Thank you very much, Steph, that sets my mind at ease. Along with my pharmacist saying basically the same thing. I might try to fidn another doctor. I like this guy personally, but as a doctor, he seems to be totally focused on my BP and my weight. I've asked him three times to do a complete thyroid workup, because I have every single symptom of hypothyroidism and it runs in my family, and he flat refuses to do it. He won't even do the test. He said even if it was low, he wouldn't treat it. Hyperaggressive on the BP and completely indifferent on the thyroid, I don't get it.
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Zenkitty - Mar 25, 2015 8:26:37 am PDT #18153 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
WindSparrow - Mar 25, 2015 8:42:52 am PDT #18154 of 30002
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
Refusing to diagnose or treat hypothyroidism, this isn't about your health. If he were interested in treating a major problem aggressively, that could be about your health. But he isn't. He wants to aggressively treat a modest problem with medications that make you feel like crap. What is his motivation? Health, YOUR health, is not on his agenda. Pushing you to do things that make you feel crappy for no good reason? Sounds like punishment to me.
Steph L. - Mar 25, 2015 8:45:13 am PDT #18155 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I've asked him three times to do a complete thyroid workup, because I have every single symptom of hypothyroidism and it runs in my family, and he flat refuses to do it. He won't even do the test. He said even if it was low, he wouldn't treat it.
What. The. Shit. Find a new doctor. That's not actual patient care; that's arrogance.
Steph L. - Mar 25, 2015 8:50:20 am PDT #18156 of 30002
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I'm currently waiting at the doctor's office and wondering how long I'll have to wait for my 5-minute appt.
Can you tell I'm cranky? Sheesh.
Zenkitty - Mar 25, 2015 8:51:49 am PDT #18157 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Thanks for the objective viewpoint, guys. I'm looking for another doctor.
SailAweigh - Mar 25, 2015 8:53:15 am PDT #18158 of 30002
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Definitely find a new doctor. Mine was a lot like Teppy's; at 135 she monitored it, but didn't recommend any medications. Once it got to 140, I bought my own wrist monitor and she was happy with that, because white coat effect did affect me to some degree. As long as my BP was reasonable in the morning before activity, she said I was fine. When I lost a lot of weight, it went back to normal for me: anywhere between 105/70 to 120/80. I still worry about it a little because both my parents were on BP meds by the time they were in their 50s or 60s and neither of them were what I would consider overweight.
Zenkitty - Mar 25, 2015 8:54:14 am PDT #18159 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Seriously, this is so weird, and I can't find any clinical data on it, only anecdotal reports -- for at least the past 3 years, my IBS flares up horribly in March/April. There's some seasonal component to it -- maybe a histamine thing, because of all the stuff that starts blooming?
Steph, have you tried one of the histamine-blocker antacids? Like Tagamet? It might be worth a try. It isn't SUPPOSED to work that way, but IBS isn't supposed to have anything to do with seasonal allergies either.
brenda m - Mar 25, 2015 8:54:42 am PDT #18160 of 30002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
This week:
$150 and 3 minutes to find out there is nothing wrong with my garbage disposal (except the lid from one of those single serve peanut butter things jamming it up)
$130 and 10 minutes to find out there is nothing wrong with the dog's eyeball. (Which sounds like an idiom or euphemism of some sort, but is not.)
Zenkitty - Mar 25, 2015 8:58:06 am PDT #18161 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Once it got to 140, I bought my own wrist monitor and she was happy with that,
I bought a wrist monitor and he said it wasn't good enough -- he tested its results against his results in the office (after he fumbled with the BP machine like he hadn't done that in ages) and my wrist monitor showed 5 points lower than his reading. I thought that was minor and, like, I can add?, but he thought I should throw it out. I figure, it might be consistently 5 points down, but itf it were simply inaccurate, the readings would be all over the place, and they aren't, they're within a normal range of variation throughout the day. So I'm sticking with the wrist monitor.
Basically, I'm ignoring this doctor anyway, so I might as well find another one!
Zenkitty - Mar 25, 2015 9:00:39 am PDT #18162 of 30002
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
$150 and 3 minutes to find out there is nothing wrong with my garbage disposal (except the lid from one of those single serve peanut butter things jamming it up)
I got one of those drain blocker things that has holes in it, hair catchers?, because of my tendency to toss things in the sink that should not go down the garbage disposal.
Glad your dog's okay, though!