My reason for asking is this:
Back last April, my doctor did a TSH level and a T4 Free level test. The TSH was low (>.03) and the T4 was high (2.63). My doctor told me it was nothing. He didn’t advise me to get it rechecked, he didn’t give me any treatment, he just dismissed it, even when I specifically asked what was up with the abnormal results.
I was visiting friends in another state (prolonged visit) by October, and had been using her doctor, when they did the same test and it was abnormal and eventually diagnosed the GD. I was even put on Beta Blockers for the symptoms (rapid heart rate and tremors). It was bad, and my uptake test kinda even shocked the Nuclear Medicine people. In early December I had the RAI.
My concern is that my original doctor didn’t say/do anything. I realize that I still could have gotten as bad as fast, but I was thinking of seeing the patient rep at the clinic to discuss it, because it does upset me to think there was an obvious issue and he dismissed it as he did.
I don’t want to make a scene, I just want someone there to be aware that I believe his standard of care was extremely bad. I almost was in thyroid storm, and some of the symptoms I had complained to him about seem to be thyroid related, although I didn’t realize it at the time.
Do y’all think it is inappropriate to speak with the patient rep?
