Taking forever to see an endo!
Helloo. Feel like I’m making multiple a week posts in here now😭 Diagnosed three weeks ago after being hospitalized and every endocrinologist is booked far far away. If I have a new diagnosis wouldn’t the endocrinologist want to move things around to see me earlier? I know I’m not the only person in the world that needs to see an endo but I thought maybe because I have only seen an endo when I was hospitalized a month ago (for a thyroid storm I think? My heart rate was 188 at rest) and the hospital told me to follow up two weeks with labs and an endo you would think their team would prioritize seeing me as a new patient to follow up. I’m on methimazole and metoprolol and idek if things are working because I don’t want to get labs if I’m not gonna be seen by a doctor. I got three different referrals and the closest date for an endo is May 7th. Mind you I got hospitalized/discharged end of March. I just don’t understand how I’m given this life altering diagnosis and then I’m just supposed to basically do nothing for weeks. To be fair I saw my pcp but they were kind of useless besides processing the referrals and that took a while in itself. They just confirmed what my labs and doctors in the hospital already did. I’m just frustrated and trying not to spiral.
TLDR: why are endocrinologist booked out so far away even if it’s for a new patient with a new diagnosis after being hospitalized.