when to get labs?
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| Mon, 01-17-2005 - 10:45pm |
Hi:
I'm looking for some advice, here. I had a new dose back in early November (.128 Levoxyl) which seemed to be working quite well until the holidays hit. I posted about stress and the holidays.... well, since then my symptoms keep building back up. It's been about a week and I feel as crummy as I ever have (tired, very dry skin, muscle twitches/aches, memory problems... and so on). Given that I have Hash., it is possible that I'm in need of another dose increase. Also, my last labs showed that my T-3 was normal, but low-normal, and my endo. said I could try a T-3 supplement if I like... and I haven't done that yet because I thought we were getting somewhere with the new dose of T-4.
I'm due to have labs done in early February and I'm really tempted to call my doctor and ask if I can go in now and see where I am. However, I'm torn because I've had the experience before that my labs don't really show how I'm feeling for a few weeks--- in other words, if I feel crummy now, my tsh usually doesn't show it until 2 weeks from now (at least). But, I don't know if I can wait 3 more weeks for relief!!
What should I do? Grit my teeth and hang in there for a couple more weeks? Call now?
Thanks,
Dee.

Hi:
Thanks for your reply. I will probably wait until Monday and then call and explain what's been going on. I realize that I'm a little paranoid about how I will be percieved by the endo., so I'm perhaps overly-cautious... but I want my complaints to be taken seriously... I feel like I need the labs to back me up.
Thanks again,
Dee.