I'm stating to get local doctors and I was wondering if anyone had a doctor they would recommend for thyroid disorders.

Also gals recommendation for a gyno...doesn't matter if it's male or female, i've been going to a male gyno.

thanks

4/5/2006 10:49:09 AM

Panthro

4/5/2006 10:49:53 AM

i use to play a gyno on TV
does that count [/chitchat]

4/5/2006 10:51:48 AM

4/5/2006 10:56:47 AM

Raleigh Endocrine Associates is a very good group for the thyroid. Dr. Black is the one I see, but I understand they are all good.

4/5/2006 11:18:47 AM

i used to see dr. freidman (endocrinologist) at Duke. she's good.

4/5/2006 1:07:45 PM

i was told i need to get my thyroid checked, im assuming thats just some blood work?

4/5/2006 1:10:41 PM

yep! bloodwork is the main thing...but as far as physical exam for it they might look at your neck too/put a light up to it and ask you to swallow to see if it's enlarged visibly. check your hands to see if you're really shaky. ask you some questions about your mood, bowel movements, how you sleep at night, weight loss or gain, temperature (always hot vs always cold) etc

4/5/2006 1:28:11 PM

yeah all those questions were why i was told i needed to get it checked (and hypothyroidism runs in the family)

4/5/2006 1:54:24 PM

http://www.midcarolinaobgyn.com/doctors.htm

myra teasley -- she is cool person

not my dr, but i dont have one in raleigh anyway.

4/5/2006 2:20:47 PM

Im a gyno, come see me

4/5/2006 3:00:22 PM

They could also do a thyroid scan, which is a nuclear medicine test. You take radioactive pill, and they scan your legs to test the rate at which the thyroid uptakes the chemical in the pill. And/or they do a scan that creates a visual image of the thyroid. Neither is bad, but it may be a little more than bloodwork.

4/5/2006 3:10:12 PM

not sure where in Raleigh you're located, but there is a plethora of OB/GYN offices at the Rex Hospital complex, including where I go, Capital Area OB/GYN (Lisa Christianson is my doctor, but there are quite a few other doctors who operate out of that office and the cary office).

4/5/2006 3:10:40 PM

^^whoa i've never had that one done. granted my thyroid problem is very very mild

^good to know!

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4/5/2006 3:12:22 PM

Yeah, my bloodwork came back way off the charts, and my symptoms were pretty bad, so I got the extra tests. They haven't had to remove my thyroid yet, so so far so good.

4/5/2006 3:15:18 PM

i've done the radioactive scan thing for my thyroid before. not that big of a deal. they can do an ultrasound too.

4/5/2006 3:22:15 PM

http://www.hfwgyn.com

Go to Dr. Heaton, he's a great doctor and he's really nice.

4/5/2006 5:53:55 PM

i hate radioactive scans cause you feel like you peed your pants
i had to get those for my neck

4/5/2006 6:03:56 PM

Raleigh Endocrine Assoc. is good, I have Dr. Stall and I like him. I have Grave's Disease, a hyperthyroid disease, and back in 2003, I had to take a radioactive pill to shrink it, but it didn't work so I had surgery to cut some out. Since they took TOO much, I now have hypothyroidism for the rest of my life

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4/5/2006 8:23:12 PM

That's what I am trying to avoid. I have Grave's too. I would rather take pills for the rest of my life to try to slow it down than take pills to replace its function.

4/5/2006 10:34:32 PM

thanks for the suggestions...

now...EYE DOCTORS! hahaha what ya'll know about some eye doctors

4/6/2006 12:52:15 PM

i just went to the eye doctors next to lens crafters at cary towne center. you can get same day/next day appointments and they have great hours. My appointment took all of 30 mins from check in to check out and you walk next door to get your glasses.

4/6/2006 9:16:09 PM

Dr. Catherine Dingman at Woman Care of Raleigh is a good Gyno. She actually called me at home to answer a message that I left. Most doctors don't call you at home!

4/6/2006 9:46:16 PM