Newbie Advice Needed - docs tomorrow!

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I've been hypo for 14 years, and for the last 4 have been suffering terrible

coldness, where I feel chilled to the bone, from the inside out, I break out in

goosebumps constantly. I've spend every evening (and some afternoons) with a hot

water bottle and in desperation often resort to warming up by sitting with the

hair dryer running for 20 mins! The room thermostat is on 22 degrees. I am

equally cold on summer evenings and have a hot water bottle at night, even in

summer. I also get hands and feet burning from time to time and going bright

red and a bit swollen but I'm not aware if this is thyroid related.

Saw doc 8 weeks ago who upped thyroxine from 100 to 125 even tho TSH was

'normal' on 100. Within a couple of weeks I found that I was no longer losing

hair (I thought I could see lots of hair loss when washing it because I'd grown

it long so it was more visible). I have bags more energy (thought I was just

tired from kids) I don't feel low any more (thought I was just naturally

grumpy!) None of these things had I relised was down to thyroid - I just

thought that was how I was.

I am still cold, although not as bad as I was. But I'm not right. Tomorrow I

go back to doc to tell him how I've got on. I'd really like him to increase me

up to 150 but I don't think he will as my TSH was 'normal' on 100 and it took a

lot of persuasion to get 125.

I'd like to ask for a copy of my blood results but I'm too frightened to as

think doc will think I'm a hypochondriac! Could a receptionist do it so doc

doesn't need to know I'm making a pain of myself?

If I have to beg for a referral, do you know of a doc near me that knows what

he's doing? I live in Fleet, Hampshire. Thanks for any advice!