Hi kiwi,

Just had my annual exam with primary care doctor about two weeks ago. All the routine blood work, CBC, CMP, etc. It appears that he had included cortisol in his lab orders.

The labs were drawn at 9 AM, FASTING. My cortisol level came back so low it was almost non-existent.

I had my routine appt. with my endocrinologist this morning and he had been given a copy of the lab results from my primary care doctor. He said my cortisol result made no sense when all other factors were considered. He asked if I was experiencing any nausea, vomiting, etc. He thinks it is a lab "mistake" and has ordered another fasting lab draw for tomorrow morning for cortisol and ACTH. My primary had also noted to repeat the testing.

At this point in time, I agree that this looks like a "mistake" by the lab. We will see what my results are from tomorrow's testing. Also, using a different lab.

I just thought when I saw this thread, how funny, that it should be on NT today of all days.

Thanks for your post. I will let you know my next results.

Hopeless