Like RoloHipps, I too saw an Endo at the Countess of Chester Hospital, for the first time yesterday. (I,ve been Hyperthryroid for 11 years), and I have to admit, that having read on this site the problems or thoughts other Thyroid people have had with their Endocronologists, I was dubious as to what to expect.
Anyway, I was pleasantly surprised, from the Nurses that weighed you in etc, to the Junior Endo, and the MAIN MAN, it couldn,t have gone any better. They listened to all my health history problems (diagnosed ME/CFS ,96) and I have High Blood Cholesterol, they have now prescribed 3 x 10mcg tabs of T3 a day, reducing my Levo to 50mcg (I take 100 at moment). My Thyroid function had indeed change since they altered my meds late last summer, (I was on 125mcg), but they had to alter at that time because I had too much Thyroxine in my body.
So, im to take these new tabs with the Levo for 3 months, when I will go back and let them know how im feeling. The Endocronologist has also insisted that I have a TGA AB, Vitamin D and B12 Folate blood check, which im going to have done in the next couple of days at my GP,s surgery (you should have seen the queue at the Hospital) and Im not a needle fan.....but then who is!!
I really couldn,t praise all the staff enough, especailly the Endo,s.
Still not feeling marvellous, but feel as if im gettting somewhere at last.
Best Wishes to all on this site, without whom, I wouldn,t have even known what an Endo was!!!! x.x.x.
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