Doctors - Growl, Snarl, Hiss!!!!
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| Mon, 09-20-2004 - 5:56pm |
I immediately called another GP to make an appointment (even though it will be an hour's drive from my small town). She only takes one new patient a day because she spends one hour on the initial visit. So I had an appointment on October 20.
Then I had the idea to make an appointment with an endo. There are only 3 in the area (still an hour's drive) and only one was taking new patients. The first appointment without a referral was December 1. So I called back to my current GPs office and she refused to make a referral. My only hope is that the new doc can work wonders when I see her on October 20.
Why won't doctors listen to us? I know my body is telling me that I need more replacement but because the "book" says 3.89 is in the "normal" range, I'm up a creek without a paddle.
Sorry for venting but I had to get it off my chest. Thanks for listening!
Sue

My TSH has actually gone UP and my doc won't raise my meds because I'm still in the normal range. Nevermind that my TSH has gone from 1.2 to over 4, my choesterol is up, and I have every symptom in the book. I will also have to wait until October to see the endo, and will have to drive about 1.5 hours.
Where do you live? I am in Northeast Pennsylvania, I will be going into New York City for the endo appt.
It really makes me so angry that these doctors think that they know our bodies better than those of us who live in them. I mean, TsH is just a range, and just because someone else feels fine at 4.2, doesn't mean that I do!!! OK, even if 4 was normal,so is 1 and that's where I want to be, why do they have such a problem with that??
Thanks, I needed to vent too. Good Luck to you, hope your new GP can help. Feel free to contact me anytime.
Michele from PA
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