A repeat of one of Dr John Lowe's statement

[shaws]

This is a statement that Dr Lowe made and I think it might be helpful to those struggling.

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• Editorial by Dr. John C. Lowe:

The British Thyroid Association and UK Royal College of Physicians continue to keep false statements of fact online about T3-containing thyroid products including Armour Thyroid. The scientific facts patently show the falsehood of the two organizations' statements. Is this a failure of responsibility to study scientific issues before making public pronouncements on them? Or do the statements constitute science fraud?

drlowe.com/thyroidscience/

[radd]

Thank you for posting this shaws 😊

[Kowbie]

Just read your journey ( terrible) you can’t believe in this day and age how we all seem to have to fight so much just to try and feel well and normal. I’m glad you are getting there in the end , I’m still trying to get there , I mean it’s only been 28 years of never feeling right , anyway keep well kowbie.

[shaws Administrator in reply to Kowbie]

28 years is 28years tooooo long to have been symptomatic for that length of time.

Never give up is the 'motto' for those who've a dysfunctional thyroid gland. It puzzles me that the least knowledgeable medical persons are GPs and the majority of the professionals Endocrinologists also.

Instead of concentrating on relieving pain/symptoms their whole and final decision is where the blood test falls and mainly TSH.

One of my GPs phoned and this is how the conversation went:-

Mrs G - your TSH is too low and T3 too high and T4 too low!!!

My response: "Yes doctor - my TSH is low because I take T3 only so T3 is high. My T4 is low because I take none.

GP - 'but T3 converts to T4 - no Doctor that's not correct.

In the past - before blood tests were introduced for diagnosing hypo we were diagnosed upon clinical symptoms alone.

I am well - thanks to getting T3 represcribed.

I think everyone who is symptomatic should have T3 added to T4 and then T3 only if symptoms don't resolve.

Natural Dessicated Thyroid Hormones - that saved lives from 1892 - was removed a couple of years ago by 'those who are supposed to be knowledgeable about how best to restore the health to hypo patients.

Unfortunately that's not the case and maybe they believe that everyone's bodies are identical - i.e. robots.

[Kowbie]

Thanks for getting back to me , I’m just very fed up with the whole thing especially drs and endocrinologist, had to wait over 6 months for an appointment with endo ,in the meantime I had moved but I still went back when appointment came through,he agreed to trial me on T3 for 3 months anyway to cut a long story shorter he has now gone back on his word and has referred me to an endocrinologist in Suffolk where I’m now living,I’m so angry and upset that he’s done this ,I’m back to square one again, x

[shaws Administrator in reply to Kowbie]

I realise how disappointing his decision was for you. We're dependent upon them to prescribe but the one you were supposed to consult found a nice way out of maybe prescribing T3.

Due to the Endo referring you to another area, he is then saving money within his area. It should not be down to 'money' but to resolve a patient's symptoms and put them on the road to recovery.

Search for an Endo's name within your new area and when you find out his/her name you can put up a new post asking for private message to be sent to you and what the person was prescribed. Hopefullythere may be one who has prescribed T3.

[Kowbie in reply to shaws]

Thankyou for your reply appreciate it I’ve now had a text message from the hospital to say I have an appointment in may to see an endocrinologist so I’ll just have to wait and see what happens now I suppose but thanks