Dr visit

[Guest guest]

As most of you know I have been in search of a new endo.

The endo I was/am with is just way too laid back for what I need. I think

once you have more issues

than just the normal hypo signs, he is unable to help. Why they just don't

admit when they DON'T know?

Anyway, I have an appointment set up with Dr. Sarlis over at MD

. I got the results from a FNA

that many have told me needs another look.

I did get that second opinion from a Dr. that only looked at the results

and said that he totally respects the

opinion of the Pathologist that read the results. (always scratch out the

names on the tests results for that reason)

Well off to my third opinion with Dr. Sarlis. Before he would even

consider seeing me, I had to send him most of

my tests and lab results. He then had a few days to go over the

information before they called back to make an

appointment for me to see him on December 10th.

I had to call the two different labs that had my FNA glass slides

specimens, to have them send the results to

MD .

So far I am very impressed with their action at MD . I have no

idea what kind of endo Dr. Sarlis will be like?

I am hoping he prescribes Armour, and generously!

I will keep you all up dated. But most importantly, I want to thank Jan

for taking the time to contact people from other

groups who have urged me to get second, and even third opinions.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

I wish I could recommend MD , but I don't know yet!

All I know is that they want to see everything that I have had done

in

the past. Including the MRI I had done on my head and neck to

see

why I had that one migraine.

Getting the glass slides, and the MRI was not nearly as bad as I

thought

it would be. Just one call.

I'd love to call up and ask the Dr. a few questions before I go in, like

do

you prescribe Armour? But from my experience, they must be really

busy

there, because it takes well of 24 hours for the nurse/assistant to call

back.

Plus, I don't want to overstay my welcome! I don't want them to

fire me

before I even go in.

So I guess I will have to wait and see what happenes.

Does anyone have any suggestions before I go. Like, how I should

prepare

for this visit? What type of questions I should be asking?

I don't want to botch this opinion like I did the second.

Thanks,

LYNN

At 08:47 AM 11/17/2004, you wrote:

Good Luck Lynn, let me know what

you think of him. My friend who works at MD has been

urging me for the last year or two to try to get in there for a

second/third opinion on my thyroid and

pituitary issues. Someday I just may due that. Right now I am

still in my " doctored out " phase. But if your

appt goes well, then I'll have to see about gathering up all my scans,

MRI's, FNA's and stuff and getting in.

Janie

Dr visit

As most of you know I have been in search of a new endo.

The endo I was/am with is just way too laid back for what I need. I

think

once you have more issues

than just the normal hypo signs, he is unable to help. Why they

just don't

admit when they DON'T know?

Anyway, I have an appointment set up with Dr. Sarlis over at MD

. I got the results from a FNA

that many have told me needs another look.

I did get that second opinion from a Dr. that only looked at the results

and said that he totally respects the

opinion of the Pathologist that read the results. (always scratch

out the

names on the tests results for that reason)

Well off to my third opinion with Dr. Sarlis. Before he would even

consider seeing me, I had to send him most of

my tests and lab results. He then had a few days to go over the

information before they called back to make an

appointment for me to see him on December 10th.

I had to call the two different labs that had my FNA glass slides

specimens, to have them send the results to

MD .

So far I am very impressed with their action at MD . I have

no

idea what kind of endo Dr. Sarlis will be like?

I am hoping he prescribes Armour, and generously!

I will keep you all up dated. But most importantly, I want to thank

Jan

for taking the time to contact people from other

groups who have urged me to get second, and even third opinions.

Lynn

[Guest guest]

From everything I've learned about endos over the past yr and a half, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack for one who knows anything about the thyroid, and even if he/she did, they might sell out your body in order to remain in good standing with the pharmaceutical companies. I'd rather run a bet on a family doctor, general practitioner, internal medicine person, or a D.O. I bet I'd win that bet. I just don't have the money to go running all over the country doing the trial and error thing. My money is precious, and I'm not giving it away by the handfuls to any and everybody, plus there isn't much of it, so I have to give everything extreme forethought. My forethought is that, unless I need a thyroid scan, MRI, or some such other thing, I trust myself more, after all the disappointments in doctors that I've had.

Re: Dr visit

Your endo does not have to Rx your thyroid meds. Get your PCP to do that.