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pennie_dreadful) wrote2019-01-21 11:13 pm
pennie_dreadful) wrote2019-01-21 11:13 pm
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Had my followup with my new endocrinologist, and it was the worst case scenario but then he did the opposite of what my old one always did. He said my TSH level is in the "normal" range but it could be better ,so he increased my dose of levothyroxine??? Wow. He did give me a diet plan when I asked for one, and it was kind of the same old stuff, but his main issue is to stop skipping meals (which i am very guilty of), so I did some searching and found some protein bars made with chicken to eat when I'm busy and don't have time to sit down and eat an actual meal.
I'm just amazed he went ahead and upped my dose even though I'm technically "normal" because I have suspected for a long damn time that "low end of the normal range" is not "my" normal, if that makes sense. That was what I kept hearing from my old doctor, hell one time I was actually slightly in the hypo range and she still didn't change my dose. So I'm hopeful that I'm going to see some positive changes soonish (because it takes a few weeks to adjust to new doses of levothyroxine).
I'm just amazed he went ahead and upped my dose even though I'm technically "normal" because I have suspected for a long damn time that "low end of the normal range" is not "my" normal, if that makes sense. That was what I kept hearing from my old doctor, hell one time I was actually slightly in the hypo range and she still didn't change my dose. So I'm hopeful that I'm going to see some positive changes soonish (because it takes a few weeks to adjust to new doses of levothyroxine).