Positive Friday

[Horsey07]

It’s obviously a good day today. I spoke to my new GP this morning and she has agreed to start me on a trial of Levothyroxine as soon as she receives the letter from my neurologist. I’ll have to have blood tests after three months to check progress, assuming there are vials available by then, but I feel much more positive now.

The moral as far as I’m concerned ( and I think PurpleNel would agree with me) is tell any specialist you see about test results and symptoms; they may be more knowledgeable than you realise, and if you’re unhappy with your GP, as I was, vote with your feet. It might just make a difference.

[PurpleNel]

Horsey07 - returning the victory dance for you (well in my head anyway). I can't say how pleased i am for you. Our journeys have been so similar thus far and sharing other' progress and victories here is lovely.

[shaws Administrator]

I'm glad your GP has prescribed levo for you.

No matter how many people I consulted and I was given many 'diagnosis' but not ONE could diagnose a patient who had hypothyroidism.

I had never heard of the word myself. Before blood tests were introduced we were all diagnosed due to our clinical symptoms alone and were given a trial of NDTs (natural dessicated thyroid hormones). If patient's health improved they were htpothyroid.

Our old-fashioned doctors could diagnose us due to our clinical symptoms alone. Not in this 'modern' era can they do this.

I had to diagnose myself with hypothyroidism on the same day as my GP phoned to tell me I had no problems at all. I had never heard of hypothyroidism myself - I just felt very unwell.

If you wish, you can click on my name and it will take you to my page where I have my 'history but it is thanks to TUK that I was finally diagnosed.

[Horsey07 in reply to shaws]

Thank you, shaws, what a needless fight so many of us have to face to get the treatment we need. Dr Durrant-Peatfield writes about doctors who used to treat patients by symptoms rather than blood tests alone. Science is great, until people start to rely solely on it rather than trusting common sense and experience.