Post by cjs on Mar 4, 2009 14:45:51 GMT -5
Hello and thank you for being here!
I'll try to keep the history short and sweet.
-49 yr old female dx hypothyroid @ age 30
-syncrap for 16 miserable years and felt like death
-2004 2 discs broke in my neck just sitting up off my sofa, double disc replacement, have 2 herniated in my Lumbar
-2005 had to quit work because of pain and brain fog. Spent my days researching what was happening to me because all the Dr's would say is "diet and exercise" or "you were just born with a bad spine".
-2006 discovered STTM website and found a great ND. Started desiccated thyroid and cortef.
2008 off cortef but can't get thyroid optimized, switched to Cytomel and felt much better, still having symptoms
-fall 2008, retested 24 hour saliva, high cortisol. Developed buffalo hump, moon face, acne, couldn't sleep, gained a lot of weight fast, stretch marks on collarbones, tried Seriphos to help symptoms which it did to a point
Jan 2009, started feeling like hell again, no energy, BP was dropping
Feb 2009 had check up app't with neurosurgeon so I took my cortisol tests with me, he said I need to see a pituitary/adrenal endo and I have an app't end of this month.
Could you please take a look at my latest tests and see what you think? I've had so many bad endo's I'm really dreeding going to see another one. But surgeon promised me this guy was a great endo. I'll be the judge of that, lol.
Test Results:
2006
Glucose fasting 5 (3.6-6)
Vit B12 330 >133
Sodium 143 (135-147)
Potassium 5.1 (3.5-5.2)
Magnesium .87 (.70-1.00)
FT3 4.7 (3.5-6.5)
Ferritin 91 (10-291)
24/7 saliva test
10 (13-24)
10 (5-10)
18 (3-8)
7 (1-4)
TSH 57 26-85
FT4 .24 ,17-,42
FT3 .51 .28-1.10
Ab,SIgA Neg
Estradiol 10 (1-4)
Progesterone 37 (5-95) took compound progest. for 1 year
Free Testosterone 15 (8-20) still on compound testosterone
DHEA S 3.8 (.9-6.5)
Vit D-25 42 (25-100)
Homocysteine 3.7 (5.0-14.0)
2007
Switched from desiccated to Cytomel
FT3 7.3 (3.5-6.5)
Testosterone 1.8 <2.7
FT3 19.4 (3.5-6.5) Lowered Cytomel dose
F Testosterone 1.6 (.3-6.9) still taking testosterone
DHEA S 2.2 (.9-6.5)
TSH .05 (.35-5)
FT4 5 9-23<cytomel only
Progesterone 7 <3 stopped taking progesterone
Estradiol-17 BETA 157 (>163)
2008
24/7 saliva
32 (13-24)
9 (5-10)
>110 (3-8)
>110 (1-4)
Sodium 142 (135-147)
Potassium 4.3 (3.5-5.2)
Renin upright restricted salt overnight .24 (.58-1.20)
Aldosterone upright 201 (110-860)
2009
Glucose fasting 5.8 (3.6-6.1)
urea 4.7 (2.5-6.4)
Creatinine 59 (39-88
Sodium 137 (136-145)
Potassium 4.3 (3.5-5.1)
Total CO2 27 (22-32)
TSH .06 (.40-5)
Ferritin 100 (11-307)
Vit B12 1087 (133-675
Iron 16.3 (9-30.4)
Random cortisol (8 a.m. fasting) 372 (240-618)
Testosterone 1.2(.4-2.6)
Progesterone 4.9 (.4-2.6) Stoppped progesterone 1 year ago
Estradiol17B 456 (73-323)
What do you think? Should I be seeing this pit/adrenal endo? or is it another wasted hour of my life I'll never get back? Can you tell I hate endo's? lol
Thanks
Jill
I'll try to keep the history short and sweet.
-49 yr old female dx hypothyroid @ age 30
-syncrap for 16 miserable years and felt like death
-2004 2 discs broke in my neck just sitting up off my sofa, double disc replacement, have 2 herniated in my Lumbar
-2005 had to quit work because of pain and brain fog. Spent my days researching what was happening to me because all the Dr's would say is "diet and exercise" or "you were just born with a bad spine".
-2006 discovered STTM website and found a great ND. Started desiccated thyroid and cortef.
2008 off cortef but can't get thyroid optimized, switched to Cytomel and felt much better, still having symptoms
-fall 2008, retested 24 hour saliva, high cortisol. Developed buffalo hump, moon face, acne, couldn't sleep, gained a lot of weight fast, stretch marks on collarbones, tried Seriphos to help symptoms which it did to a point
Jan 2009, started feeling like hell again, no energy, BP was dropping
Feb 2009 had check up app't with neurosurgeon so I took my cortisol tests with me, he said I need to see a pituitary/adrenal endo and I have an app't end of this month.
Could you please take a look at my latest tests and see what you think? I've had so many bad endo's I'm really dreeding going to see another one. But surgeon promised me this guy was a great endo. I'll be the judge of that, lol.
Test Results:
2006
Glucose fasting 5 (3.6-6)
Vit B12 330 >133
Sodium 143 (135-147)
Potassium 5.1 (3.5-5.2)
Magnesium .87 (.70-1.00)
FT3 4.7 (3.5-6.5)
Ferritin 91 (10-291)
24/7 saliva test
10 (13-24)
10 (5-10)
18 (3-8)
7 (1-4)
TSH 57 26-85
FT4 .24 ,17-,42
FT3 .51 .28-1.10
Ab,SIgA Neg
Estradiol 10 (1-4)
Progesterone 37 (5-95) took compound progest. for 1 year
Free Testosterone 15 (8-20) still on compound testosterone
DHEA S 3.8 (.9-6.5)
Vit D-25 42 (25-100)
Homocysteine 3.7 (5.0-14.0)
2007
Switched from desiccated to Cytomel
FT3 7.3 (3.5-6.5)
Testosterone 1.8 <2.7
FT3 19.4 (3.5-6.5) Lowered Cytomel dose
F Testosterone 1.6 (.3-6.9) still taking testosterone
DHEA S 2.2 (.9-6.5)
TSH .05 (.35-5)
FT4 5 9-23<cytomel only
Progesterone 7 <3 stopped taking progesterone
Estradiol-17 BETA 157 (>163)
2008
24/7 saliva
32 (13-24)
9 (5-10)
>110 (3-8)
>110 (1-4)
Sodium 142 (135-147)
Potassium 4.3 (3.5-5.2)
Renin upright restricted salt overnight .24 (.58-1.20)
Aldosterone upright 201 (110-860)
2009
Glucose fasting 5.8 (3.6-6.1)
urea 4.7 (2.5-6.4)
Creatinine 59 (39-88
Sodium 137 (136-145)
Potassium 4.3 (3.5-5.1)
Total CO2 27 (22-32)
TSH .06 (.40-5)
Ferritin 100 (11-307)
Vit B12 1087 (133-675
Iron 16.3 (9-30.4)
Random cortisol (8 a.m. fasting) 372 (240-618)
Testosterone 1.2(.4-2.6)
Progesterone 4.9 (.4-2.6) Stoppped progesterone 1 year ago
Estradiol17B 456 (73-323)
What do you think? Should I be seeing this pit/adrenal endo? or is it another wasted hour of my life I'll never get back? Can you tell I hate endo's? lol
Thanks
Jill