Re: indianapolis

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suzanne, hi

i live in carmel:), i have had trouble finding a doctor in this area... i was

going to the Guyer institute over in Nora and i was using westhroid compounded

in their pharmacy... to make a long story short, when my labs came back normal

and even high, yet i still didnt feel right, they had no idea what to suggest

except that i didnt need to be on thyroid meds, that i was " too focused on my

thyroid, " and that i was trying to make myself hyper in order to stay thin

<<GAG>>

couple years ago, i saw Stirling, a DO in indianapolis, and all she wanted

to do for my thyroid was give me drops of iodine.

anyway, now, thank goodness, i have found my miracle doctor, only thing is he is

in Mishawaka, next to South Bend. but i would drive twice as far for him.

(actually only turned out to be a 2+ hour drive, not bad, straight up 31)

Dr. Don s... he actually really respects the site " stop the thyroid

madness " , which is where i got his name. man, do i wish they could all be like

him. I knew there was some missing piece to my puzzle, but had no clue; HE is

the one who uncovered my RT3 issue for me. Whats more is that he actually has

the same problem, so there is sympathy there. i have never ever felt more

comfortable with a doctor in my life, and i am the biggest skeptic/fighter when

it comes to docs.

here is an interview he did with Shomon:

http://thyroid.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.thyroid%2Dinfo.c\

om/articles/docdon.htm

and here is his website

http://www.dmichaelmd.com/

a doctor who is skeptical of doctors and Medicine in general, blew my mind...

if she decides to go with him

some heads up:

it is a small office, with only one office assistant, kind of old school, which

i found very nice and refreshing, however he books out in advance. my twin

sister scheduled an appointment a week or so ago and the earliest she could get

was May 10th.

be prepaired to pay out of pocket, up to $500 for the first consult.

first visit has to be in person, and mine took 4 hours talking in his office

(only charged for 2 max, though)

consults after that can be over the phone, my last one took 45 minutes and cost

$118... well worth it though. he had prescribed sustained release T3, but when

i explained to him that i would much prefer regular cytomel and why, he had no

problem working with me on that.

he is also addressing supplementing estrodiol and testosterone, both of which i

was low on, plus vit D, and B12, and some more misc things. he did NOT look at

ferritin, which i found to be the only oversight, esp since from previous labs i

know mine was in the dirt , so i am struggling getting mine up now... so keep

that in mind. But he truly wants to learn all he can from his patients, :)so

cool. he prescribed Dhea, but i stopped that cuz i think it wasnt going in the

right direction.... blah blah blah

ANYway, sorry to babble, i am just so utterly impressed by this doc i want to

spread the word where appropriate. hope this helps. feel free to ask more

questions if youd like.

-is

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> Someone posted a few weeks ago looking for a dr.in the Indianapolis area, did

you find a good dr.?  My sister lives in that area and is looking for a dr.

familiar with rt3.

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> If anyone has suggestions please let me know. She is curently seeing Swanthi,

a nurse practioner at the Health and wellness Center of Carmel, who knows

nothing about rt3. She thinks all my sisters needs is Synthyroid! ( My sister'

rt3 ratio is 9.1)It is so maddening! This dr. claims she knows so much about

thyroid issues that she teaches classes on it! I really feel this is an

endangerment to the people/patients who trust her! Is there nothing we can't do

about changing the education of these dr.s? S

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