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Hey all!
So I’ve been on methimazole for a little over a month now–started at 30mg and am now down to 20mg. I’m currently getting sick and I’m not sure how seriously to take it (and I know I won’t get anything out of my doctor if I check with her). My son was just sick–fever, hard cough, etc etc. I am now starting to develop symptoms, which makes perfect sense. But I also know that getting sick with those symptoms can be a sign of agranulocytosis. So, at what point should I actually be worried?
My doctor instructed me to call with any sore throat or fever, and to keep the threshold low. I’d rather have labs and find out there is nothing going on than to get seriously sick.
Feel better!
Definitely agree with obnursenh – best to call your doctor ASAP and find out for sure!
Yea, she pretty much responds to nothing.
And, evidently, she’s no longer my doctor either. I was already going to switch to a new doctor, starting in March. I just started on new insurance and, because I just moved, needed to establish a PCP and get a referral in order to continue seeing an endocrinologist. I got an appt set up with the PCP for next Tuesday, but realized today that their hospital affiliation might mean they wouldn’t refer me to my preferred endocrinologist. Spent some time on the phone with them today and, while my current endo is within their same hospital system, they don’t want to refer me to her because she’s so bad (that’s what I’ve been saying!!). He’s agreed to refer me to my doc of choice and to refer me to another one within his hospital system in the meantime. None of that can happen until Tuesday.
He seems really awesome, though. My illness has actually improved a bit already. However, if I get any sign of it getting worse, his practice has weekend sick visits available and 24/7 on-call medical advice/assistance as needed. Yay for helpful doctors!!!!
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