Re: At first, I liked her....

[Guest guest]

Hi Carol,

If I may add my two bits...

Young Doctors are still learning. Unfortunately, they do not get a

lot of training on the thyroid diseases and its aspects and effects

on the whole of the body and personage.

I believe in bringing educational material to the young doctors.

There is a ton of stuff in the files section that doctors should

read but don't even know this material exists. There are other

sources of information that the young doctor might need to read up

on to understand what you are going through. The thyroid.about.com

site comes to mind. Also, referring to Dr. Mercola(sp?)'s web site

and books.

I know that you, much less me, or anyone else, wants to spend the

time on assisting Doctors in understanding our disease, however, for

a young doctor to learn about this disease, that is becoming so

prevalent in society, from an understanding patient is something

that most doctors don't have the opportunity to do.

Chuckle, having worked with a few myself, a gentle nudge into

reading medical studies works better that a " shove it down your

throat " type of attach works better.

I always approached them with the article in hand, and usually say

something along the lines of:

" I was trying to learn more about this disease that I have, trying

to grasp the concept of what this could mean to me and I ran across

this article by Dr. so and so.... He treated (notice the past tense)

a patient simalar to me with this treatment and it is noted in this

article that it was successful. Have you heard of this treatment?

What do you think...Think we can try it with me????? "

or something like that...

Also learn the lab ranges. A 10.70 may not seem like a lot if the

lab range ends in the old ranges. And the Doctor may not know of the

new ranges.

You will find that I give a young doctor the benefit of the doubt.

The young Doctor may not have been exposed to the new lab ranges,

which would be the fault of the lab, not her or her teachers.

Educate them, softly, firmly.

Gossimer

> And then I got a callback today from my PCP. One of the things I

asked her

> was if my Synthroid could be adjusted since 25 mcg is doing squat

for me.

> And she said, " Sure! I just didn't want to start you on a dose too

high all

> at once. " AND THEN " .but you shouldn't need too much of an

adjustment since

> your TSH level isn't really that high. " WOW! Looked high to me,

looked high

> to everyone on this group. (10.70) I did pause in complete

astonishment, but

> I am just not well versed yet in speaking the facts on this

disease. So I

> guess I will take my new 50mcg pill and go back in a month for

more blood

> tests. I suppose I should be " normal " by then!! Because all I

needed was the

> little pill, right? Sorry for ranting, I just could honestly not

believe

> that was her take on my results. The other thing that was a bit of

a first

> for me, I have never been to a doctor that is younger than I am,

and I'm 39.

> Not that I think there is something wrong with a doctor in her

late 20s to

> early 30s treating me, but it did sort of catch me off guard. But

I guess

> younger does not necessarily mean progressive, eh?

>

> Carol

[Guest guest]

You will find that I give a young doctor the benefit of the doubt.

The young Doctor may not have been exposed to the

new lab ranges,

which would be the fault of the lab, not her or

her teachers.

Educate them, softly, firmly.

That last part might be tough on a

challenging day, but I will definitely give it a shot – thanks!!

Carol

From: gossimerwingz

Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

9:53 PM

To: The_Thyroid_Support_Group

Subject:

Re: At first, I liked her....

Hi Carol,

If I may add my two bits...

Young Doctors are still learning. Unfortunately,

they do not get a

lot of training on the thyroid diseases and its

aspects and effects

on the whole of the body and personage.

I believe in bringing educational material to the

young doctors.

There is a ton of stuff in the files section that

doctors should

read but don't even know this material exists.

There are other

sources of information that the young doctor might

need to read up

on to understand what you are going through. The

thyroid.about.com

site comes to mind. Also, referring to Dr.

Mercola(sp?)'s web site

and books.

I know that you, much less me, or anyone else,

wants to spend the

time on assisting Doctors in understanding our

disease, however, for

a young doctor to learn about this disease, that

is becoming so

prevalent in society, from an understanding

patient is something

that most doctors don't have the opportunity to

do.

Chuckle, having worked with a few myself, a gentle

nudge into

reading medical studies works better that a

" shove it down your

throat " type of attach works better.

I always approached them with the article in hand,

and usually say

something along the lines of:

" I was trying to learn more about this

disease that I have, trying

to grasp the concept of what this could mean to me

and I ran across

this article by Dr. so and so.... He treated

(notice the past tense)

a patient simalar to me with this treatment and it

is noted in this

article that it was successful. Have you heard of

this treatment?

What do you think...Think we can try it with

me????? "

or something like that...

Also learn the lab ranges. A 10.70 may not seem

like a lot if the

lab range ends in the old ranges. And the Doctor

may not know of the

new ranges.

You will find that I give a young doctor the

benefit of the doubt.

The young Doctor may not have been exposed to the

new lab ranges,

which would be the fault of the lab, not her or

her teachers.

Educate them, softly, firmly.

Gossimer

> And then I got a callback today from my PCP.

One of the things I

asked her

> was if my Synthroid could be adjusted since

25 mcg is doing squat

for me.

> And she said, " Sure! I just didn't want

to start you on a dose too

high all

> at once. " AND THEN " .but you

shouldn't need too much of an

adjustment since

> your TSH level isn't really that high. "

WOW! Looked high to me,

looked high

> to everyone on this group. (10.70) I did

pause in complete

astonishment, but

> I am just not well versed yet in speaking the

facts on this

disease. So I

> guess I will take my new 50mcg pill and go

back in a month for

more blood

> tests. I suppose I should be

" normal " by then!! Because all I

needed was the

> little pill, right? Sorry for ranting, I just

could honestly not

believe

> that was her take on my results. The other

thing that was a bit of

a first

> for me, I have never been to a doctor that is

younger than I am,

and I'm 39.

> Not that I think there is something wrong

with a doctor in her

late 20s to

> early 30s treating me, but it did sort of

catch me off guard. But

I guess

> younger does not necessarily mean

progressive, eh?

>

> Carol

[Guest guest]

You will find that I give a young doctor the benefit of the doubt.

The young Doctor may not have been exposed to the

new lab ranges,

which would be the fault of the lab, not her or

her teachers.

Educate them, softly, firmly.

That last part might be tough on a

challenging day, but I will definitely give it a shot – thanks!!

Carol

From: gossimerwingz

Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2004

9:53 PM

To: The_Thyroid_Support_Group

Subject:

Re: At first, I liked her....

Hi Carol,

If I may add my two bits...

Young Doctors are still learning. Unfortunately,

they do not get a

lot of training on the thyroid diseases and its

aspects and effects

on the whole of the body and personage.

I believe in bringing educational material to the

young doctors.

There is a ton of stuff in the files section that

doctors should

read but don't even know this material exists.

There are other

sources of information that the young doctor might

need to read up

on to understand what you are going through. The

thyroid.about.com

site comes to mind. Also, referring to Dr.

Mercola(sp?)'s web site

and books.

I know that you, much less me, or anyone else,

wants to spend the

time on assisting Doctors in understanding our

disease, however, for

a young doctor to learn about this disease, that

is becoming so

prevalent in society, from an understanding

patient is something

that most doctors don't have the opportunity to

do.

Chuckle, having worked with a few myself, a gentle

nudge into

reading medical studies works better that a

" shove it down your

throat " type of attach works better.

I always approached them with the article in hand,

and usually say

something along the lines of:

" I was trying to learn more about this

disease that I have, trying

to grasp the concept of what this could mean to me

and I ran across

this article by Dr. so and so.... He treated

(notice the past tense)

a patient simalar to me with this treatment and it

is noted in this

article that it was successful. Have you heard of

this treatment?

What do you think...Think we can try it with

me????? "

or something like that...

Also learn the lab ranges. A 10.70 may not seem

like a lot if the

lab range ends in the old ranges. And the Doctor

may not know of the

new ranges.

You will find that I give a young doctor the

benefit of the doubt.

The young Doctor may not have been exposed to the

new lab ranges,

which would be the fault of the lab, not her or

her teachers.

Educate them, softly, firmly.

Gossimer

> And then I got a callback today from my PCP.

One of the things I

asked her

> was if my Synthroid could be adjusted since

25 mcg is doing squat

for me.

> And she said, " Sure! I just didn't want

to start you on a dose too

high all

> at once. " AND THEN " .but you

shouldn't need too much of an

adjustment since

> your TSH level isn't really that high. "

WOW! Looked high to me,

looked high

> to everyone on this group. (10.70) I did

pause in complete

astonishment, but

> I am just not well versed yet in speaking the

facts on this

disease. So I

> guess I will take my new 50mcg pill and go

back in a month for

more blood

> tests. I suppose I should be

" normal " by then!! Because all I

needed was the

> little pill, right? Sorry for ranting, I just

could honestly not

believe

> that was her take on my results. The other

thing that was a bit of

a first

> for me, I have never been to a doctor that is

younger than I am,

and I'm 39.

> Not that I think there is something wrong

with a doctor in her

late 20s to

> early 30s treating me, but it did sort of

catch me off guard. But

I guess

> younger does not necessarily mean

progressive, eh?

>

> Carol