Doctor visit

[Guest guest]

Well, I had my routine doctor appt with my primary care doctor on Friday

and he had me do some routime blood tests to just check up on my general

health, etc. I got a call today and evidently, my thyroid is on the low

side. They've been checking my thyroid every six months for about 10

years now because I have a somewhat thick neck and that can be one of

the signs of thyroid problems. So, I guess I've now got them. Until now,

all my thyroid tests have been normal. Now I know why I can't lose any

weight these days. Just a general complaint that everytime I see the

doctor, I tend to walk away with another medication.

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

I checked this with the dictionary:

the word hypo means low, ie. hypoglycemia reaction is low blood sugar.

Hyper is for high, ie. hyperglycemia is high blood sugar. Sorry, don't

mean to contradict, but I also looked up HYPOthyroid on the net and it

was listed as LOW thyroid and HYPERthyroid is HIGH thyroid.

I just got the news from my doctors office, but I didn't speak to my

doctor directly, only a nurse and like an idiot, I forgot to ask the

test values. I'll know once I get the letter with the test results on

it. My doctor always sends me a letter listing all the tests he took and

what the test values were. I'll let you know what my values once I get

that letter (if I remember, since my memory is like swiss cheese these

days, all full of holes).

Kimber

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Kimber

Vallejo, CA

hominid2@...

Note: All advice given is personal opinion, not equal to that of a licensed

physician or health care professional.