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The Keto Kid

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Online Bloodwork
« on: January 23, 2018, 07:31:43 PM »
You guys ever get bloodwork done online, I saw a few people on here post about it but I can't recall the sites that were recommended. Any suggestions are appreciated.

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Re: Online Bloodwork
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2018, 08:24:56 PM »
Yep.

Had my own done and had order bloodwork for clients (with results email directly to me.. Usually charged them 2x my cost).

Did it for years since about 2011. Haven't done it for about a year now, however. Forget what sites is use off top of my head (some sites were cheaper than others depending on what labs I want it drawn). Out and about right now, would have to wait until I got home to look around for them.

Former clients all I'd have to do was put in their address or zip code either their home address or work and choose a lab that was most convenient for them to go to, print out the lab work request and have them show up for the draw. Results would be emailed to me in PDF form anywhere from a couple days to all week later.

Most of the clients had health insurance majority were wealthy, and didn't know they could just ask their doctor to run the blood work, or were afraid to ask the doctor or tell him why.

Doctors would usually get all butt hurt and offended when you come in with blood work results you had ordered yourself (god forbid you be an informed patient and take a proactive approach to your health and physical well-being... tend to get the impression they wanted to believe in most patients being stupid to know what labs to order , much less interpret the results. So if anything was I miss and you needed to bring it to the doctors attention, they would always reorder the lab work. I assume this could also have to do with insurance paying for any treatments resulting from the lab work, or covering their ass for malpractice

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Re: Online Bloodwork
« Reply #2 on: January 24, 2018, 12:30:53 AM »
Yep.

Had my own done and had order bloodwork for clients (with results email directly to me.. Usually charged them 2x my cost).

Did it for years since about 2011. Haven't done it for about a year now, however. Forget what sites is use off top of my head (some sites were cheaper than others depending on what labs I want it drawn). Out and about right now, would have to wait until I got home to look around for them.

Former clients all I'd have to do was put in their address or zip code either their home address or work and choose a lab that was most convenient for them to go to, print out the lab work request and have them show up for the draw. Results would be emailed to me in PDF form anywhere from a couple days to all week later.

Most of the clients had health insurance majority were wealthy, and didn't know they could just ask their doctor to run the blood work, or were afraid to ask the doctor or tell him why.

Doctors would usually get all butt hurt and offended when you come in with blood work results you had ordered yourself (god forbid you be an informed patient and take a proactive approach to your health and physical well-being... tend to get the impression they wanted to believe in most patients being stupid to know what labs to order , much less interpret the results. So if anything was I miss and you needed to bring it to the doctors attention, they would always reorder the lab work. I assume this could also have to do with insurance paying for any treatments resulting from the lab work, or covering their ass for malpractice

they e-mail other peoples blood work directly to you?

Don't they have the data protection act in the USA?

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Re: Online Bloodwork
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2018, 12:48:22 AM »
they e-mail other peoples blood work directly to you?

Don't they have the data protection act in the USA?

They email it to whomever orders it. If the client wanted they could have it emailed to them, but then they'd have to read it or take it to a Dr.. Kinda defeating the purpose. I'm talkin hormone levels, test, e2, thyroid, etc.. Liver function, etc...not like I was ordering aids/hiv tests or whatever.

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Re: Online Bloodwork
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2018, 12:53:57 AM »
They email it to whomever orders it. If the client wanted they could have it emailed to them, but then they'd have to read it or take it to a Dr.. Kinda defeating the purpose. I'm talkin hormone levels, test, e2, thyroid, etc.. Liver function, etc...not like I was ordering aids/hiv tests or whatever.

In the UK they do anonymous tests free at needle exchange places, they will go through the results with you but if you want a copy sent to you you have to give up your anonymity, they don't just send your test results to anyone.

Suppose it may be different if your paying but normally all medical history is confidential regardless of what its about.
Doctors cant even give out patients information to family without the individuals consent