Labs

For all you veterens out there...I was wondering how long it took you until you became used to reading your own labs and knowing about them without having to have any help? Is it a long process? Or something you get  used to easily?

I learn something new every time I read mine, someone else's, or read the feedback others give. A good resource to help you get started is www.labtestsonline.org .

--gina

 I caught on pretty fast

the best way to learn what they all mean is to go to barnes and noble and get a book on lab tests - anytime you have labs done, you can look them up and read what they mean.  Granted the ranges may be different and you may want ideal levels different than the ranges but the book will tell you what the actually test measures and its importance.  check out a few books before buying - some are better than others.  the good ones are pretty expensive, I just got a really good and comprehensive one that costs about $55 but I look everything up and I have learned so much in the past 3 years since my surgery -I also did it before my surgery butmuch more since then

Great ideas! I think 'I' might try a book as well. I've heard of that website before and yes its a od resource tool asd well, Thanks for posting this.