How long does it take to get blood test results?

I went in today to get my blood tested. Every horrible disease runs in my family. I haven't been tested in a while. I'm nervous. I'm usually healthy and fit. I'm 20 and a non smoker. I do a lot of walking and hiking. I'm 5'1" 104lbs. I saw 5 different doctors who said I had a viral throat infection. They all said my throat was swollen. I can eat and drink fine but after my throat feels tight and dry. It takes me a few seconds to swallow. My doctor checked my thyroid and said it felt swollen that my lymph nodes aren't swollen. I have dental issues and was on antibiotics for it. My lymphs under my jaw were swollen and ached. My dentist said I have no infection. Negative step tests. My neighbor is going to medical school she said my symptoms sound like I have Hyperthyroidism.(Tired, hardly sleep, swollen neck, weight loss, headaches, neck aches, anxiety) Please nothing negative. I'm already scared. My anxiety is bad. How long will it take lab work and a ultrasound to go through?

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Most blood work result are done in a day or less. Having the lab send the result to your MD and having the MD look at them could take longer. Most generally if a blood test is not normal or off the charts, the lab may notify the MD office so you would be notified right away. Of course, there are exceptions to that because the lab work was lost or someone forgot to fax it to the MD office.Did you have an ultra sound already? Or are you waiting for one? Generally, depending where you live, you should be able to have your ultra sound soon and the results are read and sent to your MD like your blood work in a day or two.

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Why am I not loosing anymore weight?

Hi! So I am female 5'7 and about 152 pounds and a teenager. I used a BMI calculator and it says that I am just barley a normal weight. I used to weigh 175 in September, 2012 so I have lost a lot of weight. But it seems that my weight loss has stopped and I just cant seem to loose the last 15-20 pounds. I recently watched Fat, Sick, and nearly dead on netflix and thought I could give juicing a try.. Is this a good idea? Also any other weight loss tips, tricks, ect. Thank you! Ps: I have a gym that I can access 24/7 so workout tips will be appreciated too! :)Also, is juicing safe for someone my weight and age? I have researched it and gotten mixed responses.It also has been like a roller coaster motivational wise, one day Ill be all ready to eat healthy, and the next I want to eat like a pig. Any ideas?

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I'm done with my weight loss journey and completely happy with how I feel and how I look right now however losing weight is a challenge for anyone and even losing 5 pounds and keeping it off isn't an easy task. Also I bet you didn't know that 5 pounds of fat is about the size of 8 cheese burgers? That alone should be enough to make anyone want to get on the ball and start a change for the better. Weight loss can be really easy to learn but the problem is nobody wants to put the required effort that is needed to actually do it, instead people continually look for (easy) ways to do it. If there was an easy way to lose weight I don't think 35% of Americans would be obese. There was a time when I also wanted to lose weight and was tired of starting diets only to lose motivation and give up just a few weeks later after seeing no results. However, let me tell you it is literally one of the easiest things you will ever learn once you find a good and reputable place to learn it from and I say that only because the world is filled with magic diet pills, liquid flush diets and a thousand other quick fixes that promise xx pounds of weight loss in the first week and even though it is impossible they know you're going to do it because your desperate. I have probably tried every diet pill, liquid flush diet, and ab rocket machine known to man and have had no success with any of them nor do I know anyone that has ever had any success with them. I have also tried starving myself which works very well for the first few weeks' right before your metabolism comes to a complete stop and eating just the tiny bit makes you gain weight and you end up weighing more than you did before you started starving yourself. Companies promote weight loss to make money not to get people healthy again and that's because they know you're not going to be a customer and buy their products if you're no longer fat. http://fatloossfactor.com is a site I want you to go to when you have 10 or 20 minutes to spare and I want you to sit down and watch his video on weight loss. He helps people every day to lose weight I have never seen someone as committed as him and that will go so far out of his way to help someone. His weight loss program is one of the best I have ever had the enjoyment of doing and it is without doubt the best success I have ever had with any weight loss program. I also couldn't be happier with my body right now and I have never felt this wonderful in my whole life. In the end you just got to remember to stick with it and stay confident in yourself and in no time you can achieve the results you have always wanted. It's not hard to lose weight but most people have a hard time staying motivated and 9 times out of 10 it was because they weren't really committed from the beginning. Anyways I hope I helped you and I hope you make the commitment to change your body and life. Remember it's not easy to take the first step but you did, you're here right now taking it and the rest of the steps will fall into place. Have a wonderful day.

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• If you stop losing weight then it is recommended that you do to your doctor.I have not heard of juicing but I wouldn't recommend you doing anything like that at your age.
• Eat under your maintenance calories. Regardless of where you get your calories from, McDonalds or salad, it's all about calories in vs calories out. What's probably happened is you were eating below maintenance for your beginning weight and as you've dropped in weight, so has your maintenance so you're now eating at maintenance and no longer losing weight. Eat 300-500 calories under maintenance for steady, safe weight loss.I'm not saying eat McDonalds, what I'm saying is putting all health benefits aside you can lose weight eating what you want, but it's not good for overall health. As long as it fits your daily calories, you can add whatever fits.
• As you come closer to your target size and shape it dose get harder to drop those last kg's there is far to much to write in one answer about all tips and techniques but what you should do (I did) was go to http://www.nerdfitness.com/I've found it really good :) just go look around on the forums and it should help and keep you motivated most importantly :D

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I need a super fast method to lose 30 pounds because I don't want to go back to being anorexic?

I have tried everything! I need help with losing and fast like a month! Ill try pills anything at all but I don't want to go back to being anorexic thanks and don't tell me just eat healthy and exercise because I'm trying

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1. Workout 3-5 days a week.. can be jogging, can be swimming, do any exercise. (45 minutes) 2. Drink a lot of water 3. Consume high protein food and cut all Fats and Sugars4. Minimize Carbs5. Eat 5 meals, Small meals a day.. to keep metabolism up. follow my diet: breakfast: 3-4 spoons of oats + skimmed milk + 3 egg whites. snack: A fruit (can be an apple or anything you want) + (optional: 2 Omega 3 pills, or 10-15 almonds)lunch: meat/chicken/fish + steamed rice (not too much) + salad or veggies. 2nd snack: can be another fruit or a juice. dinner: consume anything that has low calories such as skimmed milk or salad, or yogurt. good luck

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• water fast.

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How to lose weight at 13?

Im 13 4''10 and 96 pounds. I run and stuff but I still have big thighs and kinda a muffin top. What is a good,realistic diet and exercise plan at 13?

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•Cardio exercise alone is not the best way to lose thigh fat. Yoga, which includes postures that can slim and strengthen your thighs.
• You also need to change what you eat. If you inherited the trend toward fat thighs, you will have problems if you eat a diet heavy in saturated fats, sugars, and sodium. You will keep liquid and fat.
•Stretch your muscles thoroughly before and after exercising.
•Your strength-building, thigh targeting workout could include leg presses, leg curls, and lunges. For extra strengthening.
•The best way to lose thigh fat includes drinking sufficient water throughout the day to keep your metabolism running full blast. You could alternate two cups of herbal tea for two of your cups of water a day.

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How to not break free from your diet?

I have no problem getting up to excersize, my only problem during a diet is my constant craving for junk food. For me it''s too hard to eat good. I have a swimsuit photoshoot in July (i know it''s a long ways away but I want to make sure I''m as skinny as possible). Any tips for me to keep eating healthy and not give up on my diet right away, or eat junk food?

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You''re on the road to bettering yourself. It''s not an easy road to take, but if it was, it wouldn''t feel so damn good when you start seeing improvements. The ends WILL justify the means. You don''t want to be the best version of you? If you think that something that tastes nice but goes against your diet is worth consuming, it means your heart isn''t 100% in it. Make these junk items you crave seem like they should only be touched in moderation (cheat meal every fortnight for example). Just keep thinking of how good you could look in front of that camera, and how bad you could look in front of it. The decision should be made clear by this.

• Give yourself other alternatives to the food you crave. Like low carb/low sugar snacks. I''m on a low carb diet and I have tonnes of different muffin and cookie recipes to make, and they have next to no sugar/carbs
  
  You can always buy really dark chocolate too as eating a small amount may satisfy your sweet tooth.
  
  Or eat a piece of fruit as it contains fructose which is sweet.
  
  Another option is to allow yourself a ''cheat meal'' once a week. Just one meal, where you can eat anything you want. It may ease your cravings.
  
  Hope I helped. If you want recipes for low sugar baking or snacks Google will give you many!

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How do I lose fat without gaining muscle?

So, I''m a male. I''m 17, and I want to lose all of the fat that''s on my legs and my butt. I really don''t know what to try. I try to do stuff. I know that Cardio, is what I should be doing. All I want to do, is lose the fat without gaining muscle. I don''t want buff legs, or buff anything. I''m afraid, if I try Cardio, my legs are going to get bigger, by muscle. I want to lose that fat, not gain more shape to them

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Cardio wil give you abit of muscle tone but it will be a subtle difference. Trust me, I do weights so I know that only lifting will make you legs become ''buff.'' Doing squats with heavy weights (over 200 pounds) will make your legs look bigger but doing lots and lots of cardio will only make very small differences. Please dont refrain from doing cardio because of this reason. You will lose plenty of fat and gain minimal muscle with a good regular cardio routine.

• Don''t walk for a couple of months? you could get a wheelchair
• Gaining muscle while doing cardio is inevitable. Most cardio uses almost all of the body, so while you''re working and using those same parts over and over they will start to strengthen. Running, biking, swimming. They burn major fat, and as you do it routinely you will see more tone in your body. You won''t be BUFF... just toned.
  
  Hope this helped

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