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thyroid levels elevated
This is more of a blowing off steam kind of post, but opinions or any insight is welcome. Last summer I requested my primary doctor to check my thyroid due to thyroid issues running in the family. I told my doctor all my symptoms: fatigue, hair loss, blurry vision, heat intolerance and some cold intolerance at times, night sweats, brain fog, hand tremors at times, and weight gain. I also get acne I am not sure tho if that is related though. I have also had brittle hair and dry flaky skin. However my primary doc told me it was all due to me being overweight and inactive. And didn't test me. Instead had me do an eye exam and said the vision problems were due to bad eyesight. I got the exam and I have 20/20 in both eyes, but have blurry vision from time to time. I gave up asking for a while even though I have been feeling badly and tried to lose weight but have gotten depressed to the point of not wanting got do anything. My moods change from happy to angry to crying for no reason. I am not bi polar or anything. I am generally a happy person, but with not feeling well all the time I am very anxious and upset because I felt he just doesn't care about his patients. I had a urgent care doc check two weeks ago and she ran a tsh test only and found my levels were elevated at 4.68, but told me to contact my primary doctor and have him do further testing. I had my results faxed over and asked for more testing and he said he knows they are elevated but he is not concerned and he will test me further in three months when I go to see him for my routine check up. I feel just pushed aside like its not important. I called him back yesterday and told him I cant wait I want to be seen now and he said want three months. Does anyone here know of a good endocrine doctor in Norfolk, va that I can go to that doesn't need a referral from my primary doctor or just q good doctor in general that I can switch to that will listen to me. Thanks for taking time to read this.
Stomach feeling a lot better as far as virus. Still Hve some cramping though but not horrible. Still going to doc at my appt today about it and thyroid as well my body temp is now back to being 96.8 I have noticed too. Is that going to be concidered normal for me from now on.
Sounds like you need a new (less germy) job! LOL
Defintely, good luck...perfect opportunity to ask for more tests. Doctors find it a lot harder to ignore you when you're fact-to-face with them than in email or on the phone. Be tough!
Defintely, good luck...perfect opportunity to ask for more tests. Doctors find it a lot harder to ignore you when you're fact-to-face with them than in email or on the phone. Be tough!
My work was quarentined for the same gi.virus.i had last year from work at this time. I believe that I have it again. Out of work for two days ... Going to get to doctor tomorrow and see what he can do for me for the virus and ask gim to check the thyroid since I am there. Wish me luck.
With your elevated temperature (not a fever, but elevated compared to recent levels) and your stomach pain, see your doctor. It's probably not thyroid related, but it sounds like you might have picked up a bug or something.
Going to have to starting to get scared. I have also severe stomach pain last two days that comes and goes in waves so not feeling good at all. Thank u
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