Re: my latest labs and questions - thanks

[Guest guest]

Hey ,

Thanks for your input. :-) I do feel very hyper......and today to add spice

to the mix I've been extremely short of breath.

I've already got my lab work paper for my next visit, and don't know if it

includes the FT3 or not.....it's not listed as such anywhere on there, but they

have me checked to get the CBC again, the TSH, the T4 Free, and 2 T3''s....a

T3 Total and a T3 Uptake. There isn't a Free T3 on this sheet as I said.

Hopefully that's got me covered. :-) If that's not it, I'll make sure they

pencil it

in next time. Or maybe I'll call his assistant and tell her how I've been

feeling and ask if I can pencil it in myself. :-) Thank goodness we aren't HMO

patients....at least I feel like I've got more say in requesting things than I

would if our coverage was different.

I'm not sure if they'll increase my meds or not yet, as I just started like 2

weeks ago, and I doubt if even the low dose I'm on has had a chance to kick

in yet, or that my thyroid has dumped the excess hormones it's stored. I'll be

sure and share how crappy I've felt this past week, and see what he says.

Keeping my fingers crossed that he listens to me and works with me. I've only

seen

him the one time and don't really have a feel for him yet.

So was one of those tests of mine for TPO antibodies? Is that what that

Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies test was for? That is weird that they say I have

Hashi's if I don't have the antibodies for it......hmmmnnn. I'll have to ask him

about that as well.

Always more to learn and inquire about!

Thanks again for the support and advice. I sure do appreciate it. Have a

wonderful evening.

[Guest guest]

At 09:38 PM 7/24/2003, you wrote:

>Hey ,

>Thanks for your input. :-)

You're welcome.

>T3 Total and a T3 Uptake.

Those are not Free T3. They are less useful. I would insist on the FT3.

>There isn't a Free T3 on this sheet as I said.

>Hopefully that's got me covered. :-) If that's not it, I'll make sure they

>pencil it

>in next time. Or maybe I'll call his assistant and tell her how I've been

>feeling and ask if I can pencil it in myself.

I would get the slip fixed up before the blood draw. Or if penciling it in

is acceptable, I'd ask to do that.

> :-) Thank goodness we aren't HMO

>patients....at least I feel like I've got more say in requesting things

>than I

>would if our coverage was different.

Actually, I am an HMO patient. I think it depends more on the doctor you see.

>I'm not sure if they'll increase my meds or not yet, as I just started like 2

>weeks ago, and I doubt if even the low dose I'm on has had a chance to kick

>in yet, or that my thyroid has dumped the excess hormones it's stored.

>I'll be

>sure and share how crappy I've felt this past week, and see what he says.

Yes, do that. It sounds like you may need an increase, given how you're

feeling, as well as the low dose. But maybe you need to wait for it to kick

in. If you get an increase, you'll want to watch for symptoms of hypO, and

have thyroid levels (FT3 and FT4) checked at least every 4 weeks.

>Keeping my fingers crossed that he listens to me and works with me. I've

>only seen

>him the one time and don't really have a feel for him yet.

Crossing fingers and toes.

>So was one of those tests of mine for TPO antibodies? Is that what that

>Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies test was for?

Yes.

>That is weird that they say I have

>Hashi's if I don't have the antibodies for it......hmmmnnn. I'll have to

>ask him

>about that as well.

That's a good question.

Good night to you, too.