More getting old

Mark went to the doctor last week because he had to get a new prescription for some medication that he takes everyday and the ARNP that we see, Ms. Leslie, said that she would write the script but he needed to schedule a physical. So, he went to the physical last Monday. She ordered lab tests which he did last Friday when we went for our eye exams at the Ft. Riley hospital. It was fasting lab work.

Well, the nurse called and I took a message for Mark (because of course she couldn't discuss anything with me). Mark called her back yesterday afternoon and she said that his thyroid levels were not right and that they had sent a prescription down to the pharmacy for him to pick up and that he needed to come back in and see Ms. Leslie ASAP.

He went for that appointment today and Ms. Leslie told him that his thyroid isn't working at all. She said that it is very rare for a man to have thyroid problems (Mark is her 2nd man in her entire career that she had treated but she sees at least one woman a month). So, he will have to take medication for the rest of his life. She asked if he was fatigued, had mood swings, had gained weight, etc. Well, he gets up most days at 2:30 am to go to work and we work 3 jobs so who wouldn't be tired. He has gained a little bit of weight but that had only been since his back injury 3 1/2 years ago (he isn't as active due to the back injury). So, he wouldn't have thought anything was out of whack.

He will start the meds in the morning and then will go back to have his levels checked the first week in April. Then they will decide if they need to adjust his dosage.

Ms. Leslie said that there is no telling how long he has had this condition. She said that she had records as far back as seven years where Mark has had blood work done but no one ever had his thyroid checked. Odd!!