Val...new labs

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Hi Val,

I have had a difficult year due to developing Cushings dz last May after

epidural steroid blocks, and then having a spinal fusion 10 weeks ago. The

Cushings symptoms have resolved, now seem to have adrenal suppression symptoms.

Also, I have hypothyroid and hyperthyroid symptoms.

Hypo...dry hair, eyes, skin, lower leg edema, fatigue, loss of hair, eyebrows,

Hyper...lost 21 lbs after surgery, diarrhea, a little shaky

My current meds:

8am- Estrogen, Testosterone, Progesterone

Naturthroid 130mg Cream daily, B12 injections weekly,

Cortef 5 mg No Iron in one year--initial ferritin-19

Vitamin D3 50,000iu weekly

12pm-

Cytomel 10mcg

Cortef 5mg

4pm

Cytomel 10 mcg

Labs 1/29/10

TSH .006 (.45-4.5)

FT4 .8 (.82-1.77)

FT3 4.7 (2.0-4.4)

RT3 212 (90-350)

Ferritin 108 (10-291)

Am Cortisol 6.5 (6.2-19.4)

Vitamin D3 107 (32-100)

Saw Dr yesterday. He wants me to take Cortef 10mg-8am, and Cortef 5mg-12pm. I

would prefer to take it as follows 7.5/5/2.5...do you agree?? We are decreasing

my Vitamin D3 to 30,000iu weekly. No other changes.

It seems that I have plenty of serum T3, but not getting to the cellular level.

Any ideas to help this issue???

Thanks,