Hi Chris.
I have to tell you, I 32 years old and am so exhausted. I began
having crazy symptoms about a year ago with Hot Flashes, extreme
fatique, very fast heart rate (120-140) sitting still, my periods
stopped, rapid weight gain, and other crazy things. I finally went to
my GP in June-It has been a roller coaster ride ever since. They did
a round of blood tests on me-they are below, took out my gall
bladder, did a colonoscopy, Upper GI, and Pelvic Ultrasound. I came
back with low Estridol levels, but no one new what to do with me
being 32. I finally asked about seeing an Endo. Went on 9/8/08 and
this Endo was awful-Pretty much blew me off and said I was depressed.
I did convince her to do more testing-Those results are below. They
all came back in "Normal Range" except the Growth Hormone.
I have just been so tired and then had some crazy spells due to a
antidepressant change by my Dr. They sent me to have an MRI and it
came back normal. I feel better now that I am back on that med...but
the other symptoms of exhaustion and just not being able to do the
things I love to do are still there. The Endo called and said that
she wanted to see me in 1-3 months and wanted to do an MRI. I had my
Dr. send her the results, but emailed them this morning begging for
an earlier appt or some kind of medicine to help me through this.
They said that they could not prescribe anything until I was
diagnosed. WELL WHEN WILL THAT BE??? NEXT YEAR??
I am not understanding the non-urgency this Dr. has. I have tried to
get into others in the state of Alabama-This Endo is in Nashville, TN
and works at a very reputable hospital/university-but they all are
extremely rude and say they cannot see me until Feb. '09.
Could you please look at the results below and let me know what
direction I should go now? I have a very stressful job and can hardly
get through the day. Any advice would be so greatly appreciated.
July '08
TSH 2.525 uIU/mL (.350-5.500)
Estradiol 12 pg/mL (19-528)
FSH 3.3 mIU/mL (0.0-76.3)
LH same as FSH
Potassium Serum 4.3 mmol/L (3.5-5.2)
Sodium Serum 135 mmol/L (135-145)
Protein, Total, Serum 6.9 g/dL (6.0-8.5)
Vitamin B12 347 pg/mL (211-911)
Vitamin D, 25 Hydroxy 40.0 ng/mL (32.0-100.0)
August '08
T4 Free 1.13 ng/dL (0.61-1.76)
Cortisol 10.4 ug/dL (3.1-22.) *Taken at 11:45 a.m.
DHEA 492 ng/dL (112-722)
Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Ab <10 IU/mL (0-34)
Triiodothyronine, Free, Serum 3.2 pg/mL (2.3-4.2)
PTH, Intact 22 pg/mL (12-65)
Sept '08
Prolactin 5.3 ng/mL Pre-Menopause <20
TSH 1.53 mcu/mL (.300-5.00)
FT4 .080 ng/dL (.50-1.20)
Adrenocorticotropic Horm 13 pg/mL (7-51)
Cortisol Serum 7.7 (8am-9am 10.4-26.4) *Taken at 12:15 p.m.
Somatomedin C 59 ng/mL (114-492)
Sept '08
24 Hour Free Cortisol Urinary Test
Cortisol, F ug/L, U 3 ug/L (Undefined)
Cortisol, F, ug/24hr,U 5 ug/24 hr (0-50)
This is all just so confusing. I just need to know what you think I
should do next, especially since this Endo doesn't seem to think that
there is anything really wrong. Thanks Chris!