It's hard to believe it has been eight months since my last visit to OHSU. Originally scheduled for my standard six month check in March but there was too much upheaval with MIL's ongoing health issues and at home with my husband's so I put it off. Now that hubby is doing better and MIL, well, her's continues to deteriorate. She bounces between the hospital and assisted living with heart attacks and infections but we're come to the point of finally accepting you can't make someone do anything they don't want to do.
MRI results were 'consistent' with previous scan which means nothing changed. YEAH! That's what I want, boring nothing to talk about. That silly little tumor continues to stagnate.
My hormone testing went mostly okay however both GH and Thyroid, the two I take medications for were off. One was my fault. Stress levels at home were high and I wasn't taking care of myself properly. I was skipping doses of the genotropin and my growth hormone level was low. Doctor wanted to up my dose so I had to confess. Neither doc or hubby was pleased but both were understanding as long as I promised to take my daily shot from now on.
Thyroid was also low but that wasn't from me not taking my morning pill. It just was. So doctor bumped me back up to 125mg. I'm not looking forward to the next few weeks. As I've stated before for some reason my body hates it when the thyroid medication is adjusted up or down. It almost feels like I have a flu, achy and tired. I'll be glad when I'm past that.
Because of the low hormone levels and medication adjustments the doctor wants me back in 3-4 months to retest. :( Odds are I'm fine, just need to take my medication as I'm supposed to but anytime there is a change they watch me a little closer. There's always the chance that my pituitary will give up the ghost, cease to function so even though I'm sick of tests, really don't want any more blood drawn for the rest of my life, I'll go get it done late August or September.
No comments:
Post a Comment