Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Hello--<br>I've been reading so many posts about great endo's, and I think I've just had horrible luck w/mine and I was not really impressed w/her in the least.<br>I seem to be getting a hard time because my thyroid is " normal " and still producing all that it " should " .<br>but I have a lot of very REAL symptoms OF SOMETHING. it's just a matter of figuring out what it is.<br>I've noticed that my neck (goiter) has grown a LOT, recently, and more on the right side of my neck. (weird).<br>Also, I've been having some break through migraines--which to ME seems to say that something is not right w/the thyroid.<br>I've noticed too that I'm VERY INTOLERABLE to cold as of late. I mean, I'm in the living room freezing, with socks and jackets on and the whole 9, and my mom is sittin on the couch and she has her pj's on and is fine. I'm shivering and she's fine. doesn't sit right.<br>Also, I've been REALLY tired again these last few days. I've gone to bed around 8 PM this whole weekend, and I seem to have flare up of allergies. I've not read anything about a correlation between allgeries and thyroid, but something is just not right. probably because I don't have a very good immune system. <br>any words are very WELCOME.<br>I do have an appt. on Wed. with my MD to talk to him FACE TO FACE and plead my case. He's usually very good w/me, and I hope that he will be willing to increase the levoxyl (or at least trying something else) because there is SOMETHING that just is not right w/me.<br>whew. I'm done. <br>-- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2002 Report Share Posted January 28, 2002 Ask your doctor to do a full panel to rule out that it's the Thyroid. Also, have them check your cholesterol. I have a cousin with thyroid and cholesterol problems-his TSH keeps coming back normal but his cholesterol is very high and he still has all the symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2009 Report Share Posted November 7, 2009 Last time I looked you can't take any sort of medical degree at OU. Endocrinology is only one specialism out of hundreds but you need at least 2 years of your medical degree first before you can specialise. The main problem with endos and other specialists is the way they are taught, they 'cram' a book til they know it off by heart and take their exam, then they pick up the next book and cram that til they know it off by heart and take their exam, in my view they never pick up any of their books again once they have passed their exams!! Glynis " open Uni course and it wouldnt take much to graduate and get qualified.I have my reservations but they are convinced.I wonder why people on the forum hasnt thought of this as a way forward.As there are so few real thyroid specialists,why has no-one looked in to becoming one themselves? Which the knowledge of people on the forum and the support of people like Dr.P,I think its highly feasable!Lets face it,people on this forum know far more about hypo and treatments than these endoprats do! So could there be anyone interested here? " Best wishes Sharon > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 8, 2009 Report Share Posted November 8, 2009 Your probably right,thats what I thought.If it was that easy we'd all be doctors for the title and the money! I am astounded and very confused as to why Endocrynologists seem to think they are God like! I know you get other doctors that act the same,but very few in comparisum to what seems to be ALL Endo's! Best wishes sharon From: glynisrose06 <arianrhod@...>Subject: Re: endo'sthyroid treatment Date: Sunday, November 8, 2009, 2:26 AM Last time I looked you can't take any sort of medical degree at OU. Endocrinology is only one specialism out of hundreds but you need at least 2 years of your medical degree first before you can specialise. The main problem with endos and other specialists is the way they are taught, they 'cram' a book til they know it off by heart and take their exam, then they pick up the next book and cram that til they know it off by heart and take their exam, in my view they never pick up any of their books again once they have passed their exams!!Glynis"open Uni course and it wouldnt take much to graduate and get qualified.I have my reservations but they are convinced.I wonder why people on the forum hasnt thought of this as a way forward.As there are so few real thyroid specialists, why has no-one looked in to becoming one themselves? Which the knowledge of people on the forum and the support of people like Dr.P,I think its highly feasable!Lets face it,people on this forum know far more about hypo and treatments than these endoprats do! So could there be anyone interested here?"Best wishes Sharon> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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