wheelchair accessible clinics.

[Guest guest]

HI Sharon

Although I have got all his clinics, I have no way of knowing which, if any, are wheelchair friendly. My cottage is wheelchair friendly, but not for the bathroom. That's upstairs, though there is a toilet a short way down the lane which is for Pennine s (I live on the Pennine Way). Otherwise, you can just drive it straight in with only one step on the pathway.

I live in Yorkshire between Skipton and Keighley and you probably live in London or some other far away place. Anyway, he has a clinic here on 27th. 28th March (the 30th is jammed full and I can't get any more into that one). Let me know if this is any good.

I have left a message with Dr Peatfield asking him to call me back to let me know which are wheelchair friendly and which are not.

Can I ask why you are in a wheelchair - is this something to do with anything other than thyroid problems. I ask this because when I was on thyroxine only, I had severe debilitating pains in my back and was, at times immobilised with it. They told me I had a prolapsed disc, and I accepted that, but when I started Armour, all the pains miraculously left me and now I am fine. I often tell people that had I not started Armour, I definitely know I would now be wheelchair bound.

Luv - Sheila

Hi everyone,I would like to go and see Mr Peatfield but I am in a wheelchair, does anyone know if any of his clinics are wheelchair accessible?Regards,Sharon

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[Guest guest]

Dear Sheila,

Thanks for your reply and your offer to come to your house on the

27th/28th, sadly I will not be able to make that as I am attending a

friends wedding. Perhaps another time when there is a get together.

" Can I ask why you are in a wheelchair - is this something to do with

anything other than thyroid problems. I ask this because when I was on

thyroxine only, I had severe debilitating pains in my back and was, at

times immobilised with it. They told me I had a prolapsed disc, and I

accepted that, but when I started Armour, all the pains miraculously

left me and now I am fine. I often tell people that had I not started

Armour, I definitely know I would now be wheelchair bound. " sheila

The reason I am in a wheelchair isn't due to a thyroid problem it was

caused by a cyst on my spine when I was 20 (I am now 47). My thyroid

problems have been much more recent, about the last 5 years.

Thank you for contacting Mr Peatfield, I do hope that one of his

clinics will be accessible. I live in Hampshire by the way, about

halfway between Guildford and Portsmouth.

Many thanks and kind regards,

sharon

[Guest guest]

HI Sharon

Dr Peatfield phoned me this morning. He tells me the olnly wheelchair friendly places there are are his clinics at Stockport, Malvern and Castle Donnington (Nottingham). I realise these are a long way from where you live, but hope you can get to one of them. Dr Peatfield is around today if you want to give him a call.

Luv - Sheila

wheelchair accessible clinics.

Hi everyone,I would like to go and see Mr Peatfield but I am in a wheelchair, does anyone know if any of his clinics are wheelchair accessible?Regards,Sharon

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Dear Sheila,

Many, many thanks for your info about Dr P's wheelchair friendly

clinics at Stockport, Malvern and Castle Donnington (Nottingham).

Sorry that I haven't been able to reply back to you sooner but I

haven't had computer access for a while.

I've not been able to make any arrangements to see Dr P yet as I am

not able to make any long journeys at the moment due to comfort

problems in my current wheelchair (I am awaiting a new one).

Hopefully this will be rectified soon and I will then contact him

for an appointment, probably in Nottingham as I have friends there

that I could visit at the same time.

When you e-mailed me previously you asked me " What thyroid problems

are you having meanwhile? " . This is a difficult one to answer as I

have never been given a diagnosis to say that the problems I suffer

from are definitely thyroid related but I think they probably are.

The things that I suffer are tiredness, lack of energy, feel

constantly cold, blurred vision, dry skin, poor memory, fuzzy head,

aches and pains etc.

I've been to the Dr's on several occasions with these symptoms and

they have done blood tests but they always came back ok. I did even

get an appointment with an endo but again he said it was definitely

not my thyroid.

Despite this I was still convinced that it could be and after

reading up quite a bit I decided to go down the " go it alone " route

and try some NAE followed by Armour. I have now been using both NAE

and Armour for about 6 months and I am now on 3 NAE and 3 grains of

Armour. So far I do feel that there have been improvements in many

of the symptoms but I think there may still be a way to go.

My problem is that although I have not yet had any symptoms of going

over-active I am starting to doubt that I am going about this in the

right way, which is why I think I need to see Dr P. I don't know if

my current feelings of doubt are a normal thing that others have

been through but I just feel that I am feeling a bit wobbly over my

own judgement at the moment.

I do read the posts on the forum when I can and that has been

tremendously helpful to know that there are many, many more people

out there that are in similar situations with their health. I am

always encouraged by the success stories that I read and hope that

one day I will have one of my own.

Thanks for all you do Sheila.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

Hi Sharon

When you e-mailed me previously you asked me "What thyroid problems are you having meanwhile?". This is a difficult one to answer as I have never been given a diagnosis to say that the problems I suffer from are definitely thyroid related but I think they probably are. The things that I suffer are tiredness, lack of energy, feel constantly cold, blurred vision, dry skin, poor memory, fuzzy head, aches and pains etc.

Hi Sharon, yes, all of these symptoms sound to be hypothyroid. You should check the symptoms against the list in our website www.tpa-uk.org.uk and see how many are the same, but also, you should check the 'signs' you are showing against the list of 'signs' on our website too. You will find these by clicking 'Hypothyroidism, and on the drop down menu, click on symptoms and signs. Also, while you are there, read up on the information about low adrenal reserve, candida albicans, low ferritin and mercury and the connection these have to hypothyroidism, all producing similar symptoms which need treating. I've been to the Dr's on several occasions with these symptoms and they have done blood tests but they always came back ok. I did even get an appointment with an endo but again he said it was definitely not my thyroid.

Will you get the results of these blood tests and post them here on the forum together with the reference ranges - especially the thyroid function tests. If they have been returned within the so called normal range, then doctors believe this means you don't ahve a thyroid problem. Nothing could be further from the truth. You can suffer all the symptoms and signs of hypothyroidism long before your blood tests go outside of the reference range - but the majority of NHS docs. are not aware of this. Did they test your ferritin level (stored iron). Despite this I was still convinced that it could be and after reading up quite a bit I decided to go down the "go it alone" route and try some NAE followed by Armour. I have now been using both NAE and Armour for about 6 months and I am now on 3 NAE and 3 grains of Armour. So far I do feel that there have been improvements in many of the symptoms but I think there may still be a way to go.

When you had the blood tests and had the appointment with your endocrinologist, were you on Armour and NAE at that time. This would be the reason why your blood tests showed you were normal and not suffering hypothyroidism in their eyes. Perhaps you should have mentioned this to them.My problem is that although I have not yet had any symptoms of going over-active I am starting to doubt that I am going about this in the right way, which is why I think I need to see Dr P. I don't know if my current feelings of doubt are a normal thing that others have been through but I just feel that I am feeling a bit wobbly over my own judgement at the moment.

Because of your problems with wheelchair access to a suitable clinic and the problem right now with your wheelchair comfort, have you considered having a telephone consultation with Dr Peatfield instead. I do read the posts on the forum when I can and that has been tremendously helpful to know that there are many, many more people out there that are in similar situations with their health. I am always encouraged by the success stories that I read and hope that one day I will have one of my own.

I'm sorry that you are still not quite there Sharon, but meanwhile, do post your last set of blood results which might give us an idea of what is happening. Some of us need a little more thyroxine, some need a little more T3 - this is because the T4 and T3 in Armour is standardised and a set amount in every tablet and as we are all individuals, is not the exact amount that our particular body needs, so you might need to titrate a little. What is the worse symptom you are suffering right now. Have you ever got to the state where you get palpitations, feel dizzy, sweating, feelings of being spaced out. If not, and it has been a while since your last increase, you might need a further increase of half a grain. At the same time, you might try increasing yhour NAE by an extra tablet to help your body utilise the extra amount of Armour.

Luv - SheilaThanks for all you do Sheila.Sharon

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