Passing on knowlege

[Rudegirl]

Found out a colleague has been hypo for years & at times been very ill.. Passed on the info that Ive learned here from everyone else.. She is now booked in for more than a TSH test.. She had no clue all her vitamins or anything else would be affected by hypo... Bizarre illnesses she now knows is caused by her hypothyroidism..

[Clutter]

Well done, Rudegirl. Will your colleague be joining the forum?

[Rudegirl in reply to Clutter]

I think so .. I've told her how I learned, she was shocked that she didn't know anything of her illness.. She asked her gp about t3 & was told it's too expensive to prescribe For her!

[Clutter in reply to Rudegirl]

Rudegirl, standard response since GP's started bean counting rather than getting their patients well

[BeansMummy]

I've directed several people to this forum. I used to be one of those people who trusted doctors to look after me, and was beginning to wonder if I had lost the plot as I was still so unwell but apparently there was "nothing wrong." Some of it is just basic knowledge, and I feel cross that there are so many poorly people out there who are still struggling, oblivious to the fact that they're just not being cared for by their GPs.

[Rudegirl in reply to BeansMummy]

The worst thing of all is.. Disappointment when you're told you're fine & well... Everyone else is delighted to hear that.. Not us!!!

[BeansMummy in reply to Rudegirl]

It isn't funny at all, but I actually like being told that I've got something else - it kind of proves that it isn't stuff I've imagined, made up or "caused by stress".

[faith63]

Its nice that someone listened to you. I have not been so lucky.