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Hi hypo-chondriacs! LOL
| Thu, 09-09-2004 - 10:02pm |
Hi everyone:
(oops, I guess you have to read the other posts to get the joke)
Anyway,
Thanks so much for your responses to my "some results are back" post...
Today's endo (it's getting hard to keep straight now) confirmed my diagnosis as Hashimoto's. He wasn't 'mean,' but I could see why some people's feelings might be hurt by his approach--- just very clinical. I had to really be assertive about my belief that my TSH needs to be a 1 or a 2 and after an awkward moment or two, he actually said I was right and that would be a good goal for us to work toward. So, in the end I'm glad I went.
I'm about to email my fertility doc about what happens next re: my ovaries. She is running lots of tests, and I'm afraid I don't even know what all of them are. One is a non-pregnant pregnancy test; another is HSG (that comes with a prescription for valium to take before the test, so I must admit I'm a little spooked about that!) I should get a printout next week so I can post the tests she ran for those of you interested. I will get her to explain what she meant about the antibolies attacking ovaries. For those of you dealing with fertility and pregnancy, I highly recommend finding a fertility specialist obgyn who is also an endocrinologist. She knows so much more about this stuff than my endo! (My pcp doesn't know anything LOL)
Also, today's endo said that the spasms are sometimes caused by an autoimmune response causing calcium build-up; he ordered several tests including a cortisol that involved having an injection, waiting 60 mins, and then having the blood draw... it measures the adrenal reserves. He also referred me to the sleep clinic to have me evaluated for "jumpy leg syndrome." <<???>>
Finally, when my husband asked what we could expect for the future, he of course said he couldn't predict but went over some scenarios he's encountered. One was that the Hashimoto's seems to be replaced by Grave's. Like, you'll go along being hypo and then the antibodies switch teams and you become hyper.
All I can say is it's a good thing I've found this group here on this board, as I don't think I'll ever run out of questions or reasons to run to you all for support!
(oops, I guess you have to read the other posts to get the joke)
Anyway,
Thanks so much for your responses to my "some results are back" post...
Today's endo (it's getting hard to keep straight now) confirmed my diagnosis as Hashimoto's. He wasn't 'mean,' but I could see why some people's feelings might be hurt by his approach--- just very clinical. I had to really be assertive about my belief that my TSH needs to be a 1 or a 2 and after an awkward moment or two, he actually said I was right and that would be a good goal for us to work toward. So, in the end I'm glad I went.
I'm about to email my fertility doc about what happens next re: my ovaries. She is running lots of tests, and I'm afraid I don't even know what all of them are. One is a non-pregnant pregnancy test; another is HSG (that comes with a prescription for valium to take before the test, so I must admit I'm a little spooked about that!) I should get a printout next week so I can post the tests she ran for those of you interested. I will get her to explain what she meant about the antibolies attacking ovaries. For those of you dealing with fertility and pregnancy, I highly recommend finding a fertility specialist obgyn who is also an endocrinologist. She knows so much more about this stuff than my endo! (My pcp doesn't know anything LOL)
Also, today's endo said that the spasms are sometimes caused by an autoimmune response causing calcium build-up; he ordered several tests including a cortisol that involved having an injection, waiting 60 mins, and then having the blood draw... it measures the adrenal reserves. He also referred me to the sleep clinic to have me evaluated for "jumpy leg syndrome." <<???>>
Finally, when my husband asked what we could expect for the future, he of course said he couldn't predict but went over some scenarios he's encountered. One was that the Hashimoto's seems to be replaced by Grave's. Like, you'll go along being hypo and then the antibodies switch teams and you become hyper.
All I can say is it's a good thing I've found this group here on this board, as I don't think I'll ever run out of questions or reasons to run to you all for support!
Thanks for your posts, it was awesome to come home to your messages.
Whew, I'm beat!
Dee.

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