Thanks Christina and Lee.

Well it was another case of good news / bad news.

The good news is the results of the mammogram were negative, so nothing to worry about.

The bad news is there were lots of concerns in my blood work.

My B12 and Iron were low so I need to take supplements. Low B12 runs in my family so no big surprise there.

My blood sugar was slightly high, but she wants to retest that in 2 months, after I make attempts to reduce the amount of sugar in my diet.

My cholesterol is high, but she's willing to let me try to tackle it with diet and exercise before putting me on a med, since I really don't want to be on another med.

My testosterone and prolactine levels are both really high - she thinks it's a side effect of my psych meds so i'm to discuss my blood test results with my pdoc and get his sense on what's causing what and if the results are "normal" for the meds I'm on, otherwise she's refering me to an endocrinologist.

I'm borderline Tacchycardic with a resting heart rate of 111 bpm which is of moderate concern - again she thinks it's the psych meds so again discuss with pdoc. On the flip side, my blood pressure is on the low side of normal (90/60) so they kind of offset each other.

She didn't have my cardiac test results - she says that they take 5 to 7 days, to reach her, but she's not waiting for the results, she's putting in a referal for me to see a cardiologist. So now I have to wait for that referal. I have no idea how long it will take, but my GP is usually pretty good about getting me fast referals.

So it looks like it's going to be more tests. And I'm really hoping that I don't have to change my psych meds as they're working well for me.

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