Re: Is anyone here in my boat?/

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> In a message dated 2/27/2005 8:40:14 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> kholl45@y... writes:

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> > I KNOW around here at least, I'll be wasting my money and end up

> > going from dr. to dr. again until I find one who

will " cooperate " .

> > I get too frustrated at their ignorance, too. Maybe they will at

> > least order the blood work

>

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> i fired the first doctor who diagnosed me. all he cared about was

getting my

> TSH back in range. Free T4 had not even moved, but the TSH had

dropped.

> Then i went to an endo listed on the top docs. haha. TSH obsessed

too.

> Fired her.

>

> Decided I had to get well before i could even deal with another

doctor. i

> read everything i could....came to this forum and learned

everything I

> could....and I'm well on the way to recovery. as much recovery as

one can get after

> being untreated for 15 - 25 years. it will be harder now for me to

ever feel

> totally right.

>

> so anyway, after getting my mental capabilities back (i had gotten

really

> really slow and dull and couldn't understand anything there for a

while)...and

> getting some energy...i did search out another doctor. a holistic

one. one

> that doesn't accept insurance. i like him. he doesn't know a heck

of a lot

> about thyroid disease - but he's willing to work with me and

willing to learn.

>

> that's better than all the doctors i have had in my entire

lifetime.

>

> the point is - it's good to have a doctor. just don't expect

miracles. and

> for sure don't leave it to a doctor to get you well.

> trust yourself to do the things to get you well.

> Cindi

Hi Cindi,

Well, first of all...it's hard to imagine you were " slow and dull "

LOL.

Second of all...I appreciate everything you're sharing with me. Part

of my problem is that I DON'T trust myself right now to do the things

it takes to get me well. After searching for answers and being at a

point of desperation for so long...no matter what I tried wasn't

solving my problems...I have a hard time trusting myself.

I know,...all the things I'm feeling emotionally and physically are

not normal...I just don't know how to get out from underneath it

all. Can't determine if it's all menopause or part thyroid...or

whatever.

Kathy

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