Finally my hormone appointment rolled around and yesterday I flew to Brisbane. My original booked flight was cancelled so I ended up with the first flight out for the day. To say I had an early morning was an understatement. I forgot what 0330h looked like.
Lindy kindly took the day off from work and drove down to pick me up from the airport and take me to my appointment. She also spent the entire day with me. Friends like her are far and few between these days. Lindy’s a part of my immediate family now. She’s someone that’s there for me and that I can rely on now matter what. We’re kind of like yin and yang in that sense. We balance and compliment each other. It was great to see her shortly after such wonderful news too. Spending the day with her just reminded me of what it’s going to be like when I move up here. Only we won’t have to cram so much into so little time because we’ll have all the time in the world soon. Such bliss.
So I had my first consultation with Dr Kathy Gallagher. She was some what taken back when I told her I flew in for the day to see her from Melbourne. You can’t put a price on one’s health. I’m glad I made the effort to fly up and see her, it was a worth while investment. I’d been refereed to her so I knew I was in the very best of hands. Jade had also given me her opinion from a patients point of view about her and the treatment that she prescribed. I knew she was the right doctor for me but there’s always the “what if” factor when you start out with someone new. That’s been put to rest now. Now that I’m moving follow up appointments are going to be so much easier and cheaper.
The consult was thorough, very thorough. Lindy and I were both impressed. It lasted for about an hour and a half and it’s the beginning of a very long process. I took with me my Adrenocortex Stress Profile and I walked away with two more pathology slips for an extensive blood screening for IGF-1, s-B12, Red Cell Folate, s-Vitamin D, hs CRP, Iron Studies, T3, T4, TSH, ESR, HDL Cholesterol, E/LFT’s & FBC to name a phew and then there’s the Melatonin Saliva test I have to do at midnight. These two additional tests will give her a bigger picture of what’s going on with my hormones. The results will take approximately three weeks to get back to her and when they do I’ll call her office for a phone consult. I’ll only have to do that the one time because by the next stage of my treatment, I’ll be back living in Brisbane.
But in the meantime I’ve been prescribed some compound pharmaceuticals and supplements. The compound pharmaceuticals are DHEA & Progesterone. The supplements are Indolplex (DIM), Vitamin C & B Complex. The compound pharmaceuticals are made up in Sydney and then mailed out to me. As for the supplements, they’ll come from my trusted local supplement store, Evelyn Faye in South Melbourne.
I also had a Body Composition & Cellular Health Analysis done. Interesting stuff. It confirmed what we’d already expected, so we’re on the right path at least. She also noted that my adrenal function could be better. I’m obviously no where near as bad off as I was last year but I still have a way to go yet. I kind of guessed that but this obviously confirms it. So my journey with Adrenal Fatigue isn’t over just yet, but we’re getting there.
Now that we have a plan of action I feel so much more at ease. I just have to be patient and wait for my body to respond and look forward to a healthier happier future. My health is paramount and everything else comes second place in my life at the moment.
I think that’ll do for today. I’ll be back again soon to update how I’m progressing along with my treatment. Until then, take care.
