Bad Dr. Appt

[Guest guest]

I think I've calmed down enough to post this.

I finally got my mother to go back to an endocrinologist and she ended up

crying the whole way home. She had RAI three times about 20 years ago, and

has been a physical and emotional wreck ever since. She has unbearable pain

every day, and supposedly has fibromyalgia. She's " morbidly obese " . She

suffers from depression. I've been talking to her about everything I've

learned since I've been on this list, and she finally made an appointment

with an endo. She's just been monitored by her GP for years now.

Anyway, she goes armed with information. I'm convinced she's been hypo for

years, and that's the cause of her problems. Well, this doctor tells her

that there is no way that her thyroid could be the cause of her pain. (Duh!

one of the first things my doc asks me is if I've had any muscle cramps or

pain, since that's one of the best markers of hypothyroidism). He says she

needs to see a rheumatologist. Well, she's been to umpteen rheumatologists,

and they tell her there's nothing they can do for her--that she doesn't have

rheumatoid arthritis. Then she asks about adding T3 to her synthroid. He

tells her he would never give anyone T3 because all it does is raise your

heart rate. So, she says she thinks she might have a problem converting T4

to T3. He tells her he's never heard of such a thing. HE HAS NEVER HEARD OF

SUCH A THING??? And this doctor is a practicing physician at the University

of Kentucky!

Is there anything I can do? This man has no business practicing medicine.

Is there a place to report doctors who obviously have no idea what they are

doing??? I mean, this man is an endocrinologist! And besides giving

completely false information, he talked down to her and basically told her

to shut up several times, that he knew what he was doing. He wanted to know

where she got all this foolish information.

Aaargh! Now I'm all worked up again. I can't let this man get away with

doing this. What can I do?? My mom has really given up, now. I told her to

make sure and tell her GP what happened so he won't refer anyone else to

this man.

Holly