Useless Doctors
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What could also be useful is keeping a diary of how you are feeling and looking for trends.It will also be useful for a doctor to see when it happens, but also its good for yourself. It will give you more of a sense of control if you can monitor what is happening to you.
So for example I get bad migraine visual problems (no headaches just my eyes go "funny" for about 1/2 hour). I kept a diary of when it happened and worked out it was caused by specific type of lights. I also found out that rather than taking prescription medicines, 2 Ibuprofen worked better. So whilst my doctor prescribed the migraine tablets, I actually found a better way myself. I now avoid wherever possible the specific lighting that sends me funny, but I can also recognise the symptoms before they happen. It just helps me to manage it.
So for example I get bad migraine visual problems (no headaches just my eyes go "funny" for about 1/2 hour). I kept a diary of when it happened and worked out it was caused by specific type of lights. I also found out that rather than taking prescription medicines, 2 Ibuprofen worked better. So whilst my doctor prescribed the migraine tablets, I actually found a better way myself. I now avoid wherever possible the specific lighting that sends me funny, but I can also recognise the symptoms before they happen. It just helps me to manage it.
No all the doctors are great in my opinion.
Just hope your doc isn't doctor Wallworth,he is a wonderful doc and really nice but you can never get an appointment with him!!
I've been a few times over the past couple of years and think i've only seen him once in that time!
aint seen me own doctor (who is tops i think) in over 18 months, though the different ones i have seen have been fine,no problem, so i don't see as it matters much who ya get ems. last 2 visits have seen a guy called Cooper, never heard of him before, but cannot fault him, he certainly listens to you.
When I saw the doc last Wednesday I was deflated by his diagnosis that I did not have vit B12 deficiency. I put on a B12 patch anyway(last Wednesday). I have noticed a marked improvement- no daytime sleepiness for last 2 days, and breathlessness is reduced.
I am due to see doc again in 2 weeks when xray results arrive and will be drawing his attention to -
Vitamin B12 Deficiency by Jeffrey Dach MD
No GP can be a specialist - and sometimes they resent your knowing too much, as if it presents a threat to their authority and competance.
Persons who have researched B12 deficiency, will have seen that a blood test is unreliable, and a UMMA test of urine is recommended. When I asked him about having one, he looked puzzled and said 'You are not anaemic'.
Even doctors with excellent reputations (as mine has) do not have the time to keep up to date with new findings in all areas of medicine. The proposed 5 year testing of GPs is an excellent idea.
I am due to see doc again in 2 weeks when xray results arrive and will be drawing his attention to -
Vitamin B12 Deficiency by Jeffrey Dach MD
No GP can be a specialist - and sometimes they resent your knowing too much, as if it presents a threat to their authority and competance.
Persons who have researched B12 deficiency, will have seen that a blood test is unreliable, and a UMMA test of urine is recommended. When I asked him about having one, he looked puzzled and said 'You are not anaemic'.
Even doctors with excellent reputations (as mine has) do not have the time to keep up to date with new findings in all areas of medicine. The proposed 5 year testing of GPs is an excellent idea.
lol your ok Margaret, i dont mind at all
Been for my results today, every one was fine, the tft was a bit low, its supposed to be 0.30 but mine was 0.28, nothing to be concerned about, i have to go back in 6 weeks to have the tft done again just incase its on its way down, the doctor still thinks my tiredness is due to me trying to come of my prozac, i was taking 20mg every other day so she has told me to go back on them everyday, i so want to come off them, but its obviously not going to happen anytime soon, i've been really down for the last few days too, i've managed to fall out with EVERYONE in my family and a few friends too, i hate feeling like this, all i do is sit and cry or get really angry and i know there is nothing at all i can do about it
Been for my results today, every one was fine, the tft was a bit low, its supposed to be 0.30 but mine was 0.28, nothing to be concerned about, i have to go back in 6 weeks to have the tft done again just incase its on its way down, the doctor still thinks my tiredness is due to me trying to come of my prozac, i was taking 20mg every other day so she has told me to go back on them everyday, i so want to come off them, but its obviously not going to happen anytime soon, i've been really down for the last few days too, i've managed to fall out with EVERYONE in my family and a few friends too, i hate feeling like this, all i do is sit and cry or get really angry and i know there is nothing at all i can do about it
It's good to know that you have found out what has caused your tiredness.lol your ok Margaret, i dont mind at all
Been for my results today, every one was fine, the tft was a bit low, its supposed to be 0.30 but mine was 0.28, nothing to be concerned about, i have to go back in 6 weeks to have the tft done again just incase its on its way down, the doctor still thinks my tiredness is due to me trying to come of my prozac, i was taking 20mg every other day so she has told me to go back on them everyday, i so want to come off them, but its obviously not going to happen anytime soon, i've been really down for the last few days too, i've managed to fall out with EVERYONE in my family and a few friends too, i hate feeling like this, all i do is sit and cry or get really angry and i know there is nothing at all i can do about it
Knowing is half the battle towards solving.
I have no idea what 'tft' is - if I ever need to know I will ask you
At the moment this old brain is overloaded with medical jargon about a different problem.
We have a month to get well enough to stun them at the meet - see you there
It's good to know that you have found out what has caused your tiredness.
Knowing is half the battle towards solving.
I have no idea what 'tft' is - if I ever need to know I will ask you
At the moment this old brain is overloaded with medical jargon about a different problem.
We have a month to get well enough to stun them at the meet - see you there
sorry Margaret TFT is Thyroid Function Test
Well whad-y-know - think I had one! but just got 'OK' for a resultsorry Margaret TFT is Thyroid Function Test
indeed i do...... did i stop talking to you the first time? nope, would i ignore you if you wanted to talk to me?? nope..
I'd have thought Prozac was more likely to make you feel dopey when taking it than when trying to cut down. I wonder if they have considered CFS or ME?
I never seem to get the same doctor twice together but this morning I saw Dr. Crook and he has got some more tests planned and going to discuss medication with the diabetes expert. He didn't seem to fob me off so much about the water retention and painful legs as others have done in the past. He seems quite keen to get to the bottom of it if he can.
I never seem to get the same doctor twice together but this morning I saw Dr. Crook and he has got some more tests planned and going to discuss medication with the diabetes expert. He didn't seem to fob me off so much about the water retention and painful legs as others have done in the past. He seems quite keen to get to the bottom of it if he can.
Flashy that TFT needs repeating at 3 monthly intervals for a year.....you could have subclinical thyroid dysfunction....one test won't give a clear picture.....the alternative(which some doctors use) is to treat with thyroxine and if the symptoms disappear then you have found the cause of the tiredness.
It would also seem wise to do TSH test as well......that is Thyroid stimulating hormone....if that level is raised and the TFT is down then it is likely that you do have thyroid dysfunction
Doctor Mitchell did explain all this to me today Margaret, she said one is to do with the brain giving the right signal out to the hormones therefore not releasing enough thyroxine into the body and the other is for something else, cant remember what she said though, she said she wasnt going to treat it yet because all my other test results came back 'normal' but she will take my bloods again in 6 weeks just to make sure it doesnt go down anymore, and if it does then she will treat me for it, this might have something to do with my weight gain too especially if its underactive
Make sure you get to see him the next time you make an appointment then willow, its good to have a doctor you can really talk to and get on with
The Doctor i am registered with (Alistair Murdoch) is an excellent doctor, he sits there and listens to everything you have to say and isnt ignorant one bit, the other year he sat in his room with me for over an hour whilst i cried my eyes out to him, he said i was on the verge of having a nervous breakdown and settled my mind on a few issues i had and am still having, when you get a good doctor you should stick with them
Flashy if it stays at the same level on the next test then I would be suspicious.....because your last test result was under the normal lower level...not by much, but still under.
Weight gain is also a symptom of underactive thyroid, as is thinning hair.
Weight gain is also a symptom of underactive thyroid, as is thinning hair.