, regularly. I have very "healthy" blood and a healthy constitution. Then I went in one day and they'd added that question about living in Europe in the 1990s and BAM - "No more donating for YOU!"
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Good luck with your surgery.
Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV) Reactive/Confirmatory Test Negative
