Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Everyone!
I have some new year follow ups coming up in the next couple of months. Hopefully it will be positive news all round. Feeling good and doing well so far.
All the best to my readers. God bless you and stay strong.
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Another IGF-1 reading!
So I got a physical and my family Doc decided to do a huge laundry list of blood tests and one of those tests was another IGF-1.
It came back as 280.
Same lab.
Wonderful.
It came back as 280.
Same lab.
Wonderful.
Monday, April 9, 2012
Follow up.
So I met with the Endocronologist for routine follow up. My IGF-1 level came back as 330.
This was a little disconcerting since the lowest I have been was 320 and I was hoping it would stay there.
Anyway, she said that two things could happen.
#1. It could just level off and remain at 330ish.
#2. It could steadily rise until Acromegaly becomes a problem again.
I got the impression that she thought #2 was more likely since she said, "What would stop it?"
The first time around it started from nothing and took years to develop into a tumor, so now a shattered bunch of cells are still kicking around, bringing my level up just a bit beyond the ideal and they may multiply and divide until new action is needed.
We'll see.
Obliterating a tumor doesn't mean another will form from a single leftover cell. A cell can still produce HGH without necessarily growing and dividing itself.
Also, IGF 1 levels fluctuate naturally (a little bit) so maybe I just got an upswing.
Or maybe I'm just a diehard optimist!
Whatever. I feel good and the levels would be normal for a 29 year old. (I'm 34)
There will be an update in about 8 months.
Later skaters.
This was a little disconcerting since the lowest I have been was 320 and I was hoping it would stay there.
Anyway, she said that two things could happen.
#1. It could just level off and remain at 330ish.
#2. It could steadily rise until Acromegaly becomes a problem again.
I got the impression that she thought #2 was more likely since she said, "What would stop it?"
The first time around it started from nothing and took years to develop into a tumor, so now a shattered bunch of cells are still kicking around, bringing my level up just a bit beyond the ideal and they may multiply and divide until new action is needed.
We'll see.
Obliterating a tumor doesn't mean another will form from a single leftover cell. A cell can still produce HGH without necessarily growing and dividing itself.
Also, IGF 1 levels fluctuate naturally (a little bit) so maybe I just got an upswing.
Or maybe I'm just a diehard optimist!
Whatever. I feel good and the levels would be normal for a 29 year old. (I'm 34)
There will be an update in about 8 months.
Later skaters.
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