I just got my lab results back from my GP, and from all accounts my cholesterol is in good shape. I was surprised to see they did a comprehensive battery of bloodwork including the stuff I would normally see during a cancer checkup. Overall there’s nothing to worry about; it all looks good (red blood cells are low, but that could be a result of COVID) but the interesting thing is that I’m dealing with two different medical systems—my whole cancer experience was through the Johns Hopkins network vs. my GP who recently shifted over to the Mercy Medical network. Looking at the lab results, Mercy’s thresholds—their high and low ranges—are lower than Hopkins’. Mercy says I’m in the clear, while Hopkins says I still have a ways to go (most of the important stuff has seen no change since December).

I’m sticking with Hopkins, as their baselines are what I’ve been working with since this whole thing started, but I find it funny how two practices see the same results differently.

Update: Updating my files this afternoon, I found a scan of a paper copy of a lab from February 2017—eight months before the cancer diagnosis. I updated my spreadsheet and the four graphs above with the extra information.