Advice on Doctors that prescribe combination therapies

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Hi. I am a new member. I have had Hashimoto's Disease for 15+

years. I also have an immuno-related kidney disease which has

resulted in kidney failure. As my kidney function deteriorated, the

synthetic thyroxine became ineffective although the blood levels are

seriously distorted by the kidney failure and show " normal " levels of

T4 and TSH without tertroxine. About 5 years ago after 3 years of

suffering from unbearable fatigue, muscle and leg pain, severe

shortness of breath, extreme weight gain while starving myself, loss

of eyelashes, brain fog, etc. (and thinking I was surely dying) my

nephrologist agreed to prescribe tertroxin 20mcg to me in addition to

150mcg of eltroxin. After only a few days of treatment, most of the

symptoms began to disappear and my nephrologist agreed that it was a

miracle drug. It also helped to stabilise a sharp deterioration in

my kidney function which is now 24% and only losing about 1% function

per year. Unfortunately, with the discontinuance of tertroxine by

the manufacturer my GP has decided I should just stop taking T3. Now

I face the battle of trying to find a good endocrinologist who is not

terrified of the kidney failure and will prescribe me an alternative

like armour. In the end, I have been taking tertroxine and eltroxine

for 5-6 years so it should not make a difference to substitute

something like Armour, but it still seems like an uphill battle with

the medical system. I did see the list of " Doctors that will " but

would appreciate any advice on which of the Doctors in London is most

likely to be sympathetic and willing to deal with my situation.