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Re: cords
From: Julie (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sat, 27 May 2000 12:19:39 -0500 (CDT)
I feel for you. I went through a hard time with drs. too, until I
found this wonderful endocrinologist. Can't help with the rest, but can
tell you that A+Ox3 mean that you are alert and oriented to yourself,
time and place. Basically, you know who you are, what time/season it is
and where you are. We use this a lot at the nursing home where I work.
Good Luck,
Julie
At Sat, 27 May 2000, A wrote:
>
>Just thought I'd share this...
>
>Seeing as though I have an appointment scheduled June 30 @ Bringham &
>Womens with a new RE, I decided that it was best to be very prepared.
>With that in mind, I contacted my old physician to request that I get a
>copy of all records/lab results.
>
>The last time I had seen her was 2/15/00...at which time I weighed 270.
>At that time some of her comments (from what I can read) were: "obese
>female, A+Ox3 (don't know what that means) , well-groomed, pleasant."
>For labs, the following were tested...sodium, potassium,chloride,carbon
>dioxide,anion gap,bood urea nap, thyroid creatinine, sgot,sgpt,
>cholest..all of these within normal ranges...except the carbon dioxide.
>She never had a comment on that...so it didn't worry me. The two I HAD
>to ask for...fasting glucose & insulin (this was before I knew about the
>GTT) were 89 & 13.9. Then printed by the lab on the lab report for the
>insulin was "After 72 hours of fasting, an insulin concentration greater
>that 6 mcIU/mL indicates insulinoma." Also goes on to state that my
>insulin "shows increased insulin but not proinsulin or C-peptide."
>Anyone know anything about these?
>
>Then I go on to read more.....only to find out that she had spoken to my
>last RE. My last RE told her she should perform the GTT....and
>suggested using Metformin or Thiglitazone (can't really read it...anyone
>know anything about this?? ) for treatment. Then, also noted is that
>Cushings may be the problem. Why wasn't I ever told about this??
>
>Enough....I guess I'm just venting. It's really a shame that I (and
>many of you too) have spent $1000's of dollars trying to find "reasons"
>or "solutions" or whatever to no avail. I guess I can only hope that
>June 30 brings something more!
>
>Thanks for letting me vent!
>:-) Alexis
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Julie
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