Re: one step forward, to Kiki

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Hi Kiki,

I agree with Sandy, it's better to have your Ft3 checked! The Ft3

shows the real amount of active thyroid hormones.

Do you have labwork after 4 weeks? It's better though to have it at

six weeks. Unless you expect to be severe hypo still and want to up

your 3 grains from there..... But please up with quarts from now on,

since you might be close to your optimal dose!

Yes, I've developed that standing-up-for-yourself-thing too. I have

finally discovered that it is very easy to do so if you have nothing

to lose anymore ...... I was always a very shy person. Thank you for

mentioning this!

I'm still not good in my confrontational skills though. I'd rather

walk the path with the smallest resistance, and seek a doctor that

is willing to help ......

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).