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Message started by Jim Tew on Jul 16th, 2013 at 2:52pm

Title: Getting your Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy w/o a Doctor
Post by Jim Tew on Jul 16th, 2013 at 2:52pm
I set mine up online through START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to Login or RegisterEND PRINTPAGE. It cost me $59 and the blood draw was accomplished at Labcorp facility three minutes from where I do my grocery shopping.
It takes about 20 minutes after you complete the purchase to get the order back in email and simultaneously the lab location you have chosen is sent the order electronically.
I couldn't have been at the Labcorp facility more than two or three minutes before the blood was drawn and I was out the door. :)
They notify Request a Test within 24 to 48 hours and Request a Test posts the results on your account and sends you an email.
I did shop around, i.e., I called our family doctor's office and the estimate (since it would also require an office visit and a complete exam) was $300 to $400.
LabCorp cannot do a test without an "order" and in this case, Request a Test becomes you physician surrogate. :)

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Title: Re: Getting your Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy w/o a Doctor
Post by Guiseppi on Jul 16th, 2013 at 3:27pm
Damn Jim that's some golden info, thank you sir. [smiley=thumb.gif]

Joe

Title: Re: Getting your Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy w/o a Doctor
Post by erk on Jul 16th, 2013 at 8:10pm
You can also get a DIY blood spot test here:

START PRINTPAGEMultimedia File Viewing and Clickable Links are available for Registered Members only!!  You need to Login or RegisterEND PRINTPAGE

You don't need a Dr.'s order. It's 75$ including shipping. After I mailed back my sample, it took approx. 10 days to get my results via email.

Title: Re: Getting your Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy w/o a Doctor
Post by Jim Tew on Jul 17th, 2013 at 10:22am
I got my results back this morning, less than 24 hours!

34.7 ng/mL at six days into D3 regiment. :D

Title: Re: Getting your Vitamin D, 25-Hydroxy w/o a Doctor
Post by Hoppy on Jul 17th, 2013 at 5:31pm
Hi Jim,
You are sitting on the min serum concentration at 34.7 ng/ml
it needs to be around the 80 ng/ml to get the best results.
I would suggest you up the vitamin D 20,000iu /day and
once a week take a loading of 50,000iu, do this for a month
and then get another test to see where you stand.

Hoppy.

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