RE: Re: Hashimoto's being treated with T4 only

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Del, never, never, NEVER allow a doctor to tell you that your

tests have been returned within the 'normal' reference range and therefore,

this shows you are 'normal' and don't have a problem. Always, always, ALWAYS

get the test results from your doctor and the reference range for all those

tests and post them on the forum, where we will tell you whether you are

'normal' or not. Doctors are not taught where your levels should be for the

individual tests - so even if your results are at the bottom, the middle or the

top of the ref. range, they believe because they are still WITHIN the range,

this means you are normal. Doctors also CANNOT withhold these results from you,

nor can they withhold any other information that is in your medical notes,

wherever it has come from. Such information belongs to you, and it is written

in the NHS web site. Such information is available under the Data Information

Act - so make sure you get what you need. The surgery might charge you for

taking copies, but mostly, such results and info. is given freely.

Luv - Sheila

- you are on the right track seeking specialist help from one of the

tpa advisors and I wish you all the luck in getting the help you deserve. I

have my doubts about the rest of the medical world regarding thyroid issues now

that I have delved a little into it! I couldn't get a sensible response from a

consultant specialist's secretary yesterday, in a private hospital - which

would have cost me the earth - when she couldn't tell me whether the consultant

treated 'outside T4-only therapy'. I don't think she understood what I was

talking about. Perhaps she would have more comfortable if I was talking about

Manolo Blahnik's shoes other than her consultant's work... but let's not go

there!

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