Don't blame your thyroid for everything ....

[karenmyring]

Just wanted to let you guys know my story because you shouldn't blame all your symptoms on hypothyroidism . I was diagnosed about 8 years ago through excessive tiredness and too many viruses prob had it a few years before diagnosis . Took Levo and supplements and felt so so more bad than well . This year I went for a routine smear where they found a tumour on my cervix all removed all ok benign. Whilst under hospital care they referred me for a colonoscopy. Woke up to the consultant telling me "I'm so sorry but we found a tumour that was too big to remove but I will through surgery in a few days " apparently thyroid tiredness had masked my symptoms I blamed it all on my thyroid tiredness upset tummy etc.. they have removed it all but I probably had about 6 months and it had probably been in my colon for 8 years. Please don't blame everything on thyroid and press for tests my gp had refused any other investigations

[tiredBFmum]

Good point. I'm sorry you've gone through this. How are you now?

[karenmyring in reply to tiredBFmum]

I have a check in 3 months then if all ok annual colonoscopy

[Nanaedake in reply to karenmyring]

Yes, agreed, if you have symptoms just keep returing and insist on investigations.

[researcherUK]

Thank you for sharing, Karen, I hope your health will continue to improve.

[karenmyring in reply to researcherUK]

With regular screening I do stand a good chance

[Rmichelle]

Karen god bless you and you are so right about persisting with docs about any re-occuring problem, a friend of mine kept kept taking her 17 year old son to the docs on a regular basis, he was always tired and losing weight, body pain and catching colds , migraines 6 months later he woke one night in terrible pain in his head and body, he died tbe following day, leaukemia the hospital said. Very sad. But i think we know when something is truly wrong but what can you do when ignorant self important docs think they are right.x😊

[karenmyring in reply to Rmichelle]

That is so sad I'm so sorry x

[Rmichelle in reply to karenmyring]

Thankyou. I think we can all learn from that and from your experience. Xx

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I hope that you soon recover. My Mum had two operations for colon cancer in her 70's and lived a happy life until the age of 99 years.

She only had symptoms of losing weight and low blood pressure. No thyroid problems at all.

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I forgot to say thank you for reminding us not to be complaisant.