thyroid levels elevated

[scaredfemale388]

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.

[scaredfemale388]

I have an appt with a new doc on Wednesday so hopefully he will be helpful and I would take. List and all your suggestions to him

[goolarra]

I don't agree with the nurse.  If diarrhea were your only hyper symptom, I'd tend to dismiss it also or say it was caused by something else, but it's not your only one.  Hand tremors are virtually always a hyper symptom.  So is heat intolerance and acne.

I think you should have more testing.  In addition to the two antibody tests I've already suggested, TPOab and TGab, I'd also test TSI, which is the definitive test for Graves'.  That probably means you either have to find a new doctor or order the tests online.

[scaredfemale388]

Nurse at.my job said diarrhea is not related and is caused by something else. Starting to really worry now. It's not.Tmi I been sharing my symptom with u so. I appreciate you taking time to listen. Thank u so much.

[scaredfemale388]

Fatigue, hair loss, weight gain, hand tremors, diarrhea, brain fog, blurry vision, acne, night sweats, heat intolerance and some cold intolerance, dry skin,  mood changes, brittle hair.

[goolarra]

Why don't you list your symptoms for me?  It could end up being a list you can take to your doctor.  Lots of itimes having a list in writing really helps make them take notice.  

I have had diarrhea all my life, so, for me, that's not a thyroid symptom at all.  Even when I was very, very hypo, I was never constipated.  To me, constipation is not hitting the bathroom until after breakfast!!!  I know...TMI.  LOL  

[scaredfemale388]

I always thought I was hypo because of the weight gain. But I have Lots of hyper signs too like diarrhea. I rarely have constipation.