Calling all Canadians!

[van_wilder]

Where do you guys go to get baseline blood values tested pre- and post-cycle?? wanted to get mine tested...can i just go to a walk-in-clinic and ask? how does it work in Canada?
VW

 

[van_wilder]

has no one gotten blood work done in Canada?? anyone??
VW

 

[bigjxxl]

Try walk In clinic?

 

[van_wilder]

...i can do that...but i'm wondering if they'll ask why i want bloodwork done, and what my answer should be... is all of this covered?? or am i going to have to pay?
VW

 

[Saint V]

your answer should be...............STEROIDS.............don't fucking lie to a doctor dude

 

[Miss Silly]

You need to get a dr referral to get blood work done. He fills out the form that you need to take in to the lab with the appropriate boxes ticked off etc. to specify what type of blood work is to be done. Then you have to go back to the dr to get your results (the lab sends it back to the doc, not to you). I believe it is free, although it could vary from province to province (you would have to show your card which has your medical health insurance number...).

 

[van_wilder]

thanks miss silly... just wondering the reason i should give the doc if he asks why i want this done??? wondering if it would go in my record and if anyone would get suspiscious.
i'm in ontario so hopefully OHIP covers it? any other help would be appreciated.

 

[Miss Silly]

hmm... I'm in BC, I've had lots of bloodwork done to monitor my hormone and thyroid levels because we thought there was something wrong with me LOL I've never had to pay. I had OHIP while living in Toronto for about 4 years...i'm pretty sure i had bloodwork done and dind't have to pay either (although it was a while ago, i don't even remember what it was for).

I dunno about what to tell your doctor....probably the truth is best. Otherwise you'll have to figure out some pretty good reasoning why you want a specific type of bloodwork done more than once (and a pretty good excuse to go with it). I'm sure EVERYTHING you do that you have to show your OHIP card will go on some sort of permanant medical record.

I don't believe a doctor can do anything if you are using a substance without prescription (?? unsure here...). Obviously some doctors are more "open minded" towards these types of things than others, you may get a lecture ;-P

 

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Need a referral in montreal too. Never had to pay. I do sometimes go to a private clinic and pay $200 for next day results.

 

[benny1970]

Need a referral in montreal too. Never had to pay. I do sometimes go to a private clinic and pay $200 for next day results.

Is it only in the province of Quebec that they are allowed to operate the private clinics (similar to the private MRI clinics, etc.)?

 

[van_wilder]

^^ good info...anyone else have any reccomendations??? any experience?

 

[allabs]

if you walk into any clinic or doc's office and you tell them whats up they gotta test you and yes ohip covers it just dont bullshit the doc if push comes to shove pm for a doc's name that might help you out

 

[Tweakle]

just go to a walk in... OHIP covers the doc's free & it's $25 for free-test levels. This isnt the States, you dont need to lie to the doc about it

 

[deejay10]

Yeah, the main thing that you should do is never lie to them. I had gyno and was too embarassed to tell my female doctor that I had taken AAS. She sent me to get a mamogram (talk about embarassing).....then I had to go and get the surgery....

The point is, a doctor, before they can become a doctor have to take the hypocrathic oath, which states (among other things) that they pledge to give a patient the best help to assist them in the recovery of their health.

A doctor doesn't have to agree with what you're doing, but they DO have to provide you assistance to get better. Blood tests are needed on the road to getting better....

I would just be honest and schedule some blood work. I get it done frequently now and not only do I not have to pay anything, but I also have built a trust with my doc and she helps me out along the way...

just my 2 cents

 

[van_wilder]

Thanks for the help guys... this site is an awesome place with some awesome people...i'd hit you all up with Karma if it was worth anything! (my old account got locked due to inactivity so i'm not a noob)

anyhow, my quesiton is with regards to being open with a doc about AAS... does that go in your medical record? what are the potential negative outcomes to telling a doc you're on AAS (besides the lecture)?
VW

 

[ILOVEMYWIFE]

I have actually went in to my doctor and told him that I was using steroids and wanted to make sure that my blood values were allright. Better to be safe than sorry.
The doctor may voice his opinion but that is really all he will do.