Posted by tealady on November 28, 2004, at 16:30:23
In reply to Re: Anyone tried home test kits?, posted by jakeman on November 27, 2004, at 17:27:11
> I've contacted Great Smokies lab to see if there are any Drs. in my area that use their services.
That's a good idea. I found some docs by contacting the compounding pharmacies and asking them who prescribed the meds I thought I may need...kinda backwards but still.
One other thought, http://forums.about.com/ab-thyroid/messages?msg=63603.7 (and rest of thread)
she might be able to help point you in the right direction for a doc..especially with regard to thyroid/adrenal testing..although Texas does look difficult.
> My internist and psychiatrist do not seem to recognize much connection between mental functioning and physical health. If one anti-depressant doesn't work, ok then try this one-- while having done no evalution of the root causes of the symptoms. Many US insurance companies encourage this non-wholistic approach because they don't like doctors spending too much time with patients or ordering too many tests. This "efficiency" model used by my insurance co. appears to have paid off well for them-- in the past year they have had record profits and the stock price increased by over 50% (my premiums and co-pays also increased).Good to see you've worked it out:-) It's much the same all over the world..only worse, and we don't even have the option of paying for our own tests.
Jan
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