Posted by barbaracat on April 2, 2005, at 20:40:26
In reply to Re: My doctor can't help me » barbaracat, posted by Phillipa on April 2, 2005, at 20:10:19
Thanks for your encouragement to get my book finished. You know how it is. Everything else takes precidence.
I believe I have hashimoto's as well, but my docs all say there's no difference in treatment. Have you found this to be the case? Doesn't elevated ALA point to possible Lupus or rheumatoid issues? Have you had this checked into?
BTW, did you get vision laser surgery or did you really treat yourself and now have 16 year-old eyelids? If so, I'm jealous! - Barbaracat
, Oh well you had your moment of fame! Hopefully this will spur you on to finish that dissertation I believe you are trying to work on. Or, maybe it was a message telling you, you should write a book. Since I have had an elevated ANA for years, I was lucky enough that they tested me for Hashimotos Thyroiditis and that's what I have. In the past 8 years, I've only had to change doseages one time when my anxiety went sky high and my TSH was 22. I always make them do a complete thyroid panel. Since I've been treated by the Head of Infection Control at Pitt Memorial Hospital in Greenville, NC for chronic lymes disease he is quite through. He is a true detective and it seems that he is doing the opposite of other doctors. He is always trying to find something wrong! When we told him our insurance was running out, he ordered an endocrinologist consult, as well as a neurologist consult. I never knew who was coming to see me when I got myself admitted to the hospital to find a new pdoc. Thanks for the website. I will visit it later as my head is blown up like a balloon from the surgery. Fondly, Phillipa PS I had a little savings that I decided to use as you only live once!
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