Hi Everyone, and thanks again for your support. My GP's office faxed Dr. Knecht's office my referral paperwork last Tuesday, and yet by Friday it had not been processed:-( Meanwhile back at the ranch, I'm exhausted. I have been on 50 mcg. of levothyroxine daily for two weeks, and it does not seemed to have helped at all. (As I noted in another post, I had been on 25 mcg daily from October 2008 to two weeks ago.)
I have been reading The Thyroid Solution and Screaming To Be Heard. I'm glad that I have these books and the support of the board here; for it seems that I have run up against an unhelpful medical professional whom I would have thought would be an ally, my therapist.
I have been in therapy for depression, which is doubtless related to my hypothyroidism. When I discussed my lack of energy and other symptoms with my therapist this week, her own issues intruded.
She told me that her father has hyperthyroidism, and her mother and sister have hypothyroidism. Her sister's children, as well, are having problems. The therapist told me that she had recently had her thyroid bloodwork done, and was relieved to find that, at least for the time being, her thyroid is normal. She told me that "millions" of people have thyroid problems, including, as she put it, "ectomies," and yet live normal lives. She told me that I should expect to have my problem completely resolved by the Fall.
When I told her that according to what I had been reading, I needed to be patient, for it may well take longer than a few months for symptoms to resolve, she indicated that I may be reading too much about thyroid problems.
Needless to say, all of this was discouraging. It's bad enough to feel so bad without having someone who is supposed to be empathetic let her fears related to her own family's history of thyroid problems intrude. I am very glad that Dr. Arem discusses the matter of unsympathetic health care professionals in The Thyroid Solution. One can't let a health professional who is not understanding tell one how one feels or should feel. I am going to bring the matter up diplomatically when I next meet with the therapist. If she can't be supportive of me now, I have to rethink whether our therapeutic relationship is as strong as I had thought.
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Hi Everyone, and thanks again for your support. My GP's office faxed Dr. Knecht's office my referral paperwork last Tuesday, and yet by Friday it had not been processed:-( Meanwhile back at the ranch, I'm exhausted. I have been on 50 mcg. of levothyroxine daily for two weeks, and it does not seemed to have helped at all. (As I noted in another post, I had been on 25 mcg daily from October 2008 to two weeks ago.)
I have been reading The Thyroid Solution and Screaming To Be Heard. I'm glad that I have these books and the support of the board here; for it seems that I have run up against an unhelpful medical professional whom I would have thought would be an ally, my therapist.
I have been in therapy for depression, which is doubtless related to my hypothyroidism. When I discussed my lack of energy and other symptoms with my therapist this week, her own issues intruded.
She told me that her father has hyperthyroidism, and her mother and sister have hypothyroidism. Her sister's children, as well, are having problems. The therapist told me that she had recently had her thyroid bloodwork done, and was relieved to find that, at least for the time being, her thyroid is normal. She told me that "millions" of people have thyroid problems, including, as she put it, "ectomies," and yet live normal lives. She told me that I should expect to have my problem completely resolved by the Fall.
When I told her that according to what I had been reading, I needed to be patient, for it may well take longer than a few months for symptoms to resolve, she indicated that I may be reading too much about thyroid problems.
Needless to say, all of this was discouraging. It's bad enough to feel so bad without having someone who is supposed to be empathetic let her fears related to her own family's history of thyroid problems intrude. I am very glad that Dr. Arem discusses the matter of unsympathetic health care professionals in The Thyroid Solution. One can't let a health professional who is not understanding tell one how one feels or should feel. I am going to bring the matter up diplomatically when I next meet with the therapist. If she can't be supportive of me now, I have to rethink whether our therapeutic relationship is as strong as I had thought.
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