hyperthyroidism

[Kano]

I'd like to know how they can make people wait so long thought. I mean what if my symptoms were much worse than they are. I believe this disaese can be dangerous, can it not?

Donna, I'm going to hazard a guess and say that there would be an appointment available pretty immediately if your doctor had "flagged" the referral somehow.

If you call your referring doctor's office and ask why you haven't heard from "Dr. So-and-so's" office about your referral yet, perhaps that will make some difference, either in an appointment, or reaasrance that an appointment in November is OK in your case.

Karen in Boise

[DDH]

Oh, I don't think I am in any danger right now, I was just thinking of others if they are that behind on getting appointments scheduled.

I don't think mine is that bad yet, of course I don't know that, but I don't feel bad, and althought my heart rate is high a lot of time, it's nothing compared to what some of the other girls have had. I don't seem to have that fluttering or really, really high heart rate.

I have the shakes, and get really trembly if I exert myself, and I sometimes can see my shirt moving cause my heart is pounding, but I'm not losing weight and if I did, I can stand to lose a lot, nor am I having any severe symptoms, or not what I would call severe.

I was just kind of typing out loud yesterday out of frustration with the whole system. It just bugs me sometimes.
Quite honestly I haven't a clue how they do things or what priority system they use and shouldn't make judgements about it, but like other folks like myself without an ounce of patience anymore, I tend to open the mouth, when it should stay shut. LOL

I use to be a very patient, understanding, not in a hurry about things, kind of person and I'm not anymore. I don't like that personality change.

[Thorn]

Vent. Waiting until November isn't healthy. I'd go back and talk to your GP. For me, my GP (internal medicine) handled it all. Maybe she shouldn't have, but I picked her out because she's sharp, does her research and is pretty conservative with treatments. My guess is that she'd have called in an endocrinologist if she had gotten in over her head.

Without going political, sometimes our health system really s*cks; other times, I am amazed. For example, a few months ago, at my physical, the GP found a lump in the breast that I hadn't. Talk about the perfect health care solution. Her PA set up a mammogram/ultrasound/biopsy for first thing the next day (apologizing that there wasn't anything for the same day). By the time I left the clinic I had the diagnosis (it was a cyst). Too bad all healthcare doesn't work that way.

Kick that GP of yours....you shouldn't be waiting until November (just my non-medical 2cents, depreciated for inflation it ain't worth much).