Posted by rskontos on August 28, 2008, at 16:25:08
In reply to Hi Hygeia's bowl, posted by WaterSapphire on August 27, 2008, at 23:33:44
Water Sapphire,
Like you I had a lot of symptoms that I thought something had to be off, I kept going to my internist and she ran several blood test and said no everything looks good. I went to the gyn and told him my ailments. Said story, all is well. I finally told a friend, a chiropractor that is into holistic meds and she is the chiro that went to regular college so she has a different degree, she recommended I go to this holistic, or more alternative clinic ran by a md and two l lpn's. They ran a more indepth look at my blood, and are running a salvia test for hormones, results take three weeks. They also did a some type of panel to check for celiac's disease, and to get my gut functions. Anyway,
already they have found my thyroid functions are whacked, I am anemic which can be caused by thyroid conditions and my vitamin level is extremely low. And we still have the results of the hormones and neurotransmitters to come back.They put me on thyroid meds, vitamin supplements and probiotics. I am feeling somewhat better. It helps too, knowing I was not wrong. The doc told me it would take three months for my blood to be built back up, and the thyroid they will retest this week to see how those meds are working.
I asked her why don't other gp's run these tests, she said, I really don't know why. They just chalk it up to either age or stress when it is not always the case.
Try to find a clinic like the one I found. My is called Integrative Health. They have been a godsend.
rsk
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