Re: one step forward, one step back to Margreet

[Guest guest]

> Your bloodwork is a mystery to me, compared to how you feel! May I

> ask how long you were on that those of 2.5 grains?

Nine weeks. I understand that Hashimoto's is not well managed by

bloodwork.

> Also, was your blood drawn before taking your meds?

It was drawn about 8 hours after taking my first 1/2 of the dose.

> There's still some space for upping regarding your Ft4. Lets see

how

> you feel three weeks from now, since then you'll be on your new

dose

> of 3 grains for 6 weeks.

Monday is 4 weeks, so I'm almost there!

> May I ask how you find out that your endocrinologist had been lying

> to you? That's a serious issue though! For me, I always ask for

> copies of my labwork, since sometimes they give me accidently the

She called me (at work) to announce that my TSH was too low from my

second TFT postpartum. She had already reduced my dose from 125 mcg

synthroid to 100 mcg based on my first TFT. When I asked her what the

other numbers looked like (FT4 and TT3 - she never did a FT3) she

said: " They're finally coming into range. "

When I got my complete records from her office, I found that my FT4

and TT3 had been on the lower end of the reference range from both my

first and second tests postpartum. In the second, my TT3 was slightly

below the lower end of the reference range. I was pissed.

I'd requested my lab results at every visit, but she only mailed out

a form letter with TSH on it. She also used to get that stupid,

vacant stare when I'd report I was still symptomatic. To her, my TSH

was in range, and that was that. I was normal. I fired her.

One good thing about firing doctors: You manage to accumulate a list

of bad physicians. If anyone is interested in putting together

a " Bottom Docs " list, I'd be happy to provide a good number of them

for the Baltimore, MD area :-)

Actually, the good thing about firing bad doctors is that you get

practice standing up for yourself. And you tend not to stick with a

bad one for very long. It's great for developing confrontational

skills.

And, regarding inept physicians, one thing just stands out for me:

They should know better than to leave me hanging with an illness that

makes me feel bitchy. It just comes back to bite them in the butt.

> I also keep a record every day for how I feel and write down every

> dosage change.

I do this too - found it works if I stick it on my email calendar,

otherwise I'd forget! Of course, my calendar is at work, so I usually

only get 5/7 days (and it's public, so any of my coworkers can see

which days I was severely constipated - eeew).

[Guest guest]

Kiki, your dr shouldn't even be running a Total T3 test. She is wasting money,

whether it's yours or the insurance company's money. TT3 is completely useless.

SandyE~Houston

Re: one step forward, one step back to

Margreet

> Your bloodwork is a mystery to me, compared to how you feel! May I

> ask how long you were on that those of 2.5 grains?

Nine weeks. I understand that Hashimoto's is not well managed by

bloodwork.

> Also, was your blood drawn before taking your meds?

It was drawn about 8 hours after taking my first 1/2 of the dose.

> There's still some space for upping regarding your Ft4. Lets see

how

> you feel three weeks from now, since then you'll be on your new

dose

> of 3 grains for 6 weeks.

Monday is 4 weeks, so I'm almost there!

> May I ask how you find out that your endocrinologist had been lying

> to you? That's a serious issue though! For me, I always ask for

> copies of my labwork, since sometimes they give me accidently the

She called me (at work) to announce that my TSH was too low from my

second TFT postpartum. She had already reduced my dose from 125 mcg

synthroid to 100 mcg based on my first TFT. When I asked her what the

other numbers looked like (FT4 and TT3 - she never did a FT3) she

said: " They're finally coming into range. "

When I got my complete records from her office, I found that my FT4

and TT3 had been on the lower end of the reference range from both my

first and second tests postpartum. In the second, my TT3 was slightly

below the lower end of the reference range. I was pissed.

I'd requested my lab results at every visit, but she only mailed out

a form letter with TSH on it. She also used to get that stupid,

vacant stare when I'd report I was still symptomatic. To her, my TSH

was in range, and that was that. I was normal. I fired her.

One good thing about firing doctors: You manage to accumulate a list

of bad physicians. If anyone is interested in putting together

a " Bottom Docs " list, I'd be happy to provide a good number of them

for the Baltimore, MD area :-)

Actually, the good thing about firing bad doctors is that you get

practice standing up for yourself. And you tend not to stick with a

bad one for very long. It's great for developing confrontational

skills.

And, regarding inept physicians, one thing just stands out for me:

They should know better than to leave me hanging with an illness that

makes me feel bitchy. It just comes back to bite them in the butt.

> I also keep a record every day for how I feel and write down every

> dosage change.

I do this too - found it works if I stick it on my email calendar,

otherwise I'd forget! Of course, my calendar is at work, so I usually

only get 5/7 days (and it's public, so any of my coworkers can see

which days I was severely constipated - eeew).