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Should I get second opinion about my thyroid?

I went to my ob gyn because my periods were just a bit tad wacky. She sent me for some thyroid blood tests and when they came in she told me to visit an endocrinologist. I had a tad high T3, normal TSH (2.15), normal T4 and elevated ANTI-TPO. I made a checklist of all my symptoms, which I've been meaning to see a doctor about anyway, and I was getting excited to finally figure out what's going on. The doctor took one look at the test results, didn't ask me about my symptoms or even let me talk about them, and sent me home. Am I just worrying about nothing or should I get a second opinion?

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    YES! Thyroid disease is missed more than found.

    "elevated ANTI-TPO" You need testing for thyroid ANTIBODIES again as well as TSH. TSH ‘norm’ should be .3 – 3 (w/ most feeling best at < 2) but, for diagnosis, may not mean much if ANTIBODIES are present which is indicative of Hashimoto’s Autoimmune Thyroiditis (cycles between HYPER & HYPO at start)…it is the main cause of eventual HypOthyroidism but worse (...OR Graves Disease – HypERthyroid from beginning).

    You will have to INSIST they test for the antibodies. They can code so that ins will pay.

    WARNING: Doctors seem not to want to find/treat thyroid disease. You may have to go to more than one doctor before you get the right tests, interpretation, and treatment. Best wishes.

    Ck these:

    http://thyroid.about.com/bio/Mary-Shomon-350.htm

    http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

    http://www.thyrophoenix.com/index.html

    http://thyroid.about.com/cs/newsinfo/l/blguideline...

    ALWAYS GET COPIES OF YOUR LABS.

    God bless you

    Source(s): Hashimoto's Autoimmune Thyroiditis sufferer
  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

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