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HYPOTHYROIDISM

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After suffering with this condition for over 17 years i wonder if I had been sent to see a specialist as soon as I was diagnosed , would I have cost the NHS half as much as i have on all the medications i have been given that I probably did not need .

Got a great specialist now and on T4/T3 combination with vitamin d aswell and so far have ditched painkillers anti-depressants and various other medications to combat other complications to thiss illness.

I just wonder

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roslin

i absolutely agree

Roslinxx

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Aurora-auspice

My thoughts exactly! :)

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PinkNinja

Definitely! I too have stopped other medication since getting properly treated.

Is your specialist NHS or private?

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callia

Nhs x

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Issy

Who is your specialist? And in which area? please message me.

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callia in reply to Issy

Catherine hay at furness general hospital

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shawsAdministrator

You are absolutely right - the problem is finding the elusive Endo.

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