New to thyroid board (RA regular) probably hashimottos

I haven't been diagnosed yet but was hyper in June (litterally did not sleep for three weeks, dropped 6 pounds in the same three weeks) then had two weeks of normal before becoming very hypo-everyone is complaining about how hot it is here-heat index of 116-and I am freezing.

I see my rhuematologist on Monday so I am hoping she will order labs and hopefully drugs even before I can get in to see an endocronologist.

My questions-are any of you treated by a rhuemy or do they recomend everyone with thyroid issues see an endo?

How long can I expect it to take to get labs back?

Is the sugar craving normal when you are hypo-I don't have much of an appitite for real food-could care less about meals but anything that is cheap, processed sugar-well, I eat the whole thing-I was not eatting like that two months ago.  Will that NEED for sugar go away when I start meds?

Wow, now that you mention it, yes, I also love sugary foods. I have been hypo since 1997 and just got diagnosed with Hashi's this summer.

I craved sugar too. But not any sugar. I wouldn't crave chocolate but could eat a whole bag of "jelly belly" jelly beans and drink very, very sweet iced tea. I craved the jelly beans so much I could eat a bag of them instead of dinner. I also noticed that I lost the taste for lots of foods I used to love. And, since the thyroid removal and the treatment for it, I cannot stand the taste of any soda products.

The "need" for the sweets is slowly diminishing but thanks to it (and the prednisone) I have gained about 25 lbs. Hopefully between the endo and the rheumy I will get it all sorted out and on all the right meds. Maybe then I can work on getting the weight back off.