I saw the endo today for the myriad of hypothyroid symptoms I have endured for the past approx. 1 1/2 years, and she said I probably have hypothalamus damage due to the hydro and my violent delivery, so my cortisol is likely much lower than it should be, and she wants me to take ACTH to bring it back up! Just what I need...a freakin' steroid after working my @$$ off to lose 90 lbs in 18 months!

Do I even have a prayer?? Has anyone done this? We won't have my test results back for at least a week, but she said I definitely have enough signs of a "problem" and that even though phenobarb can skew results, we'll probably go ahead and start treatment even if my levels are "close to normal."


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