Doctor frustration

[indysteel]

Time for new shoes.

LOL. I do want a new pair of Keen Mary Janes. Can I eat some cake, too?

[Catrin]

LOL. I do want a new pair of Keen Mary Janes. Can I eat some cake, too?

Yes, you can have some cake. Take that, thyroid

[WindingRoad]

It's really odd because not even two hours ago I was looking at some cute Keen MJs in black. No joke :-)

One day at a time.

[jessmarimba]

A little late to the discussion, but I know here it's pretty easy to get a second opinion on things since referrals are not required in Colorado (as long as your insurance is ok with it. And when I called my insurance, they said it's up to the state). I'm eventually going to be paying a big chunk for my recent back appointment because they took all new x-rays, which I hadn't budgeted for (deductible just reset Feb 1) but they won't question the appointment itself. Balance billing is also illegal here.

[redrhodie]

Have you had any luck with this, Indy? Been wondering how you're feeling.

[indysteel]

Thanks for asking, Red. I have an appointment with my endo in a few weeks. It was originally at the end of this month, but she had to reshedule. Depending on how the appointments goes, I may decide to get a second opinion. She did agree to cut my dose of anti-thyroid meds. While I feel okay (I'm still mildly sluggish) I tend to think it's time to ween off of them. I'm not sure I should have ever been on them in the first place. I have a better understanding of that now.

[redrhodie]

Is the sluggishness the main symptom? Was that the original reason you thought there was something wrong? Did anything improve with the meds?

Maybe you should keep a journal to see if you can find patterns or triggers.