Guest guest Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 > this is what is happening to me but it hurts on the right side of my body > when I am sitting/laying in bed. It's like below my lower back...kind of top of > right cheek <blushing...lol>. Lori, do you have any liocaine patches? I have been having aching in basically the same place and I've found that the patches work. I dont know what has been causing it and it doesnt appear to have any direct connection to my injury (my arm on the left side) the pain is on the right hip/buttocks area. But in any case the lidocaine patches work in a pinch to let you get some relief. Have a wonderful evening Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 20, 2004 Report Share Posted June 20, 2004 Tricia, That is definitely something to think about. Right now I just sit on my sofa bed so I can have my legs propped up, but if my right side or hip, whatever it is, continues and gets worse I will try anything. Like you said, there really aren't alot of other options. For the moment I added some extra cushioning so I'm hoping that will help. Also the weather here is not good this weekend so I'm probably hurting more than usual from that. Thank you for the info though, I see those advertised all the time and had actually thought of trying one anyway. I'm glad you got into your e-mail, if you can't catch up then do as everyone told me to do...delete! I deleted a bunch yesterday, just was no way to catch up. I hope you are feeling well, I haven't talked to you in a while, but catch up and I'll talk to you soon. Going to take a break now. <hugs> Lori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 In a message dated 8/9/2004 9:17:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, nll320@... writes: > Any encouraging words from you guys > sure would help right now. I guess I just am feeling a little down > as I finally figure the problem out but my doc just doesn't seem to > be helping. > Been there. Done that. Now I self medicate and usually feel pretty good. Order some Armour from mexico. I let doctors keep me sick for 15 years. I will not ever do it again. Cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 9, 2004 Report Share Posted August 9, 2004 Hi . , I went 17 LONG MISERABLE years being told that my problems were NOT my thyroid and that the T4 was all I needed. Doc after Doc after Doc. 17 years of miserable BALONEY. It took me getting SOOO sick that I took the bull by the horns. I learned myself about Armour. I sought out my first Armour doc. And the rest is history. I have lived my new second life for 2 years and I am not looking back. I get a years worth of Armour at a time, too. You need to be on Armour. Go to the LINKS section on this site, find the Armour-locate-a-doc, type in your zip, and see what you get. Keep us informed. We are behind you all the way. Janie I have really been on my doc for > awhile now as I really believe it is my thyroid and my doc keeps > insisting it isn't my thyroid. > On my last visit I asked him about my thyroid again and my doc said > it wasn't my thyroid when we were talking and then when I said are > you sure as I have a sore throat and I am having a hard time > swallowing that last few days. " Your symptoms are not thyroid > related and I really don't believe it is your thyroid. " Then he > checked my neck and said " Hmmm, your thyroid seems to be enlarged. > We better send you for an ultrasound. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2004 Report Share Posted August 10, 2004 What were your test results, at the time you had testing for this, with the lab reference ranges? Was your Free T3 well above the " normal " range? You said they were normal, but what were the results? This would help in trying to figure out things with you. Another question > The last time I wrote I told you guys that I had gone for blood > tests and they came back normal. I have really been on my doc for > awhile now as I really believe it is my thyroid and my doc keeps > insisting it isn't my thyroid. > On my last visit I asked him about my thyroid again and my doc said > it wasn't my thyroid when we were talking and then when I said are > you sure as I have a sore throat and I am having a hard time > swallowing that last few days. " Your symptoms are not thyroid > related and I really don't believe it is your thyroid. " Then he > checked my neck and said " Hmmm, your thyroid seems to be enlarged. > We better send you for an ultrasound. " Then the rest of the > story.....LOL! > So he did a ultrasound on my thyroid. The ultrasound found a > thickening of the thyroid and a node on the right side. He has sent > me for a nuclear iodine test to see if the node is hot or cold. I > saw a lot of red on the screen where my thyroid is but then again > maybe that is normal with the iodine. My doc is sending me to an > ENT to read the results and get a second opinion. I asked why he > wasn't referring me to an endocrine doc and he said I didn't need > one yet. I don't understand that but I will go tomorrow and find > out I guess. My doc told me that he doesn't think it is cancerous > but that we should check things out to make sure it isn't. I'm not > jumping to conclusions that it is cancerous but at the same time I > am not taking much faith in what he says as this is the same doc > that has insisted for a year now that it couldn't be my thyroid. > Also I asked my doc about changing me from the levothyroxine to > armour or something more natural and he said I didn't need those. I > just needed the levothyroxine, that it is keeping my thyroid from > enlarging any more. I told him I don't feel any better and in fact > I may feel a little worse. The fatigue has gotten so bad that I > won't drive more than 10-15 minutes away as I am fighting to stay > awake after that. I have many days now that I feel like I am coming > down with a cold or something but I never do. Then I will have a > good day or the beginning half of the day is good then the rest I am > just wiped out. Does anyone else feel like this? > I went to a natural health food store this weekend and bought some > homeopathy medicine that has thyroidinum. I was also given a > referral to a MD that is also a naturalpath doc. I am going to give > him a call tomorrow to see if I can get in to see him. I want > someone that will listen to me and try to help. I love my current > doc but we are just banging heads with this thyroid problem. I just > don't feel like he is listening or that he is knowledgable about the > thyroid and therefore he should refer me to someone that deals with > the thyroid. > Anyway, thanks for listening. Any encouraging words from you guys > sure would help right now. I guess I just am feeling a little down > as I finally figure the problem out but my doc just doesn't seem to > be helping. > Thanks again for listening and sorry it is so long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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