Posted by joe101 on October 25, 2005, at 13:37:47 [reposted on October 25, 2005, at 20:33:48 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Endocrinologists in the DC area?, posted by Bill LL on October 25, 2005, at 12:47:06
Thanks Bill.
I have not had a diagnosis yet. My primary care doctor ran a battery of blood tests, but said that everything "looked" normal and that he couldn't explain my symptoms. He recommended that I go see an endocrinologist.
After reading about various endocrine disorders, I am thinking it is possible that I might suffer an endocrine disorder. After years of exploring other possible causes for my debilitating fatigue, I am ready to go down the endocrine road.
Your suggestion about seeing an internist who is an expert at endocrinology is a good one. That helps me out in narrowing the field.
Joe
> I usually like to go to clinics of hospitals connected with medical schools these doctors keep up to date and see a lot of patients.
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> I think that Georgetown University's endocrinology clinic would probably be good. Or Hopkins. Sometimes the endocrine specialist at these clinics is an internist who is an endocrine expert.
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> Do you have a diagnosis or history of an endocrine disease? If not, I would recommend an internist since they might be better able to diagnose and deal with comorbid symptoms.
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> > Does anyone know of any good endocrinologists in the Washington, DC area? I am looking for someone who is open-minded and makes diagnoses based on not only lab data, but also patient-reported symptoms.
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> > Thanks - joe
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