Re: Eunice

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I'm in Chicago, IL and I go to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. I'll give them a

call on Monday to see what's going on.

Thanks!

Eunice

Waiting to long see doctors...

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> A word for those of you who are switching doctors or have had your doc

> move etc...

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> I don't remember who recently wrote that they had to wait five months

> to get in with the ONE endo their insurance covered...but that is too

> long. ( YOUR INSURANCE company needs to be told to include more

> providers on their panel and/or pay for consultation with a non paneled

> provider as if they were in their network.. There are standards

> (rights) on this and they should be spelled out in whatever

> overwhelming pack of papers describes your benefits.)

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> When I was first referred to an endo, he was good and thus very busy.

> When I called I was given an appointment several months out, BUT I was

> also told to come into his office ASAP to have blood drawn. When my

> blood work results hit his desk HE called me, asked me how I was

> feeling and said that I would be fit into the first urgent opening and

> then he turned me over to scheduling and they got me in that next

> week.

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> If you are worried and sense that you are very off either end of the

> thyroid hormone scale then asking for this triage( worst cases go

> first) type treatment...asking for copies of your blood work to be sent

> to you...may hasten your appointment and save your body months of

> damage.

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> And just in case any new folks wondering about treatment are around

> today...REMISSION does happen. Hang in there and try protecting

> yourself from hyper ravages with anti-thyroid drugs while your body

> heals.

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> Best to you all...

> Jeannette

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