I love my endocrinologist. I really do. I had an appointment with him on Friday to get the results of my latest cortisol and thyroid function tests, as one final check up to see if I’m good to leave. Everything is fine – cortisol is 461 nmol/L (range 138-650) and ACTH is 6.1 nmol/L (range 1.4-8.1). So in exactly two weeks time, if everything goes according to plan, I will be in Vietnam.
The reason why I’m saying my endo is awesome this time is because at the end of the appointment, he wrote down the contact details of a friend of his in Vietnam. He said that if I have any free time, I should give him a call and say I’m a good friend of his [my endo's], and meet up with him. My endo told me to have a great year and to send him photos and emails, and to enjoy this year.
I know there are a lot of fantastic doctors out there who are great at their jobs, but in my own experience, and from what I’ve read and been told, there are very few doctors out there who go out of their way to know you as a person and treat you as a friend.
