I'm a little ticked about the lack of response that I got from my endo regarding the drop in my T3 levels. She wanted to wait and discuss them with me at my next appointment..11/19. The problem is that I leave 11/20 - so even if she approved a dose increase at that time - it will be too late to do me any good as far as the marathon goes. I've been thinking about cancelling my appointment and just waiting till the next one in January to discuss it with her, I'll have another set of labs by then, and we can see if I need a dose increase, or if my levels come back up with cutting back on running. If we have a major disagreement, it will likely upset me and I don't want to get upset right before I leave...on the other hand, everything I want to discuss with her is fresh in my mind right now, and might not be come January. If the drop is related to training intensity, I don't want to have to go through this again when I bump up my training cycle next year. What would you do?

Cheryl: Shaunna made some good points. I think at this point, a change in dosage made on 11/19 is not going to effect your marathon. If you do have a major disagreement, then that will surely be fresh in your head, when you really need to be thinking of the race.

Just in... reading your discussion... I agree with Shauna and Kate and I think your plan is a wise one...proven by the fact that you feel better already and are not so distressed about it.