Re: Im so tired of these doctors, I dont know what to do now...

February 19, 2008

Please don't give up. You already know more than your doctors and will be no

worse off if you treat yourself. I only go to my family practice doctor now,as I

have to have tests ordered by her. Val and everyone on this forum have me

feeling better than all my doctors have done in the last two years. Following a

doctor's instructions got me in adrenal trouble, and the endo I went to was no

better. The " someone else " they mention you should see usually means a

therapist. Going through the usual medical fiascos make you ready to see a

therapist. You will feel better and become empowered to get help that will not

put you through wringer physically and financially..

Pat

Im so tired of these doctors, I dont know what to do

now...

I had my appointment with the doctor yesterday, what a waste of time

(and money). It started out with her coming in with another doctor , I

guess she was in training. She started telling me and reading off to

me that each test was normal, one after another all " normal " .

So when I could get a word in, I started to ask my questions I had

written down. I asked if my sleep /wake schedule could affect my

cortisol testing she told me that it doesnt make a difference its

normal, then I asked isnt it suppose to be done in the a.m.?, she said

it did not matter when it was done.

I said all the things that she " said " that were " normal " are all in

the very low end of the range. I asked about my tests being " inrange "

but still very low,..she said that they are fine and all " normal " .

I asked about my low but " inrange " =

ACTH

TSH

aldosterone

renin

free T-3

ferritin

and my sodium(this was below range)

My sodium she said " was only 1 point below range so it " is fine " . i

asked about Florinef for my low aldosterone , she gave me a pissy

look,so then I asked about raising my armour she said not to do that

because ill go hyper if I do. I told her about my being very cold

during the day (I wear my coat at times) and at night while sleeping

ill sweat , its as if my thermostat is at of wack. I said this happens

at times , but the last two weeks are so it has increased.

So I asked her since all the tests are fine, and nothing is up with my

thyroid-adrenal-pituitary , WHY DO I HAVE ALL THESE HYPO SYMPTOMS ?

why do I feel so crapy most of the time? I said this is her specialty

whats going on with the way I feel?

Her answer was " maybe its not endocrine, maybe I need to see someone

else " . not sure what was ment by that sentence . {WHAT A CLASSIC

ANSWER IT WAS}

She said we tested pretty much everything , I said something about a

GH test, now she is going to schedule to have that done some time

soon. Im going to also call this a.m. and ask if they can also do a

IGF-1 test at the same time, hopefuly she will do that as well.

What do I need to do prepare my self for these tests, I read that I

need to fast for 10 -12 hours, and to avoid arginine, so that means a

few of my supplements are a no no. how long before these tests do I

need to avoid arginine? do I need the IGF-1 test? would the GH test

tell me enough?

Im very tired of the BS that doctors are putting us through, I have

seen about seven or eight doctors in the last nine months( 3 of them

were DOs), its time consuming and expensive. I will probably have to

self treat since a doctor wont take me as an individual and listen to

anything I say. alot of the time I just feel like lying down and

giving up.

thank you very much for reading this, sherie

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February 19, 2008