Re: Yippee!! Good news, I hope...

[Guest guest]

Sim!!!

Good for you, congratulations!!!

The only negative here is getting off the Synthroid for two weeks... but, well, there are worse things....

I'm happy that he talked WITH you and listened!

And I'm very happy that you told him that our support systems are in place.. that patients are no longer single, clueless entities...

happy happy joy joy dancing !!!

The periods thing.. that first doc that sent me away never asked about my periods... I'd not had one in 10 years, I was in my early thirties and he never bothered to ask!!! The next doctor I saw.. that was just about her first question.... I can't say if it was the gender of the doc that had anything to do with asking that question or the fact that the second doc had done her residency under and endo and spotted my symptoms on sight and used the labs only to confirm.......

Topper ()

On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 02:27:09 -0000 "simonettagems" writes:

Well, my doc just called. He listened! (angel choir in the backround) He is not adverse to trying Armour! He does ask that I get off synthroid for two weeks before we try armour, to get a sort of control reading. He found it very interesting to learn that I was using the Mirena IUD system; which is coated in estrogen. See the things that can be learned if they listen?? I told him that his student md was the first doc that I ever had who never asked me the date of my last menstrual period. If she did, I would have said, "I don't know, because I never stop bleeding"I guess I shouln't be too hard on him, I will humbly apologize infront of this list for any snarling, bad things I might have uttered . Oh, did I mention that I told him that the student doc forced me to go online and join thyroid support systems to learn about this condition??? ; ) It's good for them to know that we are networking. There's power in numbers!Sim

[Guest guest]

> Sim!!!

>

> Good for you, congratulations!!!

>

> The only negative here is getting off the Synthroid for two

weeks... but,

> well, there are worse things....

I know. Groan...I'm so dizzy right now. But, to be honest, I'm a

little curious myself

>

> I'm happy that he talked WITH you and listened!

>

> And I'm very happy that you told him that our support systems are

in

> place.. that patients are no longer single, clueless entities...

>

> happy happy joy joy dancing !!!

This is extremely significant. My doc is a chief of staff at a

university hospital. I wouln't put it past any of the teaching types

to have someone check out a list for some sort of paper. I didn't

give any list names or say a yahoo list ; but who knows? Maybe we

should all get together and write a book. That's what we did on

another support list that we are on, a list for homeschooling

children with asperger's syndrome. A woman on our list, an author

named Lise Pyles had us all join in her book , " Homeschooling the

Child With Asperger's Syndrome " (at amazon.com). I'm Sim G. in the

book, and my son is under the pseudonym of . We all did most of

the work via the list and private e-mail . Fact is, that book is now

in our bookstores and my library, and is helping other people who

may not have known that they have legal choices and rights in all 50

states, and they don't have to subject their children to a too

restrictive classroom (AS kids are very bright, but they can'stand

to be in groups, but most school don't know what to do with them, so

they end up in too restrivice an environment where they are not

challenged sufficiently, so many of us have chosen to school at home)

Anyway, because of my teaching experience, my son, and my

grandmother, I've learned to be a passionate advocate. It finally

dawned on my yesterday, " if I can do it for them, why can't I do it

for myself? " Because the fact is, I'll probably suffer a lot of

physical ailments w/o calling the doctor (out of cowardice); it's a

completely different story when I think that I am slowly becoming a

mental case because of chemical rerouting in my brain. Then, I'm

going to stand up and squawk because I don't know how much time I

have before I become a nut job; and want to be heard while I'm still

coherent.

Yeah, I guess this illness has me a bit freaked out and scared.

>

> The periods thing.. that first doc that sent me away never asked

about my

> periods... I'd not had one in 10 years, I was in my early thirties

and he

> never bothered to ask!!!

At least in your case, it was a man, but in my case, it was a woman!

Can you imagine that oversight from a woman????

The next doctor I saw.. that was just about her

> first question.... I can't say if it was the gender of the doc

that had

> anything to do with asking that question or the fact that the

second doc

> had done her residency under and endo and spotted my symptoms on

sight

> and used the labs only to confirm.......

Endocrinology and ob/gyn are closely tied. I researched my doctor

online and discovered that he is also the alternate chair of the

university's ob/gyn, and that the ob/gyn was alternate chair of

endocrinology. The systems are closely related.

I will keep in touch about this doctor. If he continues to be on the

ball, I will give out his info , so that if there's anyone on this

list from LI, they will have another option. I can tell you that he

won't give you meds until you are in the danger zone of the tsh .

Mine was 4.24 before they started me on synthroid.But, if you are in

the suspicious-dx range, at least he seems to hold no prejudice to

armour. He says that it works much better for some, and synthroid

works much better for others. In all fairness, my grandmother is

doing great on synthroid, but she's almost 91, so I do believe that

synthroid and estrogen / progesterone have a great deal to do with

how synthroid works in us

Sim

>

> Topper ()

>

> On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 02:27:09 -0000 " simonettagems "

> <jgerbitz@s...> writes:

>

> Well, my doc just called. He listened! (angel choir in the

> backround) He is not adverse to trying Armour! He does ask that I

> get off synthroid for two weeks before we try armour, to get a

sort

> of control reading. He found it very interesting to learn that I

was

> using the Mirena IUD system; which is coated in estrogen. See the

> things that can be learned if they listen?? I told him that his

> student md was the first doc that I ever had who never asked me

the

> date of my last menstrual period. If she did, I would have

said, " I

> don't know, because I never stop bleeding "

>

> I guess I shouln't be too hard on him, I will humbly apologize

> infront of this list for any snarling, bad things I might have

> uttered . Oh, did I mention that I told him that the student doc

> forced me to go online and join thyroid support systems to learn

> about this condition??? ; ) It's good for them to know that we

are

> networking. There's power in numbers!

>

>

> Sim

[Guest guest]

there are lots of things docs should ask but don't...not sure if they

are too embarrassed or are afraid of embarrassing you, not only

should they ask about your menstrual cycle, but also your sex drive,

a normal healthy person should have a reasonable amount of sex drive,

aand sex should be pleasurable and comfortable. also a healthy person

should have the desire to get out and do normal regular things...if

you don't then SOMETHING is out of whack...and I realize we do get

caught in the well she is just an emotional woman, or she is just fat

and lazy all her problems would go away if she just got on a diet and

got off her fat butt...I/we are all living proof that for all their

education, they know VERY little....

> > Sim!!!

> >

> > Good for you, congratulations!!!

> >

> > The only negative here is getting off the Synthroid for two

> weeks... but,

> > well, there are worse things....

>

>

> I know. Groan...I'm so dizzy right now. But, to be honest, I'm a

> little curious myself

> >

> > I'm happy that he talked WITH you and listened!

> >

> > And I'm very happy that you told him that our support systems are

> in

> > place.. that patients are no longer single, clueless entities...

> >

> > happy happy joy joy dancing !!!

>

>

> This is extremely significant. My doc is a chief of staff at a

> university hospital. I wouln't put it past any of the teaching

types

> to have someone check out a list for some sort of paper. I didn't

> give any list names or say a yahoo list ; but who knows? Maybe we

> should all get together and write a book. That's what we did on

> another support list that we are on, a list for homeschooling

> children with asperger's syndrome. A woman on our list, an author

> named Lise Pyles had us all join in her book , " Homeschooling the

> Child With Asperger's Syndrome " (at amazon.com). I'm Sim G. in the

> book, and my son is under the pseudonym of . We all did most of

> the work via the list and private e-mail . Fact is, that book is

now

> in our bookstores and my library, and is helping other people who

> may not have known that they have legal choices and rights in all

50

> states, and they don't have to subject their children to a too

> restrictive classroom (AS kids are very bright, but they can'stand

> to be in groups, but most school don't know what to do with them,

so

> they end up in too restrivice an environment where they are not

> challenged sufficiently, so many of us have chosen to school at

home)

>

> Anyway, because of my teaching experience, my son, and my

> grandmother, I've learned to be a passionate advocate. It finally

> dawned on my yesterday, " if I can do it for them, why can't I do it

> for myself? " Because the fact is, I'll probably suffer a lot of

> physical ailments w/o calling the doctor (out of cowardice); it's a

> completely different story when I think that I am slowly becoming a

> mental case because of chemical rerouting in my brain. Then, I'm

> going to stand up and squawk because I don't know how much time I

> have before I become a nut job; and want to be heard while I'm

still

> coherent.

>

> Yeah, I guess this illness has me a bit freaked out and scared.

> >

> > The periods thing.. that first doc that sent me away never asked

> about my

> > periods... I'd not had one in 10 years, I was in my early

thirties

> and he

> > never bothered to ask!!!

>

> At least in your case, it was a man, but in my case, it was a

woman!

> Can you imagine that oversight from a woman????

>

> The next doctor I saw.. that was just about her

> > first question.... I can't say if it was the gender of the doc

> that had

> > anything to do with asking that question or the fact that the

> second doc

> > had done her residency under and endo and spotted my symptoms on

> sight

> > and used the labs only to confirm.......

>

> Endocrinology and ob/gyn are closely tied. I researched my doctor

> online and discovered that he is also the alternate chair of the

> university's ob/gyn, and that the ob/gyn was alternate chair of

> endocrinology. The systems are closely related.

>

> I will keep in touch about this doctor. If he continues to be on

the

> ball, I will give out his info , so that if there's anyone on this

> list from LI, they will have another option. I can tell you that he

> won't give you meds until you are in the danger zone of the tsh .

> Mine was 4.24 before they started me on synthroid.But, if you are

in

> the suspicious-dx range, at least he seems to hold no prejudice to

> armour. He says that it works much better for some, and synthroid

> works much better for others. In all fairness, my grandmother is

> doing great on synthroid, but she's almost 91, so I do believe that

> synthroid and estrogen / progesterone have a great deal to do with

> how synthroid works in us

>

> Sim

> >

> > Topper ()

> >

> > On Thu, 04 Nov 2004 02:27:09 -0000 " simonettagems "

> > <jgerbitz@s...> writes:

> >

> > Well, my doc just called. He listened! (angel choir in the

> > backround) He is not adverse to trying Armour! He does ask that I

> > get off synthroid for two weeks before we try armour, to get a

> sort

> > of control reading. He found it very interesting to learn that I

> was

> > using the Mirena IUD system; which is coated in estrogen. See the

> > things that can be learned if they listen?? I told him that his

> > student md was the first doc that I ever had who never asked me

> the

> > date of my last menstrual period. If she did, I would have

> said, " I

> > don't know, because I never stop bleeding "

> >

> > I guess I shouln't be too hard on him, I will humbly apologize

> > infront of this list for any snarling, bad things I might have

> > uttered . Oh, did I mention that I told him that the student doc

> > forced me to go online and join thyroid support systems to learn

> > about this condition??? ; ) It's good for them to know that we

> are

> > networking. There's power in numbers!

> >

> >

> > Sim