Re: Dr. refused Armour! I am so upset!

[Guest guest]

--- In NaturalThyroidHormones , " susanlstonesifer "

> All I can think of is that I could be starting my first dose

> tomorrow. Now, I will have to find a new doctor, get my records,

> wait for an appointment, etc.

>

> This sucks.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

Oh ...I'm so sorry...I am wondering if somehow this doctor will

reconsider? I know how disappointed you have to be.

[Guest guest]

Ask to speak with the DR. Ask the DR why the no Armour? What was your free t3

level or free t4?

Dr. refused Armour! I am so upset!

Today was the day I was going to get my first prescription for Armour

thyroid! I called first thing this morning at 8am and discribed to

the nurse what I needed. I used as many technical terms as I could

(as I had the information in front of me from this group) and she

said the doctor would get back to me. Six hours later, I called

again to see and the nurse said the doctor (she is a young doctor,

obgyn and family medicine) who stated she wanted to increase my

synthroid and did not feel armour was a good choice. I was so upset,

I restated what I said about needing T-3 and that I would find a new

doctor if necessary, but I will get the ARMOUR!!!!!!! The irony is

that the nurse is hypo, and related to everything I said.

All I can think of is that I could be starting my first dose

tomorrow. Now, I will have to find a new doctor, get my records,

wait for an appointment, etc.

This sucks.

Thanks for listening,

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[Guest guest]

Ask to speak with the DR. Ask the DR why the no Armour? What was your free t3

level or free t4?

Dr. refused Armour! I am so upset!

Today was the day I was going to get my first prescription for Armour

thyroid! I called first thing this morning at 8am and discribed to

the nurse what I needed. I used as many technical terms as I could

(as I had the information in front of me from this group) and she

said the doctor would get back to me. Six hours later, I called

again to see and the nurse said the doctor (she is a young doctor,

obgyn and family medicine) who stated she wanted to increase my

synthroid and did not feel armour was a good choice. I was so upset,

I restated what I said about needing T-3 and that I would find a new

doctor if necessary, but I will get the ARMOUR!!!!!!! The irony is

that the nurse is hypo, and related to everything I said.

All I can think of is that I could be starting my first dose

tomorrow. Now, I will have to find a new doctor, get my records,

wait for an appointment, etc.

This sucks.

Thanks for listening,

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[Guest guest]

Ask to speak with the DR. Ask the DR why the no Armour? What was your free t3

level or free t4?

Dr. refused Armour! I am so upset!

Today was the day I was going to get my first prescription for Armour

thyroid! I called first thing this morning at 8am and discribed to

the nurse what I needed. I used as many technical terms as I could

(as I had the information in front of me from this group) and she

said the doctor would get back to me. Six hours later, I called

again to see and the nurse said the doctor (she is a young doctor,

obgyn and family medicine) who stated she wanted to increase my

synthroid and did not feel armour was a good choice. I was so upset,

I restated what I said about needing T-3 and that I would find a new

doctor if necessary, but I will get the ARMOUR!!!!!!! The irony is

that the nurse is hypo, and related to everything I said.

All I can think of is that I could be starting my first dose

tomorrow. Now, I will have to find a new doctor, get my records,

wait for an appointment, etc.

This sucks.

Thanks for listening,

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[Guest guest]

Welcome to the world of being treated like hypochondriac, stupid , emotionally

disturbed people. The sad part I that we are doing 10x the research of even good

DR that treats thyroid patients. What is it that Janie is Called, thyrodiva,

well trust me, I have become thyroid bitch. You need to take a deep breath, get

your articles together and remember not to get emotional when you speak to the

DR, but be clear and in a quiet way, explain that you are not doing well now.

That you want to try Armour since it is clear doing what you have been doing is

keeping you sick. Remember, the one with the check book is the boss. You pay

them, they work for you.

Dr. refused Armour! I am so

upset!

>

>

> Today was the day I was going to get my first prescription for

Armour

> thyroid! I called first thing this morning at 8am and discribed

to

> the nurse what I needed. I used as many technical terms as I

could

> (as I had the information in front of me from this group) and she

> said the doctor would get back to me. Six hours later, I called

> again to see and the nurse said the doctor (she is a young

doctor,

> obgyn and family medicine) who stated she wanted to increase my

> synthroid and did not feel armour was a good choice. I was so

upset,

> I restated what I said about needing T-3 and that I would find a

new

> doctor if necessary, but I will get the ARMOUR!!!!!!! The irony

is

> that the nurse is hypo, and related to everything I said.

>

> All I can think of is that I could be starting my first dose

> tomorrow. Now, I will have to find a new doctor, get my records,

> wait for an appointment, etc.

>

> This sucks.

>

> Thanks for listening,

>

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

Hi , I can actually feel your disappointment...I am so sorry. : (

What state do you live in hun? I have a list of the U.S. and all the T3

docs...and top docs and we may be able to pinpoint a good doc for you.

I am in Michigan, and sadly there really isn't anyone that is worth toting. I

have to travel to Georgia to get good help. Please let me help if I can.

(hugs) Patti Sue

Please keep your chin up..you are going to get help and be better in no time.

WE are all here for you.

Dr. refused Armour! I am so upset!

Today was the day I was going to get my first prescription for Armour

thyroid! I called first thing this morning at 8am and discribed to

the nurse what I needed. I used as many technical terms as I could

(as I had the information in front of me from this group) and she

said the doctor would get back to me. Six hours later, I called

again to see and the nurse said the doctor (she is a young doctor,

obgyn and family medicine) who stated she wanted to increase my

synthroid and did not feel armour was a good choice. I was so upset,

I restated what I said about needing T-3 and that I would find a new

doctor if necessary, but I will get the ARMOUR!!!!!!! The irony is

that the nurse is hypo, and related to everything I said.

All I can think of is that I could be starting my first dose

tomorrow. Now, I will have to find a new doctor, get my records,

wait for an appointment, etc.

This sucks.

Thanks for listening,

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[Guest guest]

,

I know a doctor in NW PA that will prescribe Armour... Dr. Roy Kerry. He

is on the top doc list and has an office in Portersville and Greenville.

...not sure which office that number is for though. He is an ENT but

knows all about thyroid problems and will treat you buy symptoms not numbers. If

you have any questions feel free to e-mail me.

Dee

[Guest guest]

> Hi , I can actually feel your disappointment...I am so

sorry. : (

> What state do you live in hun? I have a list of the U.S. and all

the T3 docs...and top docs and we may be able to pinpoint a good doc

for you.

> I am in Michigan, and sadly there really isn't anyone that is worth

toting. I have to travel to Georgia to get good help. Please let me

help if I can. (hugs) Patti Sue

Isn't Dr. Brownstein in Michigan ??

ne in France

http://www.geocities.com/thyroide

[Guest guest]

Maybe the next time you call you can ask something like:

How much money are the makers of Synthroid giving to Drs so that they

will ONLY prescribe Synthroid. Make it sound as though the only

reason why they prescribe Synthroid is because of the money.

The other thing you can do is to tell the Dr that you PROMISE to

listen to your symptoms and if anything unusual happens on armour you

will call them ASAP. Remind them that Armour has been around for over

100 years.

As a last ditch resort while you are waiting see if your Dr will

prescribe Thyrolar - it is synthetic T3/T4 - made by the same company

that makes Armour. I know it's not the same thing but it's the next

best thing if you want Armour.

Louise

PS Before you even make an appointment with the endo they referred

you to call their office to see if they prescribe Armour.

> I called my doctor again today, the nurse

> called me back and said the doctor will NOT prescribe armour. I

> asked the reasons and she did not know why, just that all the

doctors

> prescribe synthroid. She did say the doctor would give me a

referral

> to an endocrinologist (but she said, they even prefer synthroid).

I

> am contacting my friend who runs a herb store here in town (I live

in

> NW Pennsylvania) who may be able to help me. She may know doctors

> who will prescibe armour. I found out my Free T-4 is 1.67, but

they

> did not test for T-3 (or the nurse couldn't find it on my

results).

>

> I have hope and determination. I will not stop until I get the

right

> medication!! I told the nurse, " would you want a medication that

> only works 50% or would you get something that helps you feel

better? "

> I know I can go online and get armour, and I will if I cannot find

a

> doctor. Thanks for all the support. I am so grateful. You are

> kind, and generous people.

>

> S.

>

>

> > Hi , I can actually feel your disappointment...I am so

> sorry. : (

> > What state do you live in hun? I have a list of the U.S. and all

> the T3 docs...and top docs and we may be able to pinpoint a good

doc

> for you.

> > I am in Michigan, and sadly there really isn't anyone that is

worth

> toting. I have to travel to Georgia to get good help. Please let

me

> help if I can. (hugs) Patti Sue

> > Please keep your chin up..you are going to get help and be better

> in no time. WE are all here for you.

> >

> > Dr. refused Armour! I am so

> upset!

> >

> >

> > Today was the day I was going to get my first prescription for

> Armour

> > thyroid! I called first thing this morning at 8am and

discribed

> to

> > the nurse what I needed. I used as many technical terms as I

> could

> > (as I had the information in front of me from this group) and

she

> > said the doctor would get back to me. Six hours later, I

called

> > again to see and the nurse said the doctor (she is a young

> doctor,

> > obgyn and family medicine) who stated she wanted to increase my

> > synthroid and did not feel armour was a good choice. I was so

> upset,

> > I restated what I said about needing T-3 and that I would find

a

> new

> > doctor if necessary, but I will get the ARMOUR!!!!!!! The irony

> is

> > that the nurse is hypo, and related to everything I said.

> >

> > All I can think of is that I could be starting my first dose

> > tomorrow. Now, I will have to find a new doctor, get my

records,

> > wait for an appointment, etc.

> >

> > This sucks.

> >

> > Thanks for listening,

> >

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

My regular doctor refused to prescribe natural thyroid too. Gave me the

usual cock and bull story. He said it wasn't stable enough and that too

much or too little thyroid medication could cause heart problems or

osteoporosis. Yeah, right.

So, since there wasn't a top doc on the sites that took my insurance, I

asked my local pharmacist if he dispensed Armour to anyone. He said he had

2 patients on it. (It's a small neighborhood pharmacy.) I asked him if he

could tell me who the prescribing doctors were. It was the same doc for

both. I got the docs name, called and got an appointment. I've been on

Armour for about 3 weeks now.

I called my old doctor's office and told the nurse that I appreciated

everything she had done for me and that I really did like the doctor and

would recommend him to anyone that wasn't hypothyroid. :-)

Joy

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[Guest guest]

Good Girl!! Way to go, take matters into your own hands and get yourself the

help you need!! woohooo We are all very proud of you..good thinking. Glad you

are feeling better and believe me it is just the beginning hun!!

PattiSue

Re: Re: Dr. refused Armour! I am so upset!

My regular doctor refused to prescribe natural thyroid too. Gave me the

usual cock and bull story. He said it wasn't stable enough and that too

much or too little thyroid medication could cause heart problems or

osteoporosis. Yeah, right.

So, since there wasn't a top doc on the sites that took my insurance, I

asked my local pharmacist if he dispensed Armour to anyone. He said he had

2 patients on it. (It's a small neighborhood pharmacy.) I asked him if he

could tell me who the prescribing doctors were. It was the same doc for

both. I got the docs name, called and got an appointment. I've been on

Armour for about 3 weeks now.

I called my old doctor's office and told the nurse that I appreciated

everything she had done for me and that I really did like the doctor and

would recommend him to anyone that wasn't hypothyroid. :-)

Joy

«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»§«:*´`³¤³´`*:»

http://www.CelestialNymph.com