Re: lab results (chaceeagle)

[Guest guest]

Sandy,

You are correct-I do have an HMO for my insurance. And they are not

easy to deal with. They're very rigid as I found out with my

perscription renewal fiasco. I'm not sure I have the emotional or

mental strength to take them to the mat again! I have spoken with my

Primary doctor about my unwillingness to do RAI, and while he

won't " force " me into it, neither will he perscribe ATDs. I quit

going to the endo I was referred to because he made me feel stupid

for asking questions about valid concerns. I am going to send him a

written request for my records and a written report of his opinion on

my condition and why HE wouldn't perscribe ATDs. After I receive

that, I just may ask for your help in filing a complaint.

Thanks,

Chris

> >

> > Hi Pam L is right about the difference between

prescription

> herbs and

> > over the counter herbs - you need to at the very least get in

to

> see a real

> > ND who can prescribe the right strength of herbs for you.

> >

> > Now Pam says that the herbs only work if Graves is mild and I'm

> proof that

> > it works even if your Graves is pretty severe - but herbs DO

take

> time to

> > work - they took several months to get my numbers down. I had

lost

> almost 30

> > pounds and was very weak and had to take 60-80 mg of

propranolol a

> day to

> > have a somewhat decent resting heartbeat. I also took L-

Carnatine

> which

> > blocks the use of thyroid hormone at the cell level and that

> brought relief

> > to all of my symptoms but my bloodwork still looked horrible

> because the

> > hormone was still there, just had no way to get used up.

> >

> > Your labs are showing a progressive worsening, and I do think

you

> need to do

> > something, even though you say you don't have many symptoms....

> Like fire

> > your primary and start over, or go see an ND or someone that

does

> some

> > energy work - acupuncture, NMT, homeopathy, something. You

don't

> want to do

> > permanent damage and the longer you live with this the longer

it's

> going to

> > take to heal.

> >

> > It's your body and YOU are in charge of it, not your doctor and

not

> your

> > insurance company. Unfortunately this is something a lot of us

have

> to fight

> > for and it's no fun, but it has to be done because it's your

health

> you are

> > talking about - and not something to mess around with. And, oh

> this is

> > making me mad for you - don't let them force you into RAI when

you

> have

> > hardly any symptoms to start with!!! Fire all your docs and

start

> searching

> > for one that will work with you and get healthy again!

> >

> > Pam B.

>

>

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