General Chat

How frustrating Betty, how does your score tie in with Val's message?

HI Betty do you know what your count was has to be above 16 that what i was told when i said i was tired and mine was 19 i am only on 125 aday. My weight is up and down at the moment it is up Valxxx

Hi Liz, I just phoned the doctor this morning and asked if I can see another GP, I was asked why? told them I wanted a second opinion. The receptionist put me on to another docrtor, I was told the thyroide blood tests are sent to the hospital for testing. Its the hospital who decide if you thyroide is underactive enough to increase the level of Thyroxine you are taking, in my case no, it does not have to be increased and any other doctor would just say the samething. Betty

Betty - in England now no-one is under just one doctor and can see who they want in a practice, (or who is available) is that not the case in your neck of the woods? Might be worth a try. Liz

Take care Betty,nice to chatxx

Well one doctor in the practice wont see anothers patients. Anyway I will have to go to bed now but it has been nice talking to you , bye for now. Betty

Just one last rant,,,,, BETTY PUT YOUR FOOT DOWN>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>say u r falling asleep xxxwhich u probley rxx(wish u all the bestxx)

Hi still here, got distracted but must go to bed soon. Betty why not see a different doctor - I am sure things have altered over 40 years, maybe your doc is not keeping up to date. Really going now, honest, night both of you.

Listen,Betty im going to bed now hon,but will talk again,i wish u all the best and pls pm me about this horrid problem we have been bleesed with(mind u hon,we aint doing bad,compared,could be worse...) take care love HAYLEYXXXX

I tried that several times, thats why i had the blood test the other week. My GP wont do another within a week. betty

YOU KNOW YOUR BODY BEST NOT THEM....... Phone tomorrow and say,look,i cant stay awake.pls will u just give me a blood testx

I was just at GP a week ago, she just wont increase it, never has, always goes by the blood test. She said to come back again in December for afurther bloood test.

Same as me...with the tests.....BUT... i got my dosage upped because i rang and said im falling asleep(which i was) go back ,make an appointmentxxplsxx

Well you know the way doctors are, they never listen to you, they know best (well so they think). I have had this for 20 years and the doctor admit treatment has not changed in 40 years for thyroide problems. Betty

I have to go back to my GP every 3 months for blood test to check my thyroide, they say its ok now, but i know in 3 months when I go back it will be too low, always the same. They then have to increase the dose again. The problem is i spend 6 months where I put on loads of weight. Betty

So darling go back to doc's and tell em...i so know how u feellxx Have a blood test,get then to up it again,pls dox

Since my tablets have been reduced, yes I feel tired, the heat really gets to me, I can't sleep but feel tired all the time, put this weight on nothing fits me oh its awful. Betty

BUT Betty,r u still tierd and felling like poo???? Night darlingxx

Off to bed now, night folks. Liz

Yes I was on 250mgs a day and they just reduced it to 200mgs a month ago, I have put on a stone in weight since they were reduced. Betty