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Part 6...What the hell did I get myself into?!

As legitimate as Core Medical Group appeared to be on the outside, I wasn't ready to give them all of my trust and confidence. They certainly talked a good talk and had actually established a rather logical plan to move forward with treatment. As luck has it, the first step in the process was to complete a full endocrinology blood panel which was scheduled to be done by a local "mobile phlebotomist". I might have failed to mention that Core Medical Group is based out of Florida. So here I was on a brisk spring morning on my way to work, detouring to meet up with this "mobile phlebotomist" in the parking lot of a local grocery store. He pulled up next to my vehicle, popped open the hatchback to his SUV and told me to hop in. I have watched too many horror movies and crime shows not to think the worst in this scenario. But I did as I was told and there I sat with rush hour speeding by getting my blood taken from some stranger in his trunk. Looking back at it, the process was so ridiculous that it had to be legitimate. 

I will spare you all of the test results and post the most important ones...

CORTISOL: 24.45 (6.2-19.4)

PROLACTIN >200 (3.3-20.8)

TESTOSTERONE TOTAL: 355 (300-1200)

FREE TESTOSTERONE: 5.1 (5-26)

ENDO / THYROID: All WNL 

Houston...We have a problem...

So what does any logical person do when they get test results with concerning numbers? You google it!! 

"If it isn't on Google, it doesn't exist" ~ Jimmy Wales

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