Re: Correct which first - ferritin or T3?

[Guest guest]

heheh. Be careful how you 'handle the new dr'. They have some 'fragile egos'

that go with that degree they are so proud of. What you might try is to take

some key points like......well, as you know, low ferritin can mimic hypo

symptoms, so maybe that should be looked at. If he/she thinks you know too

much, they sometimes dig in and won't budge an inch. (it's sad that they have

to be handled like that, but sometimes necessary). Give him an opportunity to

acknowledge that you know some key points that he should know. :-) My last

Endo was a female she-devil. I'd not go back to her if she were the last Endo

on earth. She flat out told me when she found out that I was on Armour that

'people want cocaine legalized too so they can feel good' but it's not gonna

happen? rofl. I knew then it was a wasted trip. She did do good on the tests

she ran though, and seemed to know what to be checking for. I just couldn't

tolerate the Levoxyl she talked me into trying after being on Armour. In a

little less than a week, I'd tossed the Levoxyl and went back to Armour with no

regrets.

SandyE~Houston

Correct which first - ferritin or T3?

Getting ready to do battle with new doc on Monday. Old doc refused to

consider I was hypo (despite labs & lousy symptoms) - never could get

a ferritin test done.

So when I see this new guy do I ask to begin Armour AND for ferritin

tests, waiting for ferritin results to see if I need to ADD iron

supplements in addition to the Armour?

Or is he likely to say let's test ferritin, see the results & then

think about ARmour?

I really want to be " driving " this appointment, so want all my barrels

loaded when I go in! ;-)

[Guest guest]

Good points, Sandy! I'd also focus on the signs of the two

illnesses - these are the thigns the doc can measure and

agree 'yes, there's a problem here' - the low pulse, low blood

pressure, low body temp, high cholesterol (if it's an issue), scaly,

dry skin - eczema if you have it, pull some clumps of hair out ...

you know? Instead of saying you feel cold, or you're tired or you

feel dizzy right off the bat (these are symptoms as opposed to

signs, doctors like Signs - they can test these). Avoid all mention

of feeling depressed or anxious or overwhelmed - this is when they

like to pull out the paxil, at least that's how they do it here in

Ontario.

best of luck,

Nat

> heheh. Be careful how you 'handle the new dr'. They have

some 'fragile egos' that go with that degree they are so proud of.

What you might try is to take some key points like......well, as you

know, low ferritin can mimic hypo symptoms, so maybe that should be

looked at. If he/she thinks you know too much, they sometimes dig

in and won't budge an inch. (it's sad that they have to be handled

like that, but sometimes necessary). Give him an opportunity to

acknowledge that you know some key points that he should know. :-)

My last Endo was a female she-devil. I'd not go back to her if she

were the last Endo on earth. She flat out told me when she found

out that I was on Armour that 'people want cocaine legalized too so

they can feel good' but it's not gonna happen? rofl. I knew then

it was a wasted trip. She did do good on the tests she ran though,

and seemed to know what to be checking for. I just couldn't

tolerate the Levoxyl she talked me into trying after being on

Armour. In a little less than a week, I'd tossed the Levoxyl and

went back to Armour with no regrets.

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> SandyE~Houston

> Correct which first - ferritin

or T3?

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>

>

> Getting ready to do battle with new doc on Monday. Old doc

refused to

> consider I was hypo (despite labs & lousy symptoms) - never

could get

> a ferritin test done.

>

> So when I see this new guy do I ask to begin Armour AND for

ferritin

> tests, waiting for ferritin results to see if I need to ADD iron

> supplements in addition to the Armour?

>

> Or is he likely to say let's test ferritin, see the results &

then

> think about ARmour?

>

> I really want to be " driving " this appointment, so want all my

barrels

> loaded when I go in! ;-)

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>

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