Another question about tests please

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I have an adrenal related question, I hope someone can help or share their

thoughts.

The situation is this, i've had several adrenal tests, and the last one is on

Thursday. apparently all of my hormones will be tested on thurs, before having

the short synatchen test. i am having hypo-testosterone investigated amongts

other things. so far i've had the urinary free cortisol test, dexamethasone

suppression test, now the short synatchen test and think i'll also get all the

other hormones tested tomorrow. To do all the tests, i've had to be off HC

for some months, and it did previously help keep me stable. i have been

depressed since coming off it.

my appt to interpret the results was next week but has been put back 5 weeks to

insure the results are back in time - that takes 3 weeks, and it's an extra 2

because dr has nothing else

available

My question is this really: i'm thinking of starting the HC back up on friday

after the tests. but i'm concerned that if i do this and dr decides to do more

tests in november, that he'll then turn round and say he can't treat me or test

me etc becasue i've been on hc.

i am wondering if i might need an insulin tolerance test or a glucagon test to

check for growth hormone issues. i don't know enough about this to know if hc

would skew this test too much. i can't go on as i am, that's a sure fact. my

contract was not renewed at work and i'm confident it's because i've been so

depressed and struggled to cope and this has come over to people iworked with,

although i 've done my best and done at worst a reasonable job,they probably

think i'm miserable. when i started there i was on hc and i was coping, then i

had to come off it.

please does anyone know if taking the hc would affect any further tests -if i

have to have any - in a month? if it is growth hormone i'm low in and dr picks

up on this from igf-1 (??) then if i have to have an insulin test or a glucagon

test, would this be possible if on HC?

thanks

Chris