Back with News from the Endocrinologist

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My endocrinologist appointment was yesterday, whereupon I learned much new

information. I've tried to note this in a way that can be easily read.

1. I have autoimmune thyroid disease. Apparently there's nothing I can do about

it. Eventually it destroys the thyroid enough that thyroid therapy must be

started. Though that point may be years off, I'm sure there are symptoms to

expect from now going forward.

2. I do have a tiny, benign, pituitary adenoma (tumor), but it's not secreting a

hormone, nor damaging my body in any way. One less thing to worry about.

3. I still have a highly elevated level of estrodiol. The doctor is willing to

prescribe Anastrozole to address this, provided I undergo another round of blood

work first.

4. As was not much of a surprise, I will still be injecting myself with

testosterone for the foreseeable future. I will, however, need to vary the

dosage slightly to see if I can reach a steadier level. When before I would

inject 200 mg every 14 days, he told me to inject 100 mg every 7 days.

5. I have some still-unexplained issue with insulin resistance. The problem

mimics the symptoms of pre-diabetes. Tests will be run to determine if blood

sugar is an issue.

6. I noted the possibly deficiency of Vitamin B12, and he wished to run more

tests before he made any judgment about that.

This is all I know thus far. If anyone has anything to suggest or add, please

do so. I'm glad to at least have some answers, but the doctor did stress that

this is going to be a lengthy process that will take months to established.

Endocrine disorders, as is no surprise to anyone on this board, are complex and

involve many different parts of the body at one time.

Thanks, everyone!

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