Saw my GP yesterday!

I saw my GP yesterday morning and asked her to run a full blood panel on me.  I told her about having to sleep 9-10 hours a night and sometimes still taking a nap.  Her nurse called me yesterday afternoon and my TSH (thyroid test) was 8.705 (normal is 0.358 - 3.740 uIU/ML).  She said the doctor recommended I skip going up one level and go up two.  She wants to see me in six to eight weeks to recheck.  I also talked to her about going to 1500 for my Metformin and she agreed although my T2 diabetes is still in the "controlled" range with an A1c of 6.9.

All my other tests so far look good which means I can stop some of the supplements I am taking.  We talked about other things and again....she asked if my leftover side effects are getting worse, staying the same or getting better.  I told her except for the fatigue, they were getting better although some, very slowly.  Hopefully the fatigue will get better with the additional synthroid.  She was very interested in the Metformin studies I told her that were taking place.  She asked how the acupressure and massage were going and I told her really good.  We also talked about my IBS and if the Metformin were making it worse.  I told her I didn't think so - the IBS is about the same as it's been my whole life.

All in all, I came out of there feeling pretty good.  My doctor urged me to get a colonoscopy and I think I will set one up.  They perforated my mother's colon when they did hers and it started a chain of events that ended up killing her.  That worries me for sure.

Hopefully in a couple of weeks, the increased synthroid will take effect and I'll be a new (wide awake) woman!!!  LOL

Love,

Eldri