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Do I really need bloodwork every 3 months? It is expensive — need advice

gary_naperville Wed, Jun 4, 2025 at 4:52 AM 43 replies 2,143 viewsPage 6 of 9
tane_welly
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Jun 7, 2025 at 9:57 AM#26

A narrower follow-up, since the general answer is now clear:

Was that from a primary source or from a summary of one?

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Jun 7, 2025 at 6:03 PM#27
LabKate said:
Say what you would expect to see if you were wrong, before you look.

I am going to disagree with the direction of travel here. The thread has converged on the tidiest answer rather than the best-supported one, and those are not the same thing.

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LibrarianMeg
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Jun 8, 2025 at 2:09 AM#28
LabKate said:
Say what you would expect to see if you were wrong, before you look.

Agreed, and one caution: a single measurement is not a measurement. Anything that moves day to day needs a trend before it means anything at all.

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Jun 8, 2025 at 10:15 AM#29
LabKate said:
Say what you would expect to see if you were wrong, before you look.

Thank you for spelling out the reasoning rather than just the conclusion. I will report back once I have actually tried it.

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gary_naperville
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Jun 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM#30

Closing the loop on my own question.

Update — I was wrong in the opening post, specifically about the direction. Correcting it here rather than editing it away.

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