Guest guest Posted September 24, 2004 Report Share Posted September 24, 2004 hello in VA thank you for the support! i'm trying out a different hospital on monday (that is where the docs have their offices here) and will ask for ferritin and the antibodies tests. if they will do those labs hopefully i'll have more pieces of the puzzle. those first labs were around 12:30 to 1pm-- maybe. they had me lay down, rest, no talk, not move, not sleep! for 30 minutes and then the nurse came back... it was a looonnnnnnng 30 minutes! thank you again. everyone is super here! kathryn From: " " <cubfan23@c...> Date: Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:43 pm Subject: RE: reclusive coming out with lab #s and story, help please HI, , Welcome! Your doctor is an idiot if he thinks your fT4 is normal! What time of day was the test done? Do you remember? If it was first thing in the morning, I would think your cortisol should be much higher. ACTH is a pituitary hormone that stimulates cortisol, just like the TSH hormone stimulates the thyroid hormone. I wish you the best. Can you find another doc there? in Va. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 H i, , It IS a puzzle, isn't it? I bet it was a long 30 minutes! Please let us know your new test results when you get them. It would be interesting to find out what your cortisol would be first thing in the morning. in Va. hello in VA thank you for the support! i'm trying out a different hospital on monday (that is where the docs have their offices here) and will ask for ferritin and the antibodies tests. if they will do those labs hopefully i'll have more pieces of the puzzle. those first labs were around 12:30 to 1pm-- maybe. they had me lay down, rest, no talk, not move, not sleep! for 30 minutes and then the nurse came back... it was a looonnnnnnng 30 minutes! thank you again. everyone is super here! kathryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 H i, , It IS a puzzle, isn't it? I bet it was a long 30 minutes! Please let us know your new test results when you get them. It would be interesting to find out what your cortisol would be first thing in the morning. in Va. hello in VA thank you for the support! i'm trying out a different hospital on monday (that is where the docs have their offices here) and will ask for ferritin and the antibodies tests. if they will do those labs hopefully i'll have more pieces of the puzzle. those first labs were around 12:30 to 1pm-- maybe. they had me lay down, rest, no talk, not move, not sleep! for 30 minutes and then the nurse came back... it was a looonnnnnnng 30 minutes! thank you again. everyone is super here! kathryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2004 Report Share Posted September 28, 2004 H i, , It IS a puzzle, isn't it? I bet it was a long 30 minutes! Please let us know your new test results when you get them. It would be interesting to find out what your cortisol would be first thing in the morning. in Va. hello in VA thank you for the support! i'm trying out a different hospital on monday (that is where the docs have their offices here) and will ask for ferritin and the antibodies tests. if they will do those labs hopefully i'll have more pieces of the puzzle. those first labs were around 12:30 to 1pm-- maybe. they had me lay down, rest, no talk, not move, not sleep! for 30 minutes and then the nurse came back... it was a looonnnnnnng 30 minutes! thank you again. everyone is super here! kathryn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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