Friday, August 21, 2009

Test Results!

My doctor's office mailed me the results. I think that's the first time a doctor has just said, "here, read it" with any sort of test result. There's also a huge long page of explanation handwritten by the doctor about any and all abnormal results.

Like she suspected, my T3 is low but the T4 and TSH are in the normal range (because I'm medicated for the T4 already). So she's putting me on a different thyroid replacement in conjunction with what I'm taking right now. My vitamin D was also dangerously low, and that needs to be handled immediately. Huh. But my blood glucose was amazing and my good cholesterol was great. On everything else, I was average. Which is just fine with me.

So I've already been to the pharmacy and picked up the rest of their thyroid medication--there's a run on it right now (of course) but since this is likely a long term situation, the pharmacist told me she'd keep calling on the back order and see what's going on.

If it's going to work, I should feel different in two weeks. Yay.

11 comments:

Jennifer Poppy said...

That is awesome...hope on the horizon!

Texan Mama @ Who Put Me In Charge said...

Hooray!
Any word about the Hashimoto's disease?

Hope you're feeling perky again soon.

Elizabeth Frick said...

Yahoo! I hope it works for you!

Bridgett said...

And no to hashimotos--my antibodies were in the allowable range. So it's a mystery as to why. Ah well.

Colleen said...

YAY! you are just another tired person... :)

plaidshoes said...

So glad you are getting things figured out. Did your doctor test you for B12? It can also have similar symptons. I hope you start feeling better soon!

Bridgett said...

I don't remember if she did--but I take a B complex every day in my attempts to ward off thrush (garlic, grapefruit seed, and B as often as I can remember). I think it's thyroid plus the kind of scary-low D....but we'll see in two weeks how I feel.

Indigo Bunting said...

yay!

K said...

I hope you are feeling better soon. I've been sick this weekend and it is NO FUN. I can't imagine feeling sick for weeks and weeks...ick.

Eulalia (Lali) said...

Three little kids...hot summer weather...who wouldn't be worn out?

LisaS said...

answers are good. especially along with solutions. crossing my fingers it all works!