Robert’s Story
Four years ago Robert was explaining to his wife that he was experiencing his energy levels going through extreme highs and lows. They were fighting over things that ‘bothered him,’ which previously were never an issue in 9 years of marriage. Eventually, Robert went to his family doctor for a routine blood workup, which revealed nothing, and his MD suggested testing for the Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH). Sure enough, Robert’s TSH was 47, more than 40 points above normal and was diagnosed with low thyroid. His doctor placed Robert on synthetic thyroid medication for life.
Sound familiar?
That’s because Robert’s story is identical to the millions of other ‘hypothyroid’ patients that have been diagnosed.
Why don’t I feel better?
After an individual is diagnosed with low thyroid, they typically under go regimented treatment through either traditional or alternative medical approaches. Then why, after undergoing treatment for low thyroid, do so many individual’s symptoms continue? The answer is not in the medication, but in the diagnosis. Hypothyroidism is NOT really a disease of the thyroid at all, but an autoimmune attack on the thyroid from a normal functioning immune response that has ‘gone awry.’
If it’s not low thyroid, then what is it?
Hashimoto’s disease is the most common cause for hypothyroidism in the U.S. and has been published and well accepted in the endocrinology literature, but it is often overlooked by traditional and alternative healthcare models. The approaches differ, yet they have one thing in common—they don’t address the fact that the reason their thyroid in not working is because their immune system is attacking the gland.
How can I feel better?
If you suffer or believe to be suffering from Hashimoto’s disease, your best option is to seek out a MD that will look past your TSH levels and work to locate and remove the antigen that is attacking the thyroid.
Improper testing can leave a patient misdiagnosed, mismanaged, and miserable. You have to take responsibility for your own health and find a doctor who will work with you until the answers are discovered. There is always a cause to an effect, always a reason for a symptom; there is always a reason ‘why,’ you just haven’t found someone yet to help you figure it out.
Dr. Kevin Conners and his staff are dedicated to you health and well-being. If you would like to speak with the Dr. about a possible misdiagnosis of low thyroid, or set up an appointment to see if you are suffering from Hashimoto’s disease please fill out the form to the right of the page.
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