The pictures hide my weight. I am a big guy, 6'3". But 250 is 50 lbs over.
I didn't mention the wonderful addition that Kaiser has made to their Internet posting of my medical records. They drew blood yesterday, and posted my results this morning. Not only are they fast, but I can graph, bar or line, my LIPID panel on their site to see what the record looks like though time.
The first thing that is obvious is the drop, since my last tests, in my cholesterol, LDL AND VLDL. The HDL is slightly up, and that's good, because it's the "good" cholesterol. I think the "spike" in my Triglycerides is probably due to an "outlier" in the 4/11 test results.
I got interested in checking my heart back in April, right after the tests, and started taking supplements. I believe they are the reason my results look better. I haven't been on the Statin long enough for it to have made this kind of change in my results.
I may be misreading some of this, but in any case, good or bad, it's wonderful to have this kind of info at your fingertips. Kaiser includes a link to every one of these results that tells you about what you should expect.
This is the direction all medical testing needs to go. They all need to get transparent with their customers. |
