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Morning Cilesso ... I have never been sent to an endo but I hear those that have. I always thought they were for internal (liver,kidney, bladder etc.)problems. I think thyroid problems are a lot more common than most people believe. As for ""non-functioning"" thyroid, when my PCP first recommended blood work for my complaints of being tired all the time he said, ""first thing we have to do is ""jump start"" your thyroid"" . I said ""jump start it"" .. he said ""yep, it s dead (like a car battery)"". Blood work did indeed say my thyroid was doing nothing, just sitting in there like a lump. Being on the Levro has definitely helped but not a whole lot. For the first year or so, we were altering dosages every blood test but now I seem to be pretty stable on the same dosage for several months. (means my thyroid IS working a little more on its' own). I, too, want to avoid surgery if at all possible. It s time for next blood work the 20th of this month so will know a little more about what is going on. I think we have my thyroid ""in control"", now if we could just do something more about this nasty Fibro that rears its' ugly head much too often to suit me. Hope you have a great day today !!! Marilyn |
"In the 3 months I have been with MDJunction I have developed a sense of calmness. I now friends who do not judge me because I have been a mental mess at times. It is such a good feeling to have friends I can tell my deepest thoughts and always get back to me with their support. I have never seen a therapist for long periods of time. Right or wrong, this is the best therapy possible for me. Thanks Roy for getting this up and running and making such a difference in my life. Sara" (saralaurie)
hi! i new to this. i'm been reading alot of the thyroid forums. And i'm wondering is there any doctors out there that listen to their patients are even take them serious? ihave toxic multti goiter nodules on my thyroid and goiters on the left side. i was diagnois with the 2 nodules on the right side of my thyroid 5 years ago. they were not toxic and they were benign. that was with a doctor at MD Anderson. he said they were just going to watch them. i had 3 visit with him and he said not much has change.there was no need for me to keep coming back. just let my primary doctor keep an eye on them. if i have any problems he was just a phone call away when i started having problems with waking up choking, with heart racing, palpatations and some other things, i called and made appiontment with him instead i was given an appointment to see a P.A. she did blood work up and a thyroid ultrasound she too said everything was still the same. four months later my new primary doctor had a thyroid nuclear uptake done and it show that they are now what they call toxic multi goiter nodules. she sent me to an endocrinoligist who all but knew me for 15 minutes said that it was good that i had more than one nodule he never told me why but i knew from reading that they are less likely to become cancer. but this quack told me that i was sick because i was depress and all my problems stem from this. he prescribe me Lexypro. if he knew his job he would know that thyroid prblems bring on depress and mood swings. i went to the diagnostic clinic in Houston,and was referred to another endocrinoligist, you brought in a model of a normal thyroid and lumpy thyroid and said the lumpy one was mine. i ask what was he going to do about it? he said my numbers was not to abnormal, he said that i have what they call Hashimoto Disease.Come back and see him in 6 mos. I'm confused my begining report back when i went to MD Anderson, the Doctor said he beleived i was at the begining of Graves Disease. it seems to go from Hyperthyroidism to Hypothyroidism. and yet i have i still have not been treated for the nodule which are growing. my neck and throut hurts. i wake up choking, not mention i been in the hospital this year because of symtoms of a stoke and ekg. Blood Pressure stays high and so on and so on...... does anyone listen! I tire of be like this, it is enough to make you need Lexypro! Can someone please help me. Getting despress and discourage! 
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today I seen the the Internist and again nothing positive came out of it. It's time to give up! I'm having a self pitty day. Lots of tears today. I get over it by tommorrow. Sorry I've been so negetive.You've been very sweet to me.I'm not helping anyone in this group. I've don't think I belong here 
I don't know where? Cilesso: