I'm still doing better  I'm meeting with a pharmacist at the compounding pharmacy next week. she is going to work with me to find are right combination of hormones and dosage to get me feeling the best I can. she is also going to address the adrenal glands and a few other things that the Dr.s in TX didn't address. They can do a hormone test with salavia instead of blood work and it's actually more helpful. she was a little surprised the dr. in tx. started me out on such a high dosage of estrogen instead of gradually increasing the way they do. I'll tell you, slow and steady is the way to go. the past month has been a little a roller coaster for me with my moods going from one direction to the other. Only a few days were REALLY BAD. Most of the time is was typical pms like, but I haven't had pms symptons in years so it is different. My husband said he could live with me being 'HORMONAL" for a week if it meant I felt much better the rest of the month. I've felt at times the trip to Austin was a waste of time and a lot of money but they did get me heading in the right direction and I wouldn't have found the compounding pharmancy here if I hadn't gone. I would n't recommend anyone go there but do find a compounding pharmacy in your area and talk to them. the people who work at the one here are so very nice and want to help people. We did have a great time in Austin and would love to go back -but not to "The Roby Institute" They really should not see patients who live so far away. Their allergy treatment has not helped me at all. My husband and I laugh when we think about them saying they are the only people who treat fibro this way. the compounding pharmacy here in Nashville has the same treatment plan only better and they actually listen to you. lately my allergies have been acting up and I haven't felt as good as I did a week ago but it's still better than it would have been. the best part is I'm not living on the couch everyday feeling like the world is passing me by. I'm able to get out there and do some living and I know it's going to get even better. I just realized I posted this under the WRONG post  sorry. It should have been under "hamptons dr. roby" Post edited by: TeainTN, at: 08/23/2008 05:06 There is a light at the end of the tunnel -- but it's a train about to run over you.  |
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