Hello all, been a while. I nearly died due to three huge tumors in my leg with staph in them and they had leaked into my blood. Thank God. They are out now and I am trying to get back to normal. Back on all of my hormones, test, hcg, thyroid, cortisol, and want to have my growth hormone checked. i asked the dr handling my test and hcg and he said certainly it should be checked. He has ordered an igf 1 test. I have read this is not the most reliable way to test gh levels. Oh, I am 35 years old and have empty sella. I have all symptoms of low gh, and I imagine it is low. And I want to treat it if it is. And hopefully have insurance pay for it. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!