RE and thyroid testing

[Guest guest]

I have a first-time appointment on Monday with an RE. Does anyone

know if RE's will do thyroid tests? I am very suspicious that I have

undiagnosed low thyroid. RE's are supposed to look into all possibly

causes of infertility and low thyroid is one of them so I'm hoping he

will, and that he will take me seriously. (Bad previous experience

with a different doc 2 years ago. After listing my symptoms which

included fatigue and inablility to lose weight even with regular

exercise, he told me 'Half the people in the U.S. are fat and tired.

Change your diet and excersize.')

I am seeing Dr. Zinaman at Loyola if anyone who has seen him can tell

me what they think.

Thanks!

[Guest guest]

I am seeing (on hold right now) an Re for my

submucosal fibroid. It is the second one he will do a

resection on. I am not seeing him for fertility, (I'm

48) but due to not being able to find a gyn who will

do a resection. He did not do a thyroid test. Nor did

he do one the last time (Oct.'03).

He wanted me to see my regular gyn before I had the

second resection because it's almost two years since

my last pap test. So I went reluctantly. He also

wanted her to do the regular blood tests, iron, etc. I

had been anemic during my last resection. My gyn and I

were talking and I had said my old GP ran a thyroid

test 6 yrs ago because I had gained 40lbs. in a short

period of time (I had just quit smoking). That test

came back normal. So for some reason she ran a thyroid

test and thankfully she did. It came back very low.

Normal range for a TSH is 0.350 to 5.500. Mine came

back 0.004. She sent me for more thyroid tests, a T3

and T4 in which the T3 came back high (261 normal

range is 85-205). This means I am hyperthyroid. My

thyroid is putting out to much hormone. I have an

appt. with an endocrinologist 6/2.

The symptoms for both hyper and hypo thyroid from what

I have read so far can seem like the same problems you

have when you have problems with fibroids. You can

become fatigued, you can have irregular periods, bleed

heavy or longer,etc. Here are a few links to check

out. I have to deal with this thyroid problem before

my RE will do the second resection. But I am glad he

wanted me to go to my gyn because I may not have

figured out that these symptoms I'm feeling are due to

the thyroid condition. I could have had a problem

down the road with my heart or osteoperosis.

If you are concerned or even think (sometimes our gut

is telling us something's wrong)that something might

be up ask for this blood test from your doctor.

http://my.webmd.com/hw/womens_conditions/hw27377.asp

http://www.endocrineweb.com/index.html

http://www.thyroid.org/index.php3

--- juice01111 juice00000@...> wrote:

> I have a first-time appointment on Monday with an

> RE. Does anyone

> know if RE's will do thyroid tests? I am very

> suspicious that I have

> undiagnosed low thyroid. RE's are supposed to look

> into all possibly

> causes of infertility and low thyroid is one of them

> so I'm hoping he

> will, and that he will take me seriously. (Bad

> previous experience

> with a different doc 2 years ago. After listing my

> symptoms which

> included fatigue and inablility to lose weight even

> with regular

> exercise, he told me 'Half the people in the U.S.

> are fat and tired.

> Change your diet and excersize.')

> I am seeing Dr. Zinaman at Loyola if anyone who has

> seen him can tell

> me what they think.

> Thanks!