Starve yourself

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I have various symptons for an underactive thyroid which I've seen a doctor about and had blood tests done 4 times, last one 6 months ago. My TSH has risen from 2.4 to 4.8 in the last year but keep getting told this is within the normal range. After research I know this is high.

I was advised last week by a friends husband (a doctor) to go back and ask to be tested again which I did yesterday. Gave all my symptons again as well as other symptons I been gettig since my last visit. The most recent being I've been on the WW diet for 6 weeks and the weights just not shifting. She asked what I ate on a typical day which is cereal, salad sandwich, chicken pasta and a yoghurt with fruit throughout the day. She told me maybe I should "cut out the yoghurt" and "nobody ever came out of a concentration camp fat", she also said "someone people are fat and some aren't". I think at the time I was too shocked to say anything and it wasn't till I left that it actually registered she was basically telling me to lose weight I should starve myself! She also told me the fatigue was probably my body's way of telling me I need more sleep or a sign of depression. I'm not depressed but if they don't start listening to me I soon will be LOL

I went to this doc because she's normally very good and the one I've seen previously just doesn't seem to take my symptons seriously. I've got the letter written to go to the practice asking for copies of all the results of my blood tests which I'm getting done on monday again and I'll post them on here and hopefully someone can help me make sense of them. I'm also going to ask to be referred to a specialist in this area.

I'm sick of feeling like this every day and I'm going to take control! Wish me luck :-)

Rant over LOL