Quote Originally Posted by Aquaslow View Post
Thanks for the info.

So ask doc for a thyroid panel and free test in about a month or so?

I think most docs including the one now just assumes I am healthy because of my age. Other doctors just said go home and forget about it.

At a minimum for thyroid you'd want: TSH, FT3, FT4, RT3 and Antibodies. Then read post #4 again by MI. Know that cortisol can effect T levels as can prolactin and many other factors. It's why FULL blood work is so important. Also remember that most doc's simply don't know hormones as they're really not trained in them. That said, you need to be proactive.

In the Finding A Doc Sticky thread is a list of BW. You can pare it down based on other recent BW you may have had. Speaking of which, you should post up your most recent BW for us to review and maybe catch what your doc did not.

When initiating any hormone therapy follow up testing needs to be done. Your doc should have scheduled this appt before you left. You need to know how things are working and what titrations are needed. Always test your free test as this is what works for you. Total serum test is really irrelevant.