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@JustinMcClanahan

Hello @moonarific and welcome to Connect. Not having a definitive diagnosis is both frustrating and one of the things that has Connect members most worried. It is good that even typing out your worries has given you temporary relief. Even still, Connect is a place where members share similar experiences with one-another to gain more insight and to learn how to better advocate for themselves. In situations where there has not been a diagnosis, it is a bit trickier, but maybe if you share a bit more about each potential diagnosis. I'd also like to invite @sherrilynn and @dazza333 who have talked about flattened pituitary gland. You may also find the following discussion on adrenal gland issues worth your time to check out and participate in if you feel comfortable, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/possible-adrenal-issues/. Here is another discussion on chronic abdominal pain, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/chronic-abdominal-pain/.

@moonarific, did your providers who have done the workups for you up to this point think that any of the potential issues they are checking you for the cause of your symptoms that you are experiencing? If you don't mind me asking, why did it take so long to see an endocrinologist?

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It took a long time because of a doctor situation. When my blood sugar dropped the first time I had a really good pcp but before I could see her she moved away suddenly and I had to find a new one. My new one wasnt as good and wasnt very kind to me about my request for an endocrinology referral.

She treated me like she thought I was crazy.

Thankfully my current doctor isn't like that. But by the time I got my referral and waited to be seen (theres not many endocrinologists in my area) it had been a couple years.

Logistics basically. Healthcare can be so frustrating and I'm definitely not very good at standing up for myself.

I'm not sure about the symptoms honestly. They all just appeared.

I dont have low blood sugar at all anymore which is the strangest part since that's the whole reason I went in the first place.

Also, thank you for the links and recommendations.