How does one go about getting bloodwork done, do you guys do it privately? Its something ive considered but not looked in to, and getting that little bit older now would be interested in seeing whats going on.
I do it through private medical cover, but lots of places do venous blood samples (no point in finger p.rick ones you need a full blood analysis which a finger p.rick sample can't do). It costs anything between £70-£100 every 6 months. Well worth it in my opinion.
My latest:
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This was my lipid profile just before lockdown!
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So as you can see I'm going the right way - LDL is almost back down to normal whilst my "good" cholesterol is staying in the right area. Of course both have come down commensurately but there's not much you can do about that really unless you become REALLY fastidious about your diet - which I am less so than I used to be.
The reason for high RCD is because I gave blood less than 2 days before which skews that figure a little apparently.
I was surprised my creatinine was high as I don't take creatine supplements, but it turns out that the time of the bloodtest (740am) I was dehydrated so there was a higher concentration of creatinine in my blood.
PSA markers are important at my age as well (oh how I do enjoy the finger up the bum check!
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Free test is the important one for building muscle - I'm a bit on the low side, but meh, don't care - it means I can maintain, and frankly my lipid profile is more important.
The important thing is to not base decisions on 1 blood test but get a year or two's worth and then you can spot trends etc.
I also take my blood pressure 3x a week or so. It may sound hypochondriac but it's more about being interested in my health and doing preventative maintenance!
