Thanks for the update. This seems doable.

Glad you could get your cleaning help to come next week... that's pretty awesome considering the season! I recall your struggles with "stuff." I hope the results of the cleaning/clearing up efforts give you the sense of control and safety that you need.

Did you get to do any hypnosis in the session... if so any relief from that?



~ waves ~

Waves,
The hypnosis didn't really happen. I didn't get very relaxed. I got upset and I stopped it.
She said that we last did hypnosis a while a go. Maybe I'll practice at home. She says that 5 minutes at a time is good.


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A few minutes ago I got a call from the mdoc's office.
The person on the phone said that labs came back from a week ago: my hormones are off and I need to see an endocrinologist.
Today I have to go to the lab for my blood work for the mdoc. I don't remember for what, but I'll see it on the form.

I feel like dung most of the time. Maybe the hormones will explain something.

M

Dear Mari,

that is cool that you can practice (self-?)hypnosis at home... or maybe you just meant relaxation techniques needed to prep for hypnosis.

Oh definitely the hormones could explain a lot. Actually hypothyroidism can look just like bipolar... with a lot of depression and fatigue but also one might not imagine - it can trigger mood oscillation too. Tests for thyroid abnormalities are essential in the differential dx before issuing a dx of Bipolar.

I am not saying you are not bipolar - that may be a priori. Just rambled on a bit there. Trying to say that thyroid problems do produce major major mood symptoms.

I hope whatever is going on is readily treatable and that you will be feeling much much better soon, Mari. You don't deserve to feel like dung... ANY of the time.

~ waves ~

Thanks, Waves,

I can hypnotize myself and put myself into a quiet state. I'm not very good at it because I get myself into an anxious /scary place sometimes. That is why she is recommending that I do 5 minutes of kind of pre-hypnosis I think. The 5 minute practice would lead to the next kind of practice. I don't know when I'll see her again. My appt book is filled up. Plus she is out of pocket and a hassle to drive.


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I don't think it is thyroid.
The person on the phone would have said thyroid.

I didn't make it to the office or lab. Hubby was on the phone for what seems like an hour and I got distracted because I was trying to straighten out my dr appts for the next month.
I was waiting for him to get off the phone and got sleepy and in a bad mood.

I wish we had another phone line.
For the first time in months I got on the phone to take care of stuff and got interrupted. . . . lost momentum.

So now I don't feel like making any more phone calls or taking care of anything. I'm going to bed -- last napped late last evening.


And I'm guessing it is a big enough deal that the internist wants to send me to a specialist, . . . . . but how do I fit in Dr visits next month?

I need to juggle people and post pone others but some can't be.

I wish we were not loosing office days with the holidays.

Grumpy right now. (might edit out some of this later)
Mari

Added:
Her office confuses me. I was told that the last blood work was for cholesteral and blood sugar panels.
I did that a week ago.

But the phone call was talking about heart something and hormones something.
I asked for the results of the cholesterol and blood sugar panels and the phone person said that they were mostly fine. The phone person read some numbers over the phone and then I forgot them but the were mostly fine.

I have no idea how a hormone test got in there. The mdoc did not mention hormone test when I last saw her. She said cholesterol and blood sugar panels. So why are there results of a hormone test???
How can I keep track of stuff if I don't know what is going on.
Not happy. Overwhelmed.

This office is whacky. I was supposed to have an appt w/ the mdoc for TODAY, but when I called to confirm on Friday, they said no. (I even have the mdoc's card with the handwritten time in my wallet that says 2:45 today that was handed to me by office staff. !!??) The office phones are not available during their long lunch time. The phone black hole seems to be when I try to call. I tried to call again on Monday for an appt and my cell phone went dead (tried to call earlier from house phone / land line but it was during black hole period.

I need to let this go for now.

Mari

I hope you get this settled and solved. And thanks for reminding me.

I need to call for my blood results.

Donna

Well... any hormones can have a serious effect on mood. your mdoc probably added the tests because of your mood in fact, and may have considered them routine in your conditions - however, yes, i too like to be informed what i am being tested for! that seems only reasonable.

at this point guess you have only to wait and see... perhaps whatever is off is part of a "natural" process, but regardless, the doc can probably help if you are having mood symptoms because of it. sorry you are having trouble with appointments. perhaps when you do go in, bring that appointment card you have for yesterday and let them know they screwed up. i wish they would get their act together in there. sigh.

How annoying about the phone black hole. on top of everything. i am hoping you can get an appointment soon so all will be revealed.

~ waves ~

Dear Waves,
Thanks.
I plan to be awake tomorrow / Wednesday and get 1) the requisition form to take to the lab for more blood work and 2) to get a copy of the last blood work. I'll feel better once I see the copy.
I stayed up until the phones opened at 2:00 pm to reach someone in the office. Now I have an appointment for Jan 5 with the mdoc. The desk could have gotten me in to see the mdoc during Dec but I have so many other things I've already set up.


I wonder if the hormone blood work is mine. I'll ask the doc if she ordered it when I see her in Jan.
I'm not going to think about it to much until then because I got stuff back last time from a blood draw in August / Sept. that the doc did not ask for. Some other stuff she asked for, we never got. I thought that was a one time bungle because she had said before that she was looking for lots of things --turned out to require almost a dozen vials.


M.