Medical Confusion...

See entry from 1st February 2012.

I visited my Doctor today (again) and i don't know what is it, but i always seem to come out more confused than when i went in. I thought Doctor's were supposed to clarify things for you, so you don't worry.
No chance!

If you read my previous post, you will understand what this means.
After discussing my 'options' with my Doctor, i chose to refuse yet more medication in favour of seeing an Endocrinologist at the Hospital, this will hopefully give me the much needed clarification on whether i actually need to be on all these medications and hopefully, what is actually making me feel so ill.
It seems to be down to my hormones, but until i see a specialist, how will i ever know? I cannot take medication forever, when the cause isn't even known.
That is ridiculous.
It's like giving someone Antibiotics for a Virus - entirely pointless.
It took me 10 minutes to 'persuade' (well, insist!) that i see an Endocrinologist. He was determined NOT to send me to one, but persistence won out, i stood my ground and won this battle and he wrote an 'Urgent' referral letter. So 1 - 0 to me!
My results came back from the hospital already, i was only at the hospital on Tuesday, it is now only Saturday  - and the results were sent immediately to my Doctor's the next day! I wonder if my GP surgery is sleeping on the job - that was 3 days ago!
Anyway, as usual and predicted, my Prolactin levels have come back highly abnormal - actually the highest they have been to date.
Apparently, the Prolactin levels should read under 500 mIU/L to be classed as normal.
My results read 2382 mIU/L
I feel like this should be investigated properly before medication is dished out like smarties! There could be an underlying condition causing this problem and may need a different kind of medication to treat the underlying cause. I will only take medication if i have a confirmed diagnosis. I continually explain this to the Doctor's i see, but it doesn't seem to get through to them - i will NOT be fobbed off with pills every time, it is a quick fix it, but long term, it probably does you more harm than good.
Watch this space!