dizzytizzy Posted August 24, 2018 Report Posted August 24, 2018 Hey everyone, I had an extensive workup with endocrinology recently and received my results yesterday. I have Hashimoto's and we knew that my thyroid function would be off and a dosage adjustment would be required. However, what I was not expecting was that my IGF-1 was extremely low, about 1/3 of what it should be for my age. The endo called it a severe human growth hormone deficiency. He also performed QSART testing and said I had some neuropathy in hands and feet, which he thinks may clear up once we get thyroid dialed back in. My hands/feet are eternally freezing right now. I have to go back in two weeks and do a stim test called an insulin tolerance test to confirm a true deficiency. He asked if I ever had a severe head injury like a concussion. I have not. From my research, I know one of the other primary possibilities of adult-onset growth hormone deficiency can be a pituitary tumor. He's the type of doc who takes things one step at a time and doesn't want to speculate about causes until we get the stim test done. He did say that this may be a contributing factor to the unrelenting fatigue I've had for a decade+. Anyone have experience with IGF-1 and/or pituitary issues/tumors, etc? Quote
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