So Finally was ale to get a appointment sooner with my Gyno , I was waiting till my annual; in April, but I called and said I now longer can deal with all these horribly symptoms. I'm going to demand hormonal testing . Can anyone tell me what test i should request?
I'm 48 had my first missed P in June , that is when my whole life turned upside down . i have had periods from then on in for one day. Then nothing for 30 days then 2 days , then back again 4 days later etc. panic, depression, aches pains . palpitations , mood swings, fatigue. nausea, dizziness - you name it i have/had it. I know alot of times Dr's will just do the basics . if anyone has ideas of what i should ask for i would greatly appreciate it.
Kristine
Hello Kris, I have had all your symptoms. Hang tight, all of us here know how hard that really is. I have found the best testing for me to be from ZRT. I have had blood tests but the problem with them are that they don't give a good enough picture of what your hormones are doing. I took a one day panel from ZRT and it showed my levels being off. I don't want to guess so I am now in the middle of a month long test. You test every other day for an entire cycle. It maps out your hormones over an entire month vs just a snapshot of one day during the cycle. It costs $350 and my insurance wouldn't cover it but i don't even care anymore. Dr's have been guessing and I'm tired of being experimented on. I did do bloodbtesting for comparison and alsi for fsh. Hugs!
Hi Kris, the thing about hormone testing..I had a few doctors tell me I was perimeno and a few who said I wasn't. Clearly, when your periods are starting to get very funky, skipping, etc.. you are in perimeno. You don't need hormone testing to figure that out.