[sarawebberdurnell]

#1060431

So, I’m 3 1/2 months post TT, my labs haven’t been checked since 6 weeks post op. I have been feeling great until about 2 weeks ago. I’m starting to tire out again, sleeping pretty good though, so I don’t think it’s due to lack of sleep. I know I’m a little stressed lately too. The weight isn’t coming off very well either.

Thankfully I see my endo on June 6th. It seems like a long time to wait to be re-checked, but I’m hanging in there. It may be crazy, but I’m pretty sure my levels are toward the hypo side. Is it normal to wait so long to have blood drawn again? Should I call my endo and get in sooner? I know it’s only a few weeks away, but I also know that it takes 4-6 weeks to even see any change once the meds have been adjusted and I’m not sure waiting is the best idea.

Still doesn’t compare to before surgery, but I don’t like feeling “off” again.

Sara

[snelsen]

#1182563

Hi Sara,
It is 13 (long) days until your appointment! If I thought you had ANY chance of getting an endo appointment sooner, I’d say “go for it.” But I am sure that you most likely cannot, judging from the availability of endo appts. So, I’d tough it out.

BUT..be SURE to get your labs drawn BEFORE the appointment. Call the office on Tuesday, tell them to send the orders to the lab for thyroid labs (and that you have an endo appointment, and to have the results before your appointment.) That is the only thing that makes any sense, EVER, when you are going to see a doc, and labs have been or will be ordered. Can you do this?
Then, you actually have something to talk about, rather than the doc saying,
“Well, let’s get some labs.”

And yes, it does seem a long time, but probably it is assumed that you are doing well, since they have not heard from you with your new symptoms. You may well be moving into hyPO territory.

Alternatively, you can call, state your symptoms, and hope that info gets to the endo, request the labs, get them pronto, (can you look them up yourself??) And maybe if you are hypo, he/she will up your thyroid hormone before your appointment. You are right, it takes at least 4 weeks, six is better, to see “where you are” with your new dose.

Is this helpful at all?
Shirley

[sarawebberdurnell]

#1182564

It is Shirley, thanks I do have a lab slip, so I can go anytime and have them drawn. With it being a holiday weekend, I may try to call on Tuesday and talk to the Nurse, who I actually know well (from before surgery), and see what she says. I’m sure you’re right and they assume I’m doing well, since I haven’t called them. With the symptoms being recent, it may be best to get a jump on it.

After all we have been through, I think we are pretty good at reading our bodies and can tell when something is just not right.

Thanks again. That’s what I needed to hear.

Sara

[Kimberly]

#1182565

Hello – Agree with Shirley that getting labs done ASAP is a good idea. It sounds like you are 2 months or so away from your last set of results, so things certainly could have changed since then.

If your schedule is flexible, it’s also worth asking to be placed on a cancellation list to see if you can get in sooner. Obviously, that won’t guarantee a quicker appointment, but you might luck out!

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