Re: Hypothyroid and Anxiety or Panic Attacks---and a Vent

[Guest guest]

Ah the joys of the medical profession. May his/her self have their own

thyroids yanked from them. May they have yrs and yrs of unremitting joy at

the thought that it was " all in their heads " . May they be prescribed every

horrible drug known to man. May they then be bound to their beds, and I

will be the first one to say " get out of that bed you lazy @$$es and get to

your profession. What? What? You say it's not in your immagination? Here

have an Ambien, a Prozac, a Meridia, a cholesterol med, a blood pressure

pill, a hair transplant (but you'll not have the money for that last one, as

you'll be spending it all on medical bills, psychiatrists, and things with

brand new names)------which brings me to brand new diagnoses of

fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, bipolar disorder, arthritis that

appeared suddenly out of nowhere, hell spurs, (well heel spurs, but I think

I'll leave the original one in, as it fits nicely) heart attacks from a

heart that pumps too slowly and the blood is too thick and sluggish, skin

that turns yellow, never pink and supple again, constant sinus infections,

anemias that have long names, eye problems, choking because your thyroid has

outgrown it's own space, lymphoma, fallen arches, muscle spasms, nervous

breakdowns even though your life was once happy, toenails that have grown

funny and drop off, gums and teeth that suddenly are never the same, brain

fog so bad that you've forgotten common words like " run " (from that doctor),

" car " , and many such ordinary words, and maybe you can end all that with

possible Ahlzheimer's. What? You say you're a believer now? Too late. You

knew all along, but you did nothing. You knew but you weren't brave enough,

and you ridiculed your patients like they were so many farm animals for the

slaughter, just another buck in your pocket on a given day. Go play golf

maybe. What? You say you can't do that any more, as you don't have the

energy? Well, go do some exercise and go on a diet. THAT'S what it is, you

lazy person you, who is " too fat to be sick. "

: )

Ok I'm done for now.

Re: Hypothyroid and Anxiety or Panic

Attacks?

>

> DEAR Donna:

>

> Long before I was ever diganosed as having a thyroid

> problem, I was told that I worked too much, that I had

> control freak issues and that I had a body image

> problem. NONE of these doctors prescribed anything to

> me, but their cavalier attitude had me spinning my

> wheels for a long time, while my career and

> relationships hearbreakingly desolved around me.

>

> I had evergrowing terrible--terrible crippling

> migraines WHICH ALSO WENT misdiagnosed as sinus

> problems since I was nine leaving me so flattened.

>

> I really did wonder why I was so smart...but so behind

> my age group in terms of success and happiness. I

> felt dreadful about this...and actually felt

> responsible. The doctors told me that everyone feels

> this way...and that my expectations were too high.

>

> After my TT...I was told that I was anxious (WHICH)

> was because THEY left me without proper replacement

> without telling me this....so I was prescribed ATIVAN

> to shut me up...because I complained that something

> SEEMED really wrong.

>

> Throughout my challenge to regain my health...I have

> been told to go on psych drugs by countless doctors,

> and the list includes Cymbalta and zoloft.

>

> I found that I still have anxiety...but the depression

> resolved when the t4 was high enough...with a bit of

> t3 in the mix. I'm still tweaking but I am not the

> mess I once was...after the TT.

>

> THE doctors (EVEN THE DIRECTOR OF A HIGHLY RESPECTED

> TEACHING HOSPITAL IN BOSTON) all suggested to me that

> it doesn't matter what dose of thyroid you take as

> long as you are in range and there is absolutely no

> connection to the brain/depression/anxiety and

> hypothyroidism.

>

> When I quizzed him about the cells having certains

> needs and desires...he laughed as if it was a

> joke...nice as he was.

>

> They say in fact my depression and anxiety was

> probably always there or that I just didn't react well

> to the surgery as if I have a character flaw and want

> to waste thier time with making stuff up. THEY are

> calling it Post traumatic surgery disorder.....

>

> I didn't know there was such a thing with that name.

> VALID diagnosis...I think not.

>

> One doctor suggested that if I got out of bed more

> often, I wouldn't be so depressed....as if my bed

> emits some sort of depressive rays.

>

> They never suggested that maybe my meds were grossly

> misamanaged and that is why an otherwise

> healthy/extremely fit young woman...with no history of

> mental disorders suddenly can't get out of bed with

> low temps and low bp...and her hair falling out.

>

> ~E:)

[Guest guest]

amen..

Re: Hypothyroid and Anxiety or Panic Attacks?>> DEAR Donna:>> Long before I was ever diganosed as having a thyroid> problem, I was told that I worked too much, that I had> control freak issues and that I had a body image> problem. NONE of these doctors prescribed anything to> me, but their cavalier attitude had me spinning my> wheels for a long time, while my career and> relationships hearbreakingly desolved around me.>> I had evergrowing terrible--terrible crippling> migraines WHICH ALSO WENT misdiagnosed as sinus> problems since I was nine leaving me so flattened.>> I really did wonder why I was so smart...but so behind> my age group in terms of success and happiness. I> felt dreadful about this...and actually felt> responsible. The doctors told me that everyone feels> this way...and that my expectations were too high.>> After my TT...I was told that I was anxious (WHICH)> was because THEY left me without proper replacement> without telling me this....so I was prescribed ATIVAN> to shut me up...because I complained that something> SEEMED really wrong.>> Throughout my challenge to regain my health...I have> been told to go on psych drugs by countless doctors,> and the list includes Cymbalta and zoloft.>> I found that I still have anxiety...but the depression> resolved when the t4 was high enough...with a bit of> t3 in the mix. I'm still tweaking but I am not the> mess I once was...after the TT.>> THE doctors (EVEN THE DIRECTOR OF A HIGHLY RESPECTED> TEACHING HOSPITAL IN BOSTON) all suggested to me that> it doesn't matter what dose of thyroid you take as> long as you are in range and there is absolutely no> connection to the brain/depression/anxiety and> hypothyroidism.>> When I quizzed him about the cells having certains> needs and desires...he laughed as if it was a> joke...nice as he was.>> They say in fact my depression and anxiety was> probably always there or that I just didn't react well> to the surgery as if I have a character flaw and want> to waste thier time with making stuff up. THEY are> calling it Post traumatic surgery disorder.....>> I didn't know there was such a thing with that name.> VALID diagnosis...I think not.>> One doctor suggested that if I got out of bed more> often, I wouldn't be so depressed....as if my bed> emits some sort of depressive rays.>> They never suggested that maybe my meds were grossly> misamanaged and that is why an otherwise> healthy/extremely fit young woman...with no history of> mental disorders suddenly can't get out of bed with> low temps and low bp...and her hair falling out.>> ~E:)

[Guest guest]

know what... i might just put that on my wall in my practice when i graduate from med school LOL.

Re: Hypothyroid and Anxiety or Panic Attacks?>> DEAR Donna:>> Long before I was ever diganosed as having a thyroid> problem, I was told that I worked too much, that I had> control freak issues and that I had a body image> problem. NONE of these doctors prescribed anything to> me, but their cavalier attitude had me spinning my> wheels for a long time, while my career and> relationships hearbreakingly desolved around me.>> I had evergrowing terrible--terrible crippling> migraines WHICH ALSO WENT misdiagnosed as sinus> problems since I was nine leaving me so flattened.>> I really did wonder why I was so smart...but so behind> my age group in terms of success and happiness. I> felt dreadful about this...and actually felt> responsible. The doctors told me that everyone feels> this way...and that my expectations were too high.>> After my TT...I was told that I was anxious (WHICH)> was because THEY left me without proper replacement> without telling me this....so I was prescribed ATIVAN> to shut me up...because I complained that something> SEEMED really wrong.>> Throughout my challenge to regain my health...I have> been told to go on psych drugs by countless doctors,> and the list includes Cymbalta and zoloft.>> I found that I still have anxiety...but the depression> resolved when the t4 was high enough...with a bit of> t3 in the mix. I'm still tweaking but I am not the> mess I once was...after the TT.>> THE doctors (EVEN THE DIRECTOR OF A HIGHLY RESPECTED> TEACHING HOSPITAL IN BOSTON) all suggested to me that> it doesn't matter what dose of thyroid you take as> long as you are in range and there is absolutely no> connection to the brain/depression/anxiety and> hypothyroidism.>> When I quizzed him about the cells having certains> needs and desires...he laughed as if it was a> joke...nice as he was.>> They say in fact my depression and anxiety was> probably always there or that I just didn't react well> to the surgery as if I have a character flaw and want> to waste thier time with making stuff up. THEY are> calling it Post traumatic surgery disorder.....>> I didn't know there was such a thing with that name.> VALID diagnosis...I think not.>> One doctor suggested that if I got out of bed more> often, I wouldn't be so depressed....as if my bed> emits some sort of depressive rays.>> They never suggested that maybe my meds were grossly> misamanaged and that is why an otherwise> healthy/extremely fit young woman...with no history of> mental disorders suddenly can't get out of bed with> low temps and low bp...and her hair falling out.>> ~E:)

[Guest guest]

We should make a poster out of this one!.. or a T-shirt... .

Oh.. I would LOVE to spend three hours in a waiting room waiting for my

appointment while wearing this tshirt.... letting everyone read it and

ponder what it all means.

It would be the one time that I would be willing to sit and wait for the

appointment that was made for 8 am and didn't happen until 11:30 am....

with the pat answer from the receptionist that the 'doctor is running a

few minutes late this morning'.

I've actually walked out on appointments that didn't happen and then

called my insurance company to tell them not to pay for an office visit

that never happened. Oh... loved those fights... how the doctor can't be

wasting his time on patients that don't show... well, EXCUSE me, an

appointment was made, I was here BEFORE so that I wouldn't waste the

doctor's time by being late. And the doctor was so late that I couldn't

afford to take the ENTIRE day off work just sitting there waiting....

They tend to be more prompt when you do that a few times!

Now... how do we fit all that text on one shirt????? First half on the

front, second on the back!!! hehehehehe

Oh, hey. this just struck my funny bone.... 'too fat to be sick' the

infamous notation in my patient files.... does that mean that all the

chubby folks in the US that are making up this new epidemic everyone is

talking about are really healthy???

Topper ()

www.thyrophoenix.com

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:15:19 -0600 " " marin@...> writes:

> Ah the joys of the medical profession. May his/her self have their

> own

> thyroids yanked from them. May they have yrs and yrs of unremitting

> joy at

> the thought that it was " all in their heads " . May they be

> prescribed every

> horrible drug known to man. May they then be bound to their beds,

> and I

> will be the first one to say " get out of that bed you lazy @$$es and

> get to

> your profession. What? What? You say it's not in your

> immagination? Here

> have an Ambien, a Prozac, a Meridia, a cholesterol med, a blood

> pressure

> pill, a hair transplant (but you'll not have the money for that last

> one, as

> you'll be spending it all on medical bills, psychiatrists, and

> things with

> brand new names)------which brings me to brand new diagnoses of

> fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, bipolar disorder, arthritis

> that

> appeared suddenly out of nowhere, hell spurs, (well heel spurs, but

> I think

> I'll leave the original one in, as it fits nicely) heart attacks

> from a

> heart that pumps too slowly and the blood is too thick and sluggish,

> skin

> that turns yellow, never pink and supple again, constant sinus

> infections,

> anemias that have long names, eye problems, choking because your

> thyroid has

> outgrown it's own space, lymphoma, fallen arches, muscle spasms,

> nervous

> breakdowns even though your life was once happy, toenails that have

> grown

> funny and drop off, gums and teeth that suddenly are never the same,

> brain

> fog so bad that you've forgotten common words like " run " (from that

> doctor),

> " car " , and many such ordinary words, and maybe you can end all that

> with

> possible Ahlzheimer's. What? You say you're a believer now? Too

> late. You

> knew all along, but you did nothing. You knew but you weren't brave

> enough,

> and you ridiculed your patients like they were so many farm animals

> for the

> slaughter, just another buck in your pocket on a given day. Go play

> golf

> maybe. What? You say you can't do that any more, as you don't have

> the

> energy? Well, go do some exercise and go on a diet. THAT'S what it

> is, you

> lazy person you, who is " too fat to be sick. "

>

> : )

>

> Ok I'm done for now.

[Guest guest]

Topper, that " notation " on your chart has been burning a hole in me ever

since you told that a few yrs ago, and yes, this is the notation I was

making reference to. Every time I think about this one, I think my BP goes

up. I hope he rots somewhere where the sun never shines.

Re: Hypothyroid and Anxiety or Panic

Attacks---and a Vent

> We should make a poster out of this one!.. or a T-shirt... .

>

> Oh.. I would LOVE to spend three hours in a waiting room waiting for my

> appointment while wearing this tshirt.... letting everyone read it and

> ponder what it all means.

>

> It would be the one time that I would be willing to sit and wait for the

> appointment that was made for 8 am and didn't happen until 11:30 am....

> with the pat answer from the receptionist that the 'doctor is running a

> few minutes late this morning'.

>

> I've actually walked out on appointments that didn't happen and then

> called my insurance company to tell them not to pay for an office visit

> that never happened. Oh... loved those fights... how the doctor can't be

> wasting his time on patients that don't show... well, EXCUSE me, an

> appointment was made, I was here BEFORE so that I wouldn't waste the

> doctor's time by being late. And the doctor was so late that I couldn't

> afford to take the ENTIRE day off work just sitting there waiting....

> They tend to be more prompt when you do that a few times!

>

> Now... how do we fit all that text on one shirt????? First half on the

> front, second on the back!!! hehehehehe

>

> Oh, hey. this just struck my funny bone.... 'too fat to be sick' the

> infamous notation in my patient files.... does that mean that all the

> chubby folks in the US that are making up this new epidemic everyone is

> talking about are really healthy???

>

> Topper ()

> www.thyrophoenix.com

[Guest guest]

You've had some terrible, awful doctors. Did you ever file complaints on them through some kind of AMA or other doctor type org? Or the state? Or the board that renews their certifications annually?

www.Lane.com www.IwakuniMCAS.com http://stewartlane.com/gallery/ Be sure to check at the bottom of every set of pictures for more pages in the set.

Re: Hypothyroid and Anxiety or Panic Attacks---and a Vent

We should make a poster out of this one!.. or a T-shirt... .Oh.. I would LOVE to spend three hours in a waiting room waiting for myappointment while wearing this tshirt.... letting everyone read it andponder what it all means. It would be the one time that I would be willing to sit and wait for theappointment that was made for 8 am and didn't happen until 11:30 am....with the pat answer from the receptionist that the 'doctor is running afew minutes late this morning'.I've actually walked out on appointments that didn't happen and thencalled my insurance company to tell them not to pay for an office visitthat never happened. Oh... loved those fights... how the doctor can't bewasting his time on patients that don't show... well, EXCUSE me, anappointment was made, I was here BEFORE so that I wouldn't waste thedoctor's time by being late. And the doctor was so late that I couldn'tafford to take the ENTIRE day off work just sitting there waiting....They tend to be more prompt when you do that a few times!Now... how do we fit all that text on one shirt????? First half on thefront, second on the back!!! heheheheheOh, hey. this just struck my funny bone.... 'too fat to be sick' theinfamous notation in my patient files.... does that mean that all thechubby folks in the US that are making up this new epidemic everyone istalking about are really healthy???Topper ()www.thyrophoenix.comOn Sun, 14 Jan 2007 11:15:19 -0600 " " writes:> Ah the joys of the medical profession. May his/her self have their > own > thyroids yanked from them. May they have yrs and yrs of unremitting > joy at > the thought that it was "all in their heads". May they be > prescribed every > horrible drug known to man. May they then be bound to their beds, > and I > will be the first one to say "get out of that bed you lazy @$$es and > get to > your profession. What? What? You say it's not in your > immagination? Here > have an Ambien, a Prozac, a Meridia, a cholesterol med, a blood > pressure > pill, a hair transplant (but you'll not have the money for that last > one, as > you'll be spending it all on medical bills, psychiatrists, and > things with > brand new names)------which brings me to brand new diagnoses of > fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome, bipolar disorder, arthritis > that > appeared suddenly out of nowhere, hell spurs, (well heel spurs, but > I think > I'll leave the original one in, as it fits nicely) heart attacks > from a > heart that pumps too slowly and the blood is too thick and sluggish, > skin > that turns yellow, never pink and supple again, constant sinus > infections, > anemias that have long names, eye problems, choking because your > thyroid has > outgrown it's own space, lymphoma, fallen arches, muscle spasms, > nervous > breakdowns even though your life was once happy, toenails that have > grown > funny and drop off, gums and teeth that suddenly are never the same, > brain > fog so bad that you've forgotten common words like "run" (from that > doctor), > "car", and many such ordinary words, and maybe you can end all that > with > possible Ahlzheimer's. What? You say you're a believer now? Too > late. You > knew all along, but you did nothing. You knew but you weren't brave > enough, > and you ridiculed your patients like they were so many farm animals > for the > slaughter, just another buck in your pocket on a given day. Go play > golf > maybe. What? You say you can't do that any more, as you don't have > the > energy? Well, go do some exercise and go on a diet. THAT'S what it > is, you > lazy person you, who is "too fat to be sick."> > : )> > Ok I'm done for now.

[Guest guest]

You think it gets your goat? It burned me when he said it to my face..

then hearing later than he'd written it in my charts.... that's there for

all time.... it was the thing that I wanted to bring up when I sued the

scum bag for what he did to me... but this state wouldn't allow it...said

that I could do it.... but that all he had to do was file bankruptcy and

he'd get away scot free.... so sick.... so sick... to have someone like

him in the medical profession....

But.. not gonna think about it... it was a long time ago.. there is

nothing much I can do about it now... and right now I need to keep my

spirits up.... I'm in 'come back' mode. I even got out my resistance

bands... I may just be starting up again soon!

*big grin*

Just have to remember to pace myself.... can't over do it....

Now I want to find him in a dark alley again..... calm.... deep

breath.... calm... deep breath.....

Topper ()

www.thyrophoenix.com

www.toppers-place.com

On Mon, 15 Jan 2007 14:52:41 -0600 " " marin@...> writes:

> Topper, that " notation " on your chart has been burning a hole in me

> ever

> since you told that a few yrs ago, and yes, this is the notation I

> was

> making reference to. Every time I think about this one, I think my

> BP goes

> up. I hope he rots somewhere where the sun never shines.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I went to the state attorney general... they said he'd just file bankruptcy....

I went to the AMA.. they said that they could pull his license in the state of Minnesota and that he'd just move on to another state....

The only thing that I could do I did. It started by accident. I went for my first checkup after the RAI with a regular doc and they actually set up my appointment with him. I made a rather loud and obnoxious scene in the waiting room about what he'd done to me and that there was no way he'd ever come near me again. They had me see another doc... he got moved to another clinic and I tracked him down and just showed up in the waiting room and let it be known to all that were in ear shot what he'd done. I was threatened by the staff that they'd call the police... I told them GOOD.. let's get this on TV! They didn't make the call.

He got moved to another clinic, all in the same HMO... and I tracked him down... and did it again.... they moved him again.. but I couldn't find out where... I guess that as I was calling around looking for him no one admitted he was on staff... or they moved him out of state.

I prefer to think that I caused more repercussions with the couple hundred folks that heard my tirades than anything else I was gonna be allowed to do....

Oh.. there was the group that heard the doc that diagnosed me cuss him out.. she was the one that spotted the 'too fat to be sick' notation and asked him who the f * & ^* & ^ he thought he was.... Otherwise I probably wouldn't have known that he'd written it down. She was hollering at him loud enough to be heard throughout the clinic she was that mad!

Topper ()www.thyrophoenix.comwww.toppers-place.com

On Tue, 16 Jan 2007 07:21:39 +0900 " " writes:

You've had some terrible, awful doctors. Did you ever file complaints on them through some kind of AMA or other doctor type org? Or the state? Or the board that renews their certifications annually?

www.Lane.com www.IwakuniMCAS.com http://stewartlane.com/gallery/ Be sure to check at the bottom of every set of pictures for more pages in the set.