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When your doctor will only treat your TSH

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The Washington Post ran an illustrated story today: washingtonpost.com/lifestyl...

One photo caught my attention: It features a blistering red circle swimming in a sea of blue interrupted by numbers. The reaction of the patient, a would-be chef and math lover is posted next to the work: "It feels true. I am not what my chart says."

You might want to say to your doctor, "I know that my lab tests tell you exactly what I am all about. But I am not my lab tests. I am real. I am a human, just like you. I am suffering, and you can do something about that."

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You find the coolest things! 😀

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Thank you right kindly, Ma'am.

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