Guest guest Posted September 9, 2004 Report Share Posted September 9, 2004 Great new Blithe, and it is at least some progress. Hope you're feeling better soon. I have a feeling that the osteopath will be the one, hopefully. Getting your diabetes proper treatment is also very important too. The antibody test is definitely progress. Results of endo visit > A little progress today... > > Went to see an endo who's the head of the endocrinology dept. at a > hospital. He said my TSH was " normal " , but was willing to prescribe > me 50 mg of synthetic T4 to make me feel better. He said it's > a " trial " , and if I don't feel better in 6 weeks, I should stop > taking it. He was very nice and all, but very conventional. He said > all I need to test in the future is my TSH (no frees... hmmm I don't > think so ). > > On the upside, he was very good in terms of treating my diabetes. > He's actually the first doctor who wondered what type of diabetes > I've got, and whether it could be late onset type I (I've wondered > that myself!). He wants me to test for insulin antibodies and check > my vitamin D levels. > > Well, it's a start. Next week I'm going to see a > naturapath/osteopath, whom I'm hoping will want to test *both* my > frees, and also my adrenals. I'm hoping he'll prescribe Armour or at > least a generic natural glandular. Meanwhile, I'm going to buy the > synthetic, just in case. I won't take it before I see the naturopath, > and hopefully, I won't need to take it at all. > > blithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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