tompaynter
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You could try an osmotic laxative as an alternative to the stool softener. (Miralax is one.) Same idea, different mechanism I think, I have no idea...

Is the idea that coffee has an impact on our numbers because we drink it before we go for the blood draw in the morning? I wouldn't think that...

To measure which exactly? What is it that they can't measure in a meaningful way?

From my test results: "LDL-C is now calculated using the Martin-Hopkins calculation, which is a validated novel method providing better accuracy...

Yeah, I am pretty much just hoping to get some good questions to ask my doctor--or more likely, a specialist. I know that cholesterol and...

Does this suggest anything?

The first number is from December 2019, the second number is now: Cholesterol 169............ 234 mg/dL ...