Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Bummer isn't it! Re: Ankle and Joint Pain I guess the point I was trying to make was-----I run about 10 miles a week.When I complained to the Dr about my aching knees she said it was from running,and that I was starting to get arthritis.Now looking back, I know it was because I was undermedicated. If only she wouldhave taken the time to educate herself, and not just look at the TSH maybe I wouldn'thave had to suffer so long.I would also venture to guess that although many people suffer from both Hashi's andRA, the percentage has got to be fairly low, and that looking to see if they areundermedicated would be the first step. But not to rule out testing for many, manyother autoimmune diseases.LynnAt 11:15 AM 5/8/2006, you wrote:>This is true, but if one does have rheumatoid arthritis, as I do, it is >imperative to get treated right away to prevent permanent >crippling. Blood tests, X-Ray tests, and clinical presentation have >confirmed I have RA, which is a very serious disease. In retrospect, I >began having symptoms probably two years before being diagnosed. The >disease took a really bad turn for the worse before I asked for help >because I neglected to tell anyone what was going on with my >body. Unfortunately, RA attacks most severely within the first two years.>------- No virus found in this outgoing message.Checked by AVG Free Edition.Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/333 - Release Date: 5/5/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2006 Report Share Posted May 11, 2006 Sara, You go, sister! ;-) > > We really learn to listen to our own bodies with this disease, don't > we! Finally we start to understand how many " conditions " we have > that are " fallout " from the central issue of hypothyroidism. > > (Ranting starts here) I'd surely like to know how many labs out > there might be owned by Big Pharma or groups of physicians. I have > my own devilish ideas that most of the labs still won't lower the > top end of the TSH range, even though promoted by the national endo > group and the national biochemist group that did all the testing, > because people might just get treated for their central problem and > all of those multiple income streams would dry up. >:-< But > millions of folks who don't feel well would get looked at more > closely, even by TSH-worshipping docs. Some piggy pills, good > nutrition, hormone balancing, vitamin and mineral supplementation, > and they'd go broke! Instead, they have ongoing multiple streams of > income from expensive anti-depressants, anti-anxiety meds, pain > meds, sleep meds, etc., etc., etc., etc.....as Jan has mentioned > time and time again. > > There is a site called www.stopthethyroidmadness.com, and I > think " Stop the Thyroid Madness " would make a great book title. Grab > a lot of attention. Shomon has helped untold numbers of us with > her book, " Living Well with Hypothyroidism, " and all of her work. > But I think folks need to be rattled with a title that grabs you. It > just makes me so sad to think of all the people who are suffering > due to this outdated lab range, and also due to docs who don't know > what they are doing. > > This is all, of course, JMHO, and I have no medical expertise > whatsoever. I will now get off my soap box. > > Sara > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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