Hypothyroidism Support Group
Hypothyroidism is the disease state caused by insufficient production of thyrohormone by the thyroid gland. There are several distinct causes for chronic hypothyroidism, the most common being Hashimoto's thyroiditis and hypothyroidism following radioiodine therapy for hyperthyroidism. Advanced hypothyroidism may cause severe complications, the most serious one of which is...
My brother was DX with this 6 years ago now all of a sudden he has signs of both Hyper and Hypo and he is certain he has Hashimopos Thyroiditis it isnt for sure yet waiting for test results he is seeing a doc at the fuctional Endo. clinic of colorado. We should find out what we feel will be a huge amount of money to treat him. His insurance is Kasier and they refused to test him for it but he sees their Endo. on the 14th I think if we have proof to what is going on they will have no choice to treat him Im looking for anyone that has been through this someone who can tell me how you were treated maybe it will help us know if these docs are for real I BEG YOU plz we are at our wits ends
Thanks
Katy
Thanks
Katy
This is also a great website, because it explains that the condition is called Hashitoxicosis: http://www.thyroidboards.com/hashitoxicosis/
Perhaps print it out, or something like it, and bring it to the Drs office with you?
In addition, this website shows a discussion board in which people are writing about how they were treated with Hashitoxicosis: http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Thyroid-Disorders/I-have-Hashimotos-Toxicosis--and-I-need-advice/show/17365
Good luck. I'll be pulling for you. I hope I helped a bit.
Cait
Katy