Myths of Hypothyroidism

[shaws]

Maybe some would like to read about the above, by one of Thyroiduk's Trustees, Mr Peter Warmingham.

thyroiduk.org.uk/tuk/thyroi...

[Pinkpeony]

Gosh shaws, thank you for that .

Oh to have a G.P who thinks like that !

[shaws Administrator in reply to Pinkpeony]

It is great he is an Adviser and it is a pity that the BTA and RCoP go there own way whilst leaving a trail of unhappy and unwell patients who have to search the internet for help/advice.

It is quite out of order I think. lf you have the money you can get what you like, I assume

[Pinkpeony in reply to shaws]

We were just saying that shaws . They say money can't buy you happiness , but it can go a long way to buying you health ! 😃

[ITYFIALMCTT in reply to Pinkpeony]

Seems unpredictable sometimes tho' as several people have reported poor experiences with private consultant/doctors?

But yes for the rest - I fantasise about having a sauna at home that is large enough to exercise in to help when I'm having a bad arthritis flare.

[shaws Administrator in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

You are correct and what a disappointment when you've built yourself up that, at last, you will be getting an appropriate dose of thyroid hormones but sent off with a flea in your ear.

I sorry you also have arthritis to contend with as well as hypo.

[ITYFIALMCTT in reply to shaws]

Thank you - I imagine inflammatory arthritis and hypo are quite common fellow travellers for a number of people here. I'm having a flare at present which is why it's on my mind.

[shaws Administrator in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

I believe if we have one autoimmune condition you can have others.

[ITYFIALMCTT in reply to shaws]

Is there a gallows humour collective noun for it, shaws ? Like pride of lions or an unkindness of ravens - is there an X of AI conditions?

How about a clobbering of AIs?

[shaws Administrator in reply to ITYFIALMCTT]

That sounds just right - or would you mean clobbering the medical profession

[Rapunzel]

My conclusion is that you are more likely to develop weak bones when you are still suffering from fatigue and all the other symptoms of hypothyroidism because your blood TSH level is not suppressed, and consequently are abnormally inactive for a long time.

I'll take that along to my GP one day... thanks for posting shaws

[crimple]

I will have this for ammunition when the doc sees my latest private bloods. I am not going anywhere near the practice for phlebotomy. They approach with flu jabs, offers of statins and then tell me my blood pressure is too high!!!

[shaws Administrator in reply to crimple]

The problem is that they seem poorly trained and don'tseem to be aware that a higher Cholesterol level isn't because we eat too much fat but that it is due to hypothyroidism. As dose is increased cholesterol should reduce too.

I think they should learn all of the clinical symptoms and learn how to erase them, instead of giving us umpteen prescriptions for the symptoms instead of an optimum dose or the addition of T3.