Posted by BarbaraCat on March 18, 2003, at 21:52:20
In reply to Re: is there a cure for everything?, posted by Tepiaca on March 17, 2003, at 11:23:28
My heart goes out to you. I too have been in very desperate places where all seems hopeless. I've finally found the right med combo, but it took my refusal to give up and loudly insist to my HMO customer care that I get quality help!!
What's clear from your post is that it sounds like you need better and more consistent care than you're getting. It seems very spotty and cavalier. Perhaps you're not impressing on your caretakers that you're in as terrifying a place as you are. If you're hypothyroid (I am also) then you'll need to explore the many varied forms of thyroid replacement therapy. Most doctors just give good old thyroxine T4 when many of us also need T3. There could be a dietary/allergic component. You may have a nutritional deficiency. Whatever is going on, it's obvious that there's something very out of whack with your biochemistry. But these things can be healed.
You simply must insist, be aggressive, a pain in the ass, a squeaky wheel, but you must get yourself into the hands of a competant and caring health professional. This may seem like more than you can handle right now, but it's something you simply have to fight for - your life. These are just chemicals run amok and they can be brought into line once you get a competant doc on your side who really listens and knows their stuff.
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