Normal ranges but... had small node (s).

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I am new but am looking for some assistance. Although i work in the

medical field, I can tell you this disease is highly misunderstood.

I went to my doctor a week ago .. a female no less... who quickly and

smuggly said to me, 'michelle, are we sure this isnt stress'.. I

looked at her as if she was kidding and said, 'does stress cause this

lump on my throat, make it hard to swallow, cause my eyes to feel as

if they are going to bug and give me headaches and heart

palpitations? the same symptoms I was in there a month before for?

If God allows me, and I do get to the level of nurse practioner, I

would love to make this widely misunderstood disease better

understood. The torture that people go thru and the assumptions that

medical and non-medical people make is astouding!!

I wrote an undergrad thesis, " Women, Mental Illness, and

Misdiagnosis " . This was after my intial diagnosis and hell I forged

thru after my first child was born.

I was able to convince her to allow me to supplement with Aurmour

while staying on the synthroid. Being in school in a medical field

does not allow for any screw ups. This issue has already cost me two

test grades when I was an A/B student at a rather prestigeous college

and working! Imagine how many of us could be throw aways if they

only go by the test results!

I am getting over a virulant virus. All this has occurred in the

last couple of weeks while changing jobs to 'simplify' my life. That

is another blog that falls under escaping a non profit bullying

agency. I can only hope to forge ahead and insist that no one

deals a 'psych' diagnosis to anyone again w/out checking their body

out .. LAB TESTS LIE and if you have lumps, a goiter, or other

endocrine symptoms, do let the medical know it alls get you down!

Hugs.

michele

[Guest guest]

Don't you just hate that! My skin is crawly just reading it. When my daughter was 3 she had a Mexican amoeba parasite in her intestines. When I first took her to the doctor, I listed a few symptoms including the fact that she was very snappish with me, a trait that was not common for her. My doctor then said "Haven't you heard of the terrible two's?" I told him that I wanted a stool sample done as she was also grinding her teeth in the night (another symptom), which he did to humour me, and the next thing I knew, she was quarantined for 3 weeks!

I went to my doctor a week ago .. a female no less... who quickly and smuggly said to me, 'michelle, are we sure this isnt stress'..

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[Guest guest]

docs dont take time to diagnose these days much simpler to

catorgorize by symptom. sad day.

dawn cdn

>

> Don't you just hate that! My skin is crawly just reading it. When

my daughter was 3 she had a Mexican amoeba parasite in her

intestines. When I first took her to the doctor, I listed a few

symptoms including the fact that she was very snappish with me, a

trait that was not common for her. My doctor then said " Haven't you

heard of the terrible two's? " I told him that I wanted a stool

sample done as she was also grinding her teeth in the night (another

symptom), which he did to humour me, and the next thing I knew, she

was quarantined for 3 weeks!

>

> ---------------------------------

>

> I went to my doctor a week ago .. a female no less... who quickly

and smuggly said to me, 'michelle, are we sure this isnt stress'..

>

>

> ---------------------------------

> 8:00? 8:25? 8:40? Find a flick in no time

> with theYahoo! Search movie showtime shortcut.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Michele,

Welcome to the group. We all know that feeling very well. With

my doctor he listens but, since, He is the one with the degree he

knows what's best for treatment.

I just discovered a slight swelling in my neck which he

verified. First thing I said is that I want to catch this before my

thyroid has to be removed or have RAI. He said he thinks its just an

infection or that my medicine needs adjusted and mentioned hashi's

thyroiditis. So I get bloodwork done he gets a vacation and I have

to wait until the 20th before finding out the results of the test he

ordered.

So now I am working on being patient and not worrying too much

about the swelling in my neck

Robin

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The_Thyroid_Support_Group , " michelle_haines2003 "

wrote:

>

> Hi,

>

> I am new but am looking for some assistance. Although i work in

the

> medical field, I can tell you this disease is highly misunderstood.

>

> I went to my doctor a week ago .. a female no less... who quickly

and

> smuggly said to me, 'michelle, are we sure this isnt stress'.. I

> looked at her as if she was kidding and said, 'does stress cause

this

> lump on my throat, make it hard to swallow, cause my eyes to feel

as

> if they are going to bug and give me headaches and heart

> palpitations? the same symptoms I was in there a month before for?

>

> If God allows me, and I do get to the level of nurse practioner, I

> would love to make this widely misunderstood disease better

> understood. The torture that people go thru and the assumptions

that

> medical and non-medical people make is astouding!!

>

> I wrote an undergrad thesis, " Women, Mental Illness, and

> Misdiagnosis " . This was after my intial diagnosis and hell I

forged

> thru after my first child was born.

>

> I was able to convince her to allow me to supplement with Aurmour

> while staying on the synthroid. Being in school in a medical field

> does not allow for any screw ups. This issue has already cost me

two

> test grades when I was an A/B student at a rather prestigeous

college

> and working! Imagine how many of us could be throw aways if they

> only go by the test results!

>

> I am getting over a virulant virus. All this has occurred in the

> last couple of weeks while changing jobs to 'simplify' my life.

That

> is another blog that falls under escaping a non profit bullying

> agency. I can only hope to forge ahead and insist that no one

> deals a 'psych' diagnosis to anyone again w/out checking their body

> out .. LAB TESTS LIE and if you have lumps, a goiter, or other

> endocrine symptoms, do let the medical know it alls get you down!

>

> Hugs.

> michele

>