Itching,Labs,Atd's

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Thanks again to everyone who has been so supportive.

thank you for the info on the specific thyroid tests. I've printed

them up. I'm going take them with me next time.

My doc is an endo. The only poor excuse I can come up with to go along with

his ignorance on the importance of the Free T4 is what our friend, who is a

doctor and who I discussed the whole situation with today, explained. He

said first that they are taught about ALL the thyroid tests in med school but

that years ago before the tests were as accurate, they relyed mostly on

clinical signs. They ran the somewhat unreliable tests to find a loose

correlation. So my guy is probably in a time warp. He suggested what

everyone said-get the test asap then look for another doctor. He said that I

would know if I was hypo right away. I know I'm not there.

You and others have helped me more than you'll ever know. I will get the

free T4 test in the next one or two days. I'm going to hold tight on the 30

mgs till then. I think I can manage a few more days at this point. Then I

have appointments for Dec.2 and 3. I know now what to look for. If they

don't know TSI or any of the other important tests, I move on. In the

meantime, I'll stick with the one I have now and get the tests I need on my

own. Some of the golden rules I've learned here are spreading the doses

evenly throughout the day, not dropping too much too soon and what tests to

take.

I appreciate and understand that no one cannot give or be perceived as giving

medical advice. For the record, I don't take anything here as medical

advice. I see it as just tapping into everyone else's collective experiences

and sharing info for which I am grateful.

Thank you all,