Posted by noa on February 13, 2004, at 14:36:35
In reply to Re: Reminder - Check that thyroid, posted by cupcake on February 13, 2004, at 14:17:16
UGH. Sounds like an awful experience.
I loved my endo. He spent a lot of time, unrushed, with me during each visit. He asked a lot of questions, examined me, took blood for testing, and answered all my questions thoughtfully. Then he took the time to write a long letter to my primary doctor about my condition.
He did end up prescribing glucophage as well, but only after testing--glucose tolerance test. He had a hunch about insulin resistance in the first exam and had me tested. BTW, he also had some other hunches about genetic disorders related to some of the PCOS-like symptoms and had me tested for these, as well. The other genetic endocrine disorders came up negative. PCOS was inconclusive but insulin resistance was positive.
Check out Mary Shomon's site www.thyroid-info where she has a page that has doctor recommendations from other readers. That's how I found my endo.
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