Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Cherie, A lot of us are behind on email so I wasn't sure if anyone responded yet. What you want to do is have your doc do saliva testing for cortisol 4 times during the day and for thyroid tests need to include Free T3 and Free T4 at minimum, plus the antibody tests. Your Ferritin should be tested and you should know your sodium and potassium levels. Since you are new, I highly recommended thoroughly reading the website Stop the Thyroid Madness.com as well as www.DrRind.com especially the metabolic part because we refer to information on those sites frequently and they Thyroid one also talks about tests to have. www.stopthethyroidmadness.com Cheri new here Hi all, I'm new to this group, and like everyone else who joins I'm hoping to gather information and find answers. IU'm 39 years old and I have had gradually worsening symptoms for around 11 years (since the birth of my oldest dd). My symptoms have gotten more severe since I had my second child, but I was still able to function fairly well. I have been diagnoised with Crohns disease since 1994, so there was a tendency to blame everything on it. I have been asking to have my thyroid levels checked for a few years now and they always come back " within normal limits " . My fatigue and other symptoms were bad enough, but since August I've been under an enormous amount of stress. I'm the primary caregiver for my 90yo mother (my grandparents adopted and raised me). In August she was in a car accident and has been in the hospital and nursing home since. We are still working on bringing her home. At any rate, my symptoms have REALLY gotten worse since then and I started doing my own research. I am strongly suspecting that I have problems with my adrenals along with my thyroid. I do have nodules and cysts on my thyroid that were found October 2006. I have a huge list of symptoms, but some of the top ones are extreme fatigue, trouble sleeping, depression, hard time getting out of bed in the morning once I do get to sleep. I can post the entire list if I need to. I did the test about how my pupils constrict in the dark with a light, and they constricted, but re-dialiated. I'm going to a new doctor on Wednesday who will hopefully have a brain and will be able to help me pinpoint what is wrong. I am compiling a list of tests I would like done when I see the doctor. Does anyone have any advice on what to request other than the cortisol salvia test? Thanks in advance! Cherie . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Thanks Cheri! This is a list of what I will be asking for tomorrow. I realize he probably won't agree to all of them, but you never know. Anyone have any suggesstions to add or anything I don't need to get. I've very tired of having the same stupid test run over and over. I want to find out what exactly is wrong, so I figure test everything I can think of. TSH Thyroid Antiboidies ??(these recently tested neg.) Free T3 Antibodies for Graves ?? Free T4 estrogen RT3 proestrogen 24 hour cortisol salivia test testosterone Ferratin B-12 ACTH Aldosterone DHEA renin Vit. D folic acid Potassium sodium Cherie > > Cherie, > A lot of us are behind on email so I wasn't sure if anyone responded yet. > What you want to do is have your doc do saliva testing for > cortisol 4 times > during the day and for thyroid tests need to include Free T3 and > Free T4 at > minimum, plus the antibody tests. Your Ferritin should be tested and you > should know your sodium and potassium levels. > > Since you are new, I highly recommended thoroughly reading the > website Stop > the Thyroid Madness.com as well as www.DrRind.com especially the metabolic > part because we refer to information on those sites frequently and they > Thyroid one also talks about tests to have. www.stopthethyroidmadness.com > > Cheri > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1167 - Release Date: 12/3/2007 12:20 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 That looks like a good list to me! Cheri RE: Cherie....new here Thanks Cheri! This is a list of what I will be asking for tomorrow. I realize he probably won't agree to all of them, but you never know. Anyone have any suggesstions to add or anything I don't need to get. I've very tired of having the same stupid test run over and over. I want to find out what exactly is wrong, so I figure test everything I can think of. TSH Thyroid Antiboidies ??(these recently tested neg.) Free T3 Antibodies for Graves ?? Free T4 estrogen RT3 proestrogen 24 hour cortisol salivia test testosterone Ferratin B-12 ACTH Aldosterone DHEA renin Vit. D folic acid Potassium sodium Cherie > > Cherie, > A lot of us are behind on email so I wasn't sure if anyone responded yet. > What you want to do is have your doc do saliva testing for > cortisol 4 times > during the day and for thyroid tests need to include Free T3 and > Free T4 at > minimum, plus the antibody tests. Your Ferritin should be tested and you > should know your sodium and potassium levels. > > Since you are new, I highly recommended thoroughly reading the > website Stop > the Thyroid Madness.com as well as www.DrRind.com especially the metabolic > part because we refer to information on those sites frequently and they > Thyroid one also talks about tests to have. www.stopthethyroidmadness.com > > Cheri > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1167 - Release Date: 12/3/2007 12:20 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2007 Report Share Posted December 4, 2007 Thanks again, Cheri! I just really hope this doctor works out. I'm so tired of feeling rotten. If he doesn't work out, I think I'll go back to my primary and start educating him. He really is a good doctor. He just hasn't made it a point to learn all this stuff. Since it isn't his special focus, he sends patients on to an endo. when stuff comes up. I just have to make him realize that that doesn't actually work out as intended..... Cherie > > That looks like a good list to me! Cheri > > RE: Cherie....new here > > > Thanks Cheri! This is a list of what I will be asking for tomorrow. I > realize he probably won't agree to all of them, but you never know. Anyone > have any suggesstions to add or anything I don't need to get. I've very > tired of having the same stupid test run over and over. I want to find out > what exactly is wrong, so I figure test everything I can think of. > > > TSH Thyroid Antiboidies > ??(these recently tested neg.) > Free T3 Antibodies for Graves ?? > Free T4 estrogen > RT3 proestrogen > 24 hour cortisol salivia test testosterone > Ferratin B-12 > ACTH Aldosterone > DHEA renin > Vit. D folic acid > Potassium sodium > > > Cherie > > > > > > > > > > > Cherie, > > A lot of us are behind on email so I wasn't sure if anyone > responded yet. > > What you want to do is have your doc do saliva testing for > > cortisol 4 times > > during the day and for thyroid tests need to include Free T3 and > > Free T4 at > > minimum, plus the antibody tests. Your Ferritin should be tested and you > > should know your sodium and potassium levels. > > > > Since you are new, I highly recommended thoroughly reading the > > website Stop > > the Thyroid Madness.com as well as www.DrRind.com especially > the metabolic > > part because we refer to information on those sites frequently and they > > Thyroid one also talks about tests to have. www.stopthethyroidmadness.com > > Cheri > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.503 / Virus Database: 269.16.13/1167 - Release Date: 12/3/2007 12:20 PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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