I saw an endo from Cedars Sinai yesterday. It turns out in my labwork I had done last month I had a Free Thyroxine Index test done and it's normal. He said I have all the symptoms of hypo and he would put me on Synthroid but since I had the reactions on it, he doesn't feel it's safe to try it again. I told him I was vegan and he said that was a good thing. Then I said that meant I won't take the animal thyroid and he acted as if he wasn't even thinking of putting me on it.
He said there's nothing that can be done for me and I can come back in a year for blood work and a repeat ultrasound. I asked what about the swelling and fatigue, etc. and he said he had no idea.
Now I have no idea what to do. I was thinking about seeing the endo my GP had referred only because she's female. I'm not sure why that might make a difference, but maybe it will. I am also going to look into alternative therapies and see what the options are. I feel so stuck right now. I'm in my office exhausted and looking at my cankles.
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Joann - old enough to know better
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