Chorley / Preston Meet up

Hello,

I wondered if anyone with Hashimoto’s/Underactive thyroid would be interested in meeting up as a relaxed support group in the Chorley, Lancashire area.

If there is already a meet-up group organised in the area, please feel free to let me know.

Thank you 😊

[Buddy195 Administrator]

thyroiduk.org/get-support/t....

A list of support groups is available via the TUK office. If you wish to set up a TUK support network in your area, this needs to go through lynmynott

[Panoramabear]

I would very much like to meet up with others with Hashimotos too.😀

I live in the Lancashire area.

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Thank you for your message Panoramabear. It would be lovely to meet up. We’ll see if there is anyone else with Hashimoto’s that would like to join us ☺️

[RedApple Administrator]

Welcome to the forum Auto-heal. As you are brand new to our thyroid support forum, members will appreciate knowing more about you before committing to an in person meet-up.

Please share more about your specific thyroid journey. For example, what type and dose of thyroid medication are you currently taking, and does it resolve all your hypothyroid symptoms?

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Thank you for the welcome RedApple 😊. I was a member in 2020 when I was poorly with a flare of Hashimoto’s & M.E./Chronic Fatigue Syndrome during lockdown and everyone was very helpful. Once I improved a little, I was in DM contact with someone in the area who used to run meet ups in Chorley however said that they weren’t organising an in-person anymore. I was diagnosed at the age of 14 and put on 125mg of Levothyroxine. I take 100mg now (I’m 39). I have never received any support from doctors / specialists I’ve seen in the UK - perhaps I just haven’t hit on the right ones in 25 years. I believe someone can never fully understand or appreciate the effect / severity a health condition such as an autoimmune condition has on life, unless you have you experienced it. I am grateful for the work of functional medicine practitioners, Dr Mark Hyman and Dr Izabella Wentz, as they have both had / have / manage their autoimmune conditions for this reason.