Is the doc. right?

[Jennifer1987]

Went and got my bloods retested this morning! I asked the doctor to do an antibodie test and he asked me how I knew about the antibodies. I told him I looked it up and he actually gave out to me. Told me I shouldnt be doing that! Anyway thats not my question! He told me that its not hashimoto's because my TSH wasn't that high (6.5), But that he will do it anyway! Im suffering bad from anxiety and wondering if he is right....Any input will be great! It will be 10 days to 2 weeks before I get the results back!

[iamthepuzzleman]

I am suspecting I may have thyroid problems. I am getting head aches every day, a ringing in my ears, dizzy all the time. it feels like there is a lump in my throught but I can't see anything by just looking at my neck, my anxiety levels have gone through the roof and I break down and cry at random times. I had my T3 T4  TSH test done and my results were 5.762. I took it to my doctor and he did his own blood work. I think it was the same T3 T4 TSH test but i'm not sure. Both my mother and grandmother have hashamoto's. How do I know if he tested me for hashamoto's or is that part of the T3 T4 TSH test?

[azqtpies]

Jennifer

I had a mayo clinic endo when I had half my thyroid removed.. I immediatley did not feel right after the surgery.. I kept feeling sad and my anxiety levels were increasing I called him and he kept telling me NOPE not your thyroid wish I could help you.

MInd you 3  months later I was in servere depression EVERY day I could barely function, my body hurt my mind was my one worst enemy I thought I was dying. but nope he said not my thyroid, i went to my gp had him pull my tsh and it was 4.75
CLEARY very hypo for me.. I was at .69 prior to surgery so my body was in shock.

I took my results back to my endo and he argued with me said he begs to differ with the results as hos sensitive tsh on me was 2.50  he hesitantly gave me 50mcg of synthroid and said only for 6 weeks, if I am not better he is taking  me off as he did not think my symptoms were thyroid related.

Well 6 weeks later I felt reborn I had finally begun to heal... went back to him and he said well clearly your body likes to be a 1.0 or below looking at my pre-op results!!
WELL sh** did he not see that before..he is the biggest quack ever he then told me I did not need him my gp could handle it from here.

So he made me suffer for months.your tsh is very high and very well be causing your anxiety and depression and not healthy thoughts!  You need a differnt doc.. I think  I  might of finally found one that listens to me! I too just got tested for antibodies after 4 years my mayo endo never tested me for that either! and I have thyroid antibodies and who knows for how long.

This doctore tick me off beyond belief! where the heck did they get there medical license.. isnt it why they call praciting medicine as we are all so very different. There is no NORMAL that fits everyone.

Good luck, sure hope you get your results back quicker! I agree 2 weeks thats insane! it takes 24-48 hr turn around.. lazy doc!

[Jennifer1987]

She scares me thought LOL..Look at me sounding like a child!! the last time on the phone I did stand my ground!! I was proud of myself!!!! But I wouldnt do it face to face!!

[Smilerdeb]

Wow!
In regards to the Doctors wife...shes his wife, his receptionist and she sleeps with her hubby but she is NOT your Doctor and under the privacy act, you do not have to disclose to anyone what you want to see the Doctor about.
My Doctor has a LOVELY receptionist like yours and she got told lol.
I told her it was a private matter, a personal matter and that I wasnt at liberty to discuss it with anyone but that I needed to see the Doctor urgently.
She then told me she would book me in for 2 weeks later. To which I replied ...'Ok , thats fine. But if I end up in Hospital because of your ignorance then I will sue you.'
She took it upon herself to decide that my case wasnt urgent.
She was very wrong.
I ended up in the Hospital 5 hours later with Atrial Fibrillation (Thyroid Storm).
From that day, she has never questioned me about anything and although  I got an apology from my Doctor....I never ever once got one from her and she avoids me like the plague.
I am not out to be rude to anyone, only exercise my rights as a Patient.
You should do the same.

[Barb135]

My doctor is very similar to yours when it comes to doing the research - it seems that the doctors don't want us to know anything except what they tell us!!  My PCP got pretty angry when he found out I'd been researching and even refused to look at notes and records I'd kept, etc - he's already dx'd hypo, but didn't want to look for anything else; got pretty upset when my ENT sent me for TPOab and ultra sound!!  ENT dx'd Hashi's, but I'm not sure my PCP even knows that yet!!!!!!!!  

Because of my PCP's attitude, the ENT has referred me to an endo, whom I'm to see on the 27th.  

I used to live in a very small town too and I know it's not easy to stand up for yourself with someone who is well respected, etc - people do tend to take that rather badly.  lol

Good luck

[Jennifer1987]

It runs in my family to. my lil brother has it and my moms aunt aswell. Don't think I told him but he knows about my brother as he is his doc. to! Maybe he should open his mind wider than his mouth!LOL Glas you got sorted, its a pain living like this, literally!