Going to the hospital to visit a sick friend is the not the best time to get bad medical news

[sinisterporpoise]

Before anyone panics,  I don't think it's that serious, especially if the endocrinologist just said to stop taking Synthroid for two days and have the test done again.  I've gone to the hyperthyroid phase, but I don't  think this means I've gone into Hashitoxicosis.

I wanted to go to the hospital to visit a sick friend because she had been in it for over a week.  She spent most of the time sedated, under restraint and on a feeding tube. The abscess got cut out, but they needed to take care of the bacterial infection. She was in good spirits, talking and very ready to leave the hospital.  I'm happy she's doing well.

In the meantime, I knew I was waiting for lab tests from my endocrinologist. I expected them to come back normal. After all, I had only agreed to have it tested in order to get someone to go to the ER for severe abdominal pain they were complaining about on a fibro forum. (The description sounded like a Kidney stone to me, but I am not a doctor and there were a lot of serious things that could cause abdominal pain.)

On the way into Indinapolis, I got a call on my free Lifeline phone. I recognized the number as belonging to my endocrinologist's office. I expected her to report that the tests came back fine and that she would see me in August.

That did not happen. When I heard the tone in the voice, it was not one of everythig's okay, it's okay, It was the tone of I'm delivering bad news which needs to be addressed in a few days.  (Which sounds about right for hyperthyrodirism.  I had low Free T4 and a TSH of .01.   I'll have to call my doctor tomorrow and have him schedule a Thyroid ultrasound because the lump in the throat feeling with pain is back.

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[silk_dragon_zen]

💜*gentle dragon hugs*💜 Hope going off the synthroid for a couple of days helps.

[sinisterporpoise]

I did go to the ER tonight after having some chest pain, trouble breathing and coughing. It should have occurred to me that *acid reflux* can cause most of these symptoms. I'm just not used to dealing with that condition yet.

On the other hand, I'm more than willing to bleed the beast when it comes to Indiana's money. I know this is the wrong attitude, but I haven't managed to adjust it.

[silk_dragon_zen]

Well, you never know. It could have been real heart problems, especially given the elevated thyroid activity you've been experiencing over the past few days. I wouldn't worry about wasting resources.

[sinisterporpoise]

The chest pain, the sore throat and the cough can be caused by acid reflux. I think they chalked up the high resting heart rate and the shortness of breath to anxiety. (It was the shortness of breath and the high resting heart rate that made me worry. I don't want to lie about it, but I think I might want to omit the anxiety and depression parts of my medical history in such situations in the future.)

I am a bit angry over what happened and think my concerns were completely ignored by a doctor who insisted he was right. But you could go on about this for a long time, I'm sure. At least they said they drew my TSH labs.

At lest my heart rate -- which felt like it was pounding to me several hours before the ER trip -- is back down. Still have the sore throat.

[silk_dragon_zen]

I'm so sorry. That sounds highly invalidating, even if the doctor were right, they ought to have explained to you *why* they were right, and not say it's because of your history.

[silk_dragon_zen]

Also, you're a woman (and biologically female because of HRT): heart disease shows up in women differently and often mimics the symptoms of indigestion and GERD.