Saw the Endocrinologist Today

July 23, 2008

Well....I saw the endocrinologist today. What a waste of time! You

all are right about that...they are basically worthless! I felt like

he came into the room with a chip on his shoulder (like he had

already read my chart and saw the tests I had already had done, and

had already labeled me as a hypochondriac or something. He basically

said that there is nothing wrong with my endocrine system (before he

has even talked to me,) and then went on to lecture me for a good

half hour about various things such as how the endocrine system works

(like I am a dummy and didn't already know or something,) and how the

saliva cortisol tests are worthless (he doesn't do them and won't

look a them if a patient brings them in,) and maybe my fatigue is

just being caused by stress or age (yeah, well I am only 30 years old

buddy,)and how my symptoms could be related to any system in my body

& there is no reason to think they are endocrine related. I think he

already had it set in his head tha he wasn't going to help me, and

that there was nothing wrong with me...before he even saw me. He

told me that I just need to live with the fatigue and " learn how to

adapt. "

Anyway, I tried not to cry the entire time I was in there because he

made me feel like such an idiot...like I was wasting his time or

something.

He ended up running an adrenal test.....I think just to get me out of

his hair and also to torture me because it took...getting my blood

taken, getting a shot, waiting a half hour and getting my blood

tested again, then another half hour later taking blood AGAIN! I felt

like a pin cushion. He said everything will probably come back normal

but " we might as well do it while you are here. " He wouldn't even

talk about possible sex hormones...he said as long as I am

menstrating there is no problem.

Needless to say, I won't be going back to the doctor again. I am

tired of getting poked and prodded, told there is nothing wrong with

me, and looked at like I am an idiot or something. Grrrrrrrrrr......

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