Endo’s with zero compassion

[Bollieforme]

Saw an endocrinologist yesterday who asked how long I have had Hypothyroidism, when I said from 2019, he said that’s not very long! After talking through my options, as you all know we don’t have that many, he said you could always just ‘put up with it’ I’d paid privately to see this guy. Zero compassion. That’s the fourth one I’ve seen in 3 years. Not one of them I would recommend. Makes you want to scream. Sorry felt the need to have a bit of a rant!

[shaws Administrator]

That's one function for this forum in that we can 'post and off load our frustrations' put upon our shoulders by inefficient 'experts who are supposed to be knowledgeable enough to restore our body to good health'.

It is so disappointing - especially if we have also paid for the consultation. To tell a patient that "you could always just ‘put up with it" displays his knowledge about a dysfunctional thyroid gland and that would be 'zero' We are so symptomatic and our body cannot function normally and that's why we're on the internet.

Thyroiduk.org.uk have a list of doctors.

thyroiduk.org/help-and-supp...

[Bollieforme in reply to shaws]

It was one from the Thyroid Org list. I do have a feeling though when we talk about our issues and and come across as being a bit informed about thyroid problems I don’t think they actually like it. You can’t have a meeting with an Endo without knowing what you are talking about. We go to them for solutions.

[SeasideSusie Remembering in reply to Bollieforme]

It was one from the Thyroid Org list.

Presumably you mean from the ThyroidUK list. If so, and if you haven't already done so, then please send feedback to Lyn Mynott, all feedback, good or bad, about any doctors on their list is appreciated so that any who are considered unhelpful can be removed.

Go to the MODERATION TEAM link (above right of page on a PC) and click on SEE ALL, then click on Lyn's name to send her a private message.

[DippyDame]

Strikes me that " just put up with it" is becoming more common " advice"I have chronic UTI ...which I'm convinced is the consequence of decades of low cellular T3.

Speaking to my GP recently about poor progress and he answered similarly.

Granted they can't know the answers for everything but they are supposed to be trained to at least try!!

I suspect it's also an age issue....I'm almost 77 so have overstayed my allotted "three score years and 10"!!

But...in my head I'm not even approaching that " limit"

Shocking advice when you have paid to see an " expert"

Shocking advice from any medic.

Don't apologise, I frequently go into rant mode about the abysmally poor treatment meted out to thyroid patients

Doctor / patient

[greygoose]

Zero knowledge of thyroid, too, by the sound of it!

Personally, I wouldn't have said I'd had hypo since 2019, I would have said I was diagnosed in 2019, but had doubtless have it for a lot longer than that.

[golfmargaret in reply to greygoose]

Useful tip. Thank you.

[greygoose in reply to golfmargaret]

You're welcome.

[Zephyrbear in reply to greygoose]

Absolutely agree! I was diagnosed in 2004, but by my reckoning there was something wrong in the 10 years leading up to that and I did ask for thyroid tests as hypothyroidism ran in my mother’s family. Of course, inevitably, the results came back as “normal”, even though I was feeling far from normal. I believe my body sustained a lot of damage during those 10 years that no amount of T4 or T3 treatment since then has been able to put right! Once I was diagnosed, I found ThyroidUK and started educating myself and no doctor ever gets away with trying to fob me off these days, but I’ll never get those 10 years back.

[greygoose in reply to Zephyrbear]

That is so true! These doctors have a hell of a lot to answer for!

[golfmargaret]

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