Re: The Adventure Continues!

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Marc,

It all sounds good to me go for it.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: marc200134470 <cfs38@...>

> Subject: The Adventure Continues!

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> Date: Thursday, September 23, 2010, 1:41 PM

> Just got back from the Cardiologist.

> Get to have a nuclear stress test done on 10/14, and an echo

> on 10/4 leaving with a Holter monitor after that for 24

> hours.

>

> On to the other stuff as this is not a 'cardiac' board.

> He apologized to me for sending me to that endo, and took

> her off his referral list right in front of me.

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> He could not believe that she considered my T normal at

> 323, and also mentioned the low SHBG. Agreed with me fully

> about the E2 level of 52 also.

>

> Here is where some of you folks will get a laugh,.....guess

> where I am going next?

> A doc that specializes in sex hormones. He happens to be a

> gynecologist!!! LOL

>

> This should be a real blast sitting in a waiting room full

> of women. I am only going due to the fact that my doc claims

> he deals with men on these issues all the time, and I

> figured what can it hurt at this point. I am on 100%

> coverage, and have had my testicles probed and looked at so

> many times it simply doesn't faze me anymore. He just

> recently met this other doctor and was impressed with him.

>

> Anyway on the E2 issue.

> Cardiologist really doesn't want me taking anything until I

> see the other one, but actually wrote me a scrip for

> Arimidex if needed.

> I had to press him, but he finally gave in after I told him

> I would wait to fill it.

>

> To Barb's credit, the Cardiologist agrees that my FT3 is

> not optimal by any means, and we talked about the very real

> possibility that my adrenals are compensating. He said that

> could be what is driving my BP and pulse rate after I get up

> in the AM.

>

> He asked me to tell him if I started the AI so he could

> schedule more blood work within a few weeks. Suggested

> dosage was 1/4 pill every 3 days if I decide to fill it.

>

> Sorry for taking up so much space on this board with my

> ongoing saga, but this place has been a huge help. Now I get

> to start working on my mother, as she goes to the same

> Cardiologist as I do. I picked up her blood work for her

> today. Her TSH is 3.09 on a scale of .27/4.2 which is way

> too high IMHO from what I have learned here. Have to drop it

> off to her this weekend.

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