Re: Back from my excursion

[Guest guest]

Dano - Are you referring to Dr. Blevins in Austin? Just curious.

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> Well it's been a while since I have been on this board. In the past

> three months I've visited the following groups: Fibromyalgia,

> Chronic Fatigue, adrenal fatigue, then thyroid helpers. Everyone

> over there says " Hi. " After being in some very female dominated

> health groups, it's good to back among some male company!

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> Anyways, still searching. Here's the brief rehash: felt like crap

> (low T symptoms PLUS constipation, dry skin...) in Fall '04 through

> the Winter of '05. Got the following labs checked on 2/11/05.

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> T: 394 ng/dl (270-840)

> TSH: 2.85 (0.27 - 4.2)

> Prolactin: 7.4 (4.1 - 18.4)

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> No diagnosis. Got to feeling worse and on 3/07/05 got a urologist

> who checked T alone - 314 ng/dl (241-827) and started T therapy.

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> HRT eventually made me feel better but not 100% mentally sharp.

> Now I'm starting to get fatigued and more mentally dull again after

> three months of low grade fever and some hyperthyroid symptoms. My

> latest family doctor says he won't " waste my money " checking thyroid

> function. It's so hard to disagree with the doc when you are

> mentally out of it and know you might blow up in rage, so I just

> took it and left.

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> Anyway, my endocrinologist (Dr. Blevins) noted this summer that

> my thyroid was 1.5 times normal size but I am afraid to go back and

> ask him about thyroid unless I have the full blown hypothyroid

> symptoms like I had last year. I don't think he practices strictly

> by the lab numbers, but the further I present from euthyroid, the

> more clearcut I think it will be. Anyways, I don't know where I am

> going with this but if you have any thoughts about what I have and

> how to attack this, I'm all ears.

> Thanks,

> Dano

>

[Guest guest]

Actually, Dr. Blevins of Nashville . He is an endo in

the " Good Doctors " list here. I drive 2 hours one way to see him if

that tells you anything.

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> > Well it's been a while since I have been on this board. In the

past

> > three months I've visited the following groups: Fibromyalgia,

> > Chronic Fatigue, adrenal fatigue, then thyroid helpers.

Everyone

> > over there says " Hi. " After being in some very female dominated

> > health groups, it's good to back among some male company!

> >

> >

> > Anyways, still searching. Here's the brief rehash: felt like

crap

> > (low T symptoms PLUS constipation, dry skin...) in Fall '04

through

> > the Winter of '05. Got the following labs checked on 2/11/05.

> >

> > T: 394 ng/dl (270-840)

> > TSH: 2.85 (0.27 - 4.2)

> > Prolactin: 7.4 (4.1 - 18.4)

> >

> > No diagnosis. Got to feeling worse and on 3/07/05 got a

urologist

> > who checked T alone - 314 ng/dl (241-827) and started T therapy.

> >

> > HRT eventually made me feel better but not 100% mentally

sharp.

> > Now I'm starting to get fatigued and more mentally dull again

after

> > three months of low grade fever and some hyperthyroid symptoms.

My

> > latest family doctor says he won't " waste my money " checking

thyroid

> > function. It's so hard to disagree with the doc when you are

> > mentally out of it and know you might blow up in rage, so I just

> > took it and left.

> >

> > Anyway, my endocrinologist (Dr. Blevins) noted this summer

that

> > my thyroid was 1.5 times normal size but I am afraid to go back

and

> > ask him about thyroid unless I have the full blown hypothyroid

> > symptoms like I had last year. I don't think he practices

strictly

> > by the lab numbers, but the further I present from euthyroid,

the

> > more clearcut I think it will be. Anyways, I don't know where I

am

> > going with this but if you have any thoughts about what I have

and

> > how to attack this, I'm all ears.

> > Thanks,

> > Dano

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Hey, what " good docs " list? I don't see it glancing through the files

section...?

Re: Back from my excursion

Actually, Dr. Blevins of Nashville . He is an endo in

the " Good Doctors " list here. I drive 2 hours one way to see him if

that tells you anything.

> >

> > Well it's been a while since I have been on this board. In the

past

> > three months I've visited the following groups: Fibromyalgia,

> > Chronic Fatigue, adrenal fatigue, then thyroid helpers.

Everyone

> > over there says " Hi. " After being in some very female dominated

> > health groups, it's good to back among some male company!

> >

> >

> > Anyways, still searching. Here's the brief rehash: felt like

crap

> > (low T symptoms PLUS constipation, dry skin...) in Fall '04

through

> > the Winter of '05. Got the following labs checked on 2/11/05.

> >

> > T: 394 ng/dl (270-840)

> > TSH: 2.85 (0.27 - 4.2)

> > Prolactin: 7.4 (4.1 - 18.4)

> >

> > No diagnosis. Got to feeling worse and on 3/07/05 got a

urologist

> > who checked T alone - 314 ng/dl (241-827) and started T therapy.

> >

> > HRT eventually made me feel better but not 100% mentally

sharp.

> > Now I'm starting to get fatigued and more mentally dull again

after

> > three months of low grade fever and some hyperthyroid symptoms.

My

> > latest family doctor says he won't " waste my money " checking

thyroid

> > function. It's so hard to disagree with the doc when you are

> > mentally out of it and know you might blow up in rage, so I just

> > took it and left.

> >

> > Anyway, my endocrinologist (Dr. Blevins) noted this summer

that

> > my thyroid was 1.5 times normal size but I am afraid to go back

and

> > ask him about thyroid unless I have the full blown hypothyroid

> > symptoms like I had last year. I don't think he practices

strictly

> > by the lab numbers, but the further I present from euthyroid,

the

> > more clearcut I think it will be. Anyways, I don't know where I

am

> > going with this but if you have any thoughts about what I have

and

> > how to attack this, I'm all ears.

> > Thanks,

> > Dano

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Actually if you look in the database section, it's in there.

Unfortunately something like this is needed when dealing with

hypogonadism.

Dano

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> Hey, what " good docs " list? I don't see it glancing through the

files

> section...?

[Guest guest]

I found it after I posted...i had only looked in the files section. The

list is depressingly short.

Re: Back from my excursion

Actually if you look in the database section, it's in there.

Unfortunately something like this is needed when dealing with

hypogonadism.

Dano

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> Hey, what " good docs " list? I don't see it glancing through the

files

> section...?

[Guest guest]

Yes - made us remove the " bad doctors " list because it was

taking up too much space on their servers... Just kidding!

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[Guest guest]

How do I get to the Bad Dr's List?

Please?

dano2718 <no_reply > wrote:

Yes - made us remove the " bad doctors " list because it was

taking up too much space on their servers... Just kidding!

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[Guest guest]

Sharkbyte-

That was just a variation on a long standing joke here. There isn't

such a list. When you are undiagnosed hypogonadal, it often seems

that most doctors are inept or worse, abusive. I am finding that the

second time around now that I believe I have thyroid problems, but I

think my endo will be on the same page as me very quickly... of course

getting your GP to refer you to an endo can be difficult too.

Hang in there, most of us here have been through the ringer getting

diagnosed.

Dano

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[Guest guest]

In the thyroid group I belong to, most folks think that most endos are

idiots in treating thyroid... LOL... of course in both these groups we

tend to just be the hard cases or the just learning, right?

Re: Back from my excursion

Sharkbyte-

That was just a variation on a long standing joke here. There isn't

such a list. When you are undiagnosed hypogonadal, it often seems

that most doctors are inept or worse, abusive. I am finding that the

second time around now that I believe I have thyroid problems, but I

think my endo will be on the same page as me very quickly... of course

getting your GP to refer you to an endo can be difficult too.

Hang in there, most of us here have been through the ringer getting

diagnosed.

Dano

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