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Oprah/Thyroid/BS!!!

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After reading this... do you really think it's such a good idea to have Oprah do a show on Fibromyalgia? I sure don't!


An Open Letter to Oprah's Viewers About Thyroid Disease: Your Thyroid Condition is NOT Your Own Fault
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Argh! link didn't take..will fix asap!
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Ok... hopefully this'll work automatically, if not you'll have to copy and paste it into your browser.

http://thyroid.about.com/b/2007/10/16/an-open-letter-to-oprahs-viewers-about-thyroid-disease-your-thyroid-condition-is-not-your-own-fault.htm
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Thyroid is part of the endocrine system.. it can get just as spastic and out of sorts as any other part of the body.. We cannot always control our negative body output.
It seems Oprah is venturing into a land she knows nothing about.... We do not need Oprah invading the world of Endocrinology or Fibromyalgia, she does enough damage to other areas of life.. Keep out of our bodies Oprah..
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I dunno...Andie...I'm agreeing with you here.....Oprah could do more harm than good to the fibro community. You ARE RIGHT....probably not the person we want to share our story. Good post.... :)

Hugs! Morus
CarrieinSK
CarrieinSK
I never did like Oprah and I'm glad she hasn't done a show on Fibro yet. We don't need people who are negative talking about it.
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Well I guess that must be the reason all the big mouth women on my mom's side have hypothyroidism. I suppose people that suffer from heart disease must be keeping all there love inside too. LOL
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You see..the 5th chakra is in the throat and it is connected to speaking your truth...so Oprah has become Californicated in Hawaii...nice. (I sense a need to shut up now, which I will :))
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ROFLMAO....Patty....that was good. Very good!

morus
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Not at all, Patty! You hit it right on the head!
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What a crock! I think Oprah does a lot of good in the world, but she needs to refrain from shows about medical issues. Too many people consider her show to be the world;s best resource for imformation that is honest, informative accurate and up-to-the-minute. Obviously that ain't so! I've had thyroid malfunction and been on meds for 40 years. If this doctor was right, meds wouldn't correct the problem. She's an ass.
Micki55555
Micki55555
Someone on the AOL board has posted that oprah is doing a fibro TV show on nov 28..that she is on it..She hasnt said what it will cover.. I guess we have to wait and see..
Oprah has Neverr supported teh fibro community..never even "believed" in it..
I just hope she doesnt put MORE misinformation out thereas she has done before..
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I guess all we ccan do is hope. Too bad we can't all be on that show!
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It is a real shame how most of the western world takes what Oprah and her guests say as gospel. Most of the time she doesn't know what she is talking about. She should be more careful. Remember the scandal about beef???? She has a responsibility to present truthful information. I am sure Dr. Oz, who she has on the show regularly would disagree with her assessment of Thyroid disease.
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Lady:
That's pretty much what I said when I started reading the article and Oprah's words. It's just irresponsible of her to say that it's basically an emotional response.
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Maybe we should start flooding Oprah's lines first in order to stave off any further ignorance that might be said or implied about Fibro on her show.
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