We've spent literally thousands on various tests, and the only thing that comes of it is another name to the list of ever-growing diagnoses---but no treatment ever ensues, for the doctor deems me "too complicated." The only tests I will do are blood chemistry labs, and a yearly follow-up of the Comprehensive Doctor's Data stool/hair/blood/urine profile in order to gauge how the LFRV lifestyle is assisting my body to heal on its own.
Oh, and all these tests were in the last year alone (Nov 2010-Nov 2011)... I did not include the countless colonoscopies, endoscopies, barium swallows, x-rays, etc since age 12....
Labs and Tests
Heavy Metals:
-ION Profile (1/14/2011): Mercury, Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium
-ARL Tissue Mineral Analysis (2/28/11): Slow-mixed Oxidizer, Adrenal Exhaustion, Low NA/K (inversion), Copper Imbalance, Impaired sugar/carb metabolism, Impaired Protein synthesis, Impaired digestion, Parasympathetic Dominance and Exhaustion State, Impaired Immunity, Liver/Kidney stress, Impaired toxic metal elimination, fluid imbalances, Excessive cell permeability/LGS, Adrenal/kidney/liver stress and insufficiencies, glucose intolerance, Impaired magnesium, elevated tissue potassium, bio-unavailable Iron, bio-unavailable copper, low manganese, low zinc, low chromium, low selenium, High Mercury and Aluminum
-Doctors’s Data Urine Toxic Metals DMSA Challenge Test (4/2/11): High Arsenic, Cadmium, Cesium, Lead, Mercury, Nickel, Thallium, Tungsten, Barium
-Doctor’s Data Hair Test: (10/14/2011): High levels of Tin, Silver, Mercury, Arsenic, Nickel, Aluminum, Antimony, Barium, Cadmium, Titanium. Total Toxic Representation = 97th percentile
-Impaired Ca/Mg, Na/K, and Zn/Cu ratios; High Vanadium, Molybdenum, Boron, and iodine; Low Zinc and Sodium.
Stool Tests:
-Metametrix Stool Effects (12/10/10): +3 unidentifiable Yeast/Fungal infection, high acetate, low propionate
-Doctor’s Data (10/14/2011): -7 pathogenic BACTERIAL infections (4+ Aeromonas sobria, 4+ Aeromonas caviae, 4+ Citrobacter braakii, 4+ Citrobacter freundii, 4+ Klebsiella pneumonia ssp pneumonia, 2+ proteus vulgaris group, 2+ Staphylococcus aureus, among others)
-1 pathogenic YEAST(Candida parapsilosis).
-High levels of E. coli, Escherichia, and Clostridium. ALKALINE pH.
Hormone Tests:
-Meridian Valley Hormone Profile (12/8/10): Low estrone/estriol/estrodial, Low DHEA/testosterone/andosterone, High Cortisol:Cortisone, Low andosterone:Etiocholamine, low allo-tetrahydrocortisol:tetrahydrocortisol
-Diagnos-Techs Hormonal Profile (2/26/11): High AM and HS cortisol, Mild Androgen dominance; Progesterone potentially proliferative; High DHEA; High Testosterone
-Pharmasan Labs NeuroAdrenal Basic (7/5/11): Low noon Cortisol, High evening Cortisol; High Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Dopamine, Serotonin, Glutamate, PEA, Histamine.
Food Allergy Tests:
-ALCAT (11/30/10): Multiple food/environmental sensitivities
-BioTek IgA/IgG/IgE Food Allergy Test (2/2011): Blueberry, buckwheat, coffee, cranberry, sesame, lentil, red snapper, shrimp, tuna
-Cyrex Gluten Cross-Sensitivity (2/23/2011): wheat, casomorphin, milk butyrophilin, American cheese, sesame, hemp, barley, polish wheat, buckwheat, coffee
Metabolic Tests:
-ION Profile (1/14/2011): Several amino acid imbalances; Urea/ammonia detox dysfunction; imbalanced ratios; toxins (mercury, lead, cadmium, arsenic); Fatty Acid Imbalances (Omega-6, monounsaturated, saturated, Odd chain, ratios); imbalanced nutrient markers, neurotransmitter metabolism, detox/antioxidant markers, and detoxification indicators; LOW magnesium, CoQ10, g-Tocopherol, arginine, threonine, selenium, glycine, GLA, DGLA……HIGH suberate, Xanthurenate, pOHPhAc, Mercury, L-Lactate, Kynurenate, Nonadecanoic.
*The ION Profile CONFIRMS PYROLURIA, but I was not diagnosed nor treated for it* [High Kynruenate (low B6), High Xanthurenate (low B6), High LA/DGLA , Low LGA (omega-6), Low Zinc Manganese and DGLA]
-Metabolic Typing (4/5/11): Sympathetic Dominant/Slow-Oxidizer
-Metabolic Efficiency Profile (Urine test) (8/11/11): High Digestive pH (7.25…range is 6.21-6.59), Impaired Carb/protein/fat metabolism, High Sodium/dehydration, High Urea, Adrenal fatigue, High Random Blood Glucose, Hypothyroid
Imaging Tests:
-Abd Ultrasound (1/13/11): ill-defined/poor cortical medullary differentiation of kidneys
-Head MRI (10/2011): revealed 5mm cyst in nasopharynx, indicative of an inflamed alimentary tract.
- Colonscopies, Sigmoidoscopies, Defecogram, Barium Swallow, Upper/lower GI series, ultrasounds (1998-2009)
-QEEG (2009)
Blood Tests:
-Blood draws (11/10, 1/11): low WBC/RBCs; high Urea/BUN, creatinine, creatinine/BUN, AST; Low Free T3, High Reverse T3àHPA dysfunction/conversion issues
-Blood Draw (2/23/11): Low WBC/RBC/neutrophils, High BUN, Urea/BUN, AST, ALT; low Magnesium; Low Free T3
-Doctor’s Data (10/14/2011): Pre-Diabetic and hypoglycemic (low fasting glucose, high A1-C, low protein, and other values), Kidney and Liver impairment, high Potassium, gastrointestinal dysfunction and inflammation/infection, low minerals, anemia (B12, Folate, Iron), High Alkaline Phosphate (bone/liver/bile duct issues), HPA dysfunction affecting ability to convert T4 to T3, neutropenia, imbalanced Cu/Zinc ratios
-Blood Draw (11/11/2011): Cholesterol DOUBLED within 1 month’s time (160 to 273), LDL increased to 143, Urea and BUN/creatinine still high, Alkaline Phosphatase high, RDW high, Lymphocytes low, Iron low (27)
Other:
-EAV (5/2011): Multiple Viral/fungal/bacteria/parasitic/protozoan infections, heavy metals, kidney/liver/adrenal/thyroid impairments, poor digestion and inflammation, etc
-Frequency Testing (10/2011): 4 Viral, 3 bacterial, 1 Fungal infections. Various supplement and food reactions. Poor methylation/detoxification systems
-Muscle Testing and Applied Kinesiology (February/September/October 2011): Confirmed above, spleen issues, too
-Titers for Vaccines
